'a M$c(ft3t$t$'$- ) 2 [C]
a house that is built mainly of such material
fi broid /'faibroid/ noun (medical E) a mass of cells that
form a lump, usually found in the wall of a woman’s uterus ( ) £F£feJB,
-’FflHJl*
fi broma /fai'brauma; NAmE -brou-/ noun
{medical
E) a harmless lump that grows inside the body ( 3£ ft ift )
fi brous /'faibras/ ody. [usually before noun] (technical Ain) made of many fibres; looking like
fibres ;
ft£j£ft(ft: fibrous
tissue
ftl|gfi£R fib ula /‘fibjala/ noun
[pi fibu-lae or fibulas) (anatomy ft?) the outer bone of
the two bones in the lower part of the leg between the knee and the ankle # # —
picture
0
body — see
also tibia
fickle /'fikl/
adj. {disapproving) 1 changing often and
suddenly H ^ (ft ; A 7 (ft : The weather here is notoriously fickle.
& H
Aft fcb 7 £ #J $ ft A # „ o the
fickle world of fashion -3£7j ft(ft 0431# 2 (of a
person A) often changing their mind in an unreasonable way so that you cannot
rely on them a fickle
friend IS 7 ft (ft IH A ► fickle-ness noun [U] : the
fickleness of the English climate ^|lift^(ft3££j7A£ fiction /'fikjn/ noun 1 [U] a type of literature
that describes imaginary people and events, not real ones 7 ft: a work
of popular fiction iifftjvftfft^ 0 historical/
romantic fiction ffj ft / n 'If 7 ft PT33 non-fiction
—
see also science fiction 2 [C,
U] a thing that is invented or imagined and is not true ilfkjEft^; IMA : For
years he managed to keep up the fiction that he was not married. Mtn A
— #7#! 64 fix
0.o IT^l see truth
fiction
al /’fikj'anl/
adj. not real or true; existing only in stories; connected
with fiction 0j&j(ft; /hi# ( 40 (ft: fictional
characters
/#7j(ftA#? o a fictional account of life on a desert island X4^^ftt§£ft$i14)M3£. o fictional
techniques
7fti£I5 W23 real-life fictional ize (BrE also -ise) /'fikfanalaiz/ verb
[vn]
[usually passive] to write a book or make a film/movie about a true story, but
changing some of the details, characters, etc. ffi ( ) :
a fictionalized
account of his childhood ftftftfcliftfft 7
fictitious /fik'tijas/ adj. invented by sb rather
than true (ft; ^tfgKft: All the places and characters in my novel
are fictitious (= they do not exist in real life). 4S7ft7^AtJ4flM£ftM$l0 fid dle /'fidl/ verb,
noun
m verb 1 [V] ~ (with sth) to keep touching or
moving sth with your hands, especially because you are bored or nervous ( ) 7*rSS#, 7f£l£#: He
was fiddling with his
keys while he talked to me. fnf£i£ i$04fifc7ff:i&41[#!l8IL 2
[VN] (informal) to change the details or figures of sth
in order to try to get money dishonestly, or gain an advantage % gfc; $j la; X4 • • •
jift 749: to fiddle the accounts Ut&HK S 0 She fiddled
the books (= changed a company’s financial records) while
working as an accountant. ^ij^it04X4P!K?ifi&7ftJ®lo 3 [V] (informal) to play music on the violin H 7 lit
W i;Jfl;kTi fiddle a'bout/a'round to spend your time doing
things that are not important M it PE ; 0S M ,fiddle a bout/a round with sth | fiddle with sth
1
to keep touching sth or making small
changes to sth
because you are not satisfied
with it 7 ®T # ; 7 f^ Xt-f77fi75ft I’ve
been fiddling about with this design forages. Bftftft04la]7„ 2 to
touch or move the parts of
sth in order to try to change it or repair it $#, IS# ( Agfe^^cfiS7% ) : Who’s
been fiddling with the TV again? it3t#1S#?
■
noun (informal) 1 [C] = violin 2 [C] {BrE) something that is done
dishonestly to get money jkift ;
9gj$
HTH fraud : an insurance/tax,
etc. fiddle {% , ift ft
3 [sing.] {BrE) an act of moving sth or
adjusting sth in order to make it work iftlM:
IS# 4 [sing.]
{BrE) something that is difficult to do ^ ITSTB1 be on the 'fiddle (BrE) to be doing sth
dishonest to get money
jjtj US $5 £j # play second
fiddle (to sb/sth) to be treated as less important than sb/sth; to have a
less important position than sb/sth else ; =bgiJ7 — more at fit adj.
fiddler /’fidl0(r)/ noun a person who plays the violin, especially to play folk music 7JH#7 (
)
fiddlesticks /'fidlstiks/
exclamation {old-fashioned, informal) used to say that you
disagree with sb ( A#
71m ) Wit, St is
fiddling /'frdlirj/
adj. [usually before noun] (informal) small, unimportant and
often annoying 3^5$ (ft
fiddly
/'fidli/
adj. {BrE, informal) difficult to do or use because small
objects are involved $!i:7)lt#(ft; flrfc#- *5 (ft; J5*tf!£7i (ft: Changing a fuse is
one of those fiddly jobs I hate. &&l&Mjti&7M7lftJft;»;#-o fi-del-ity /fi'delati/ noun [U] 1 - (to sth) [formal) the quality of being
loyal to sb/sth M ; ft- ^; & # : fidelity
to your principles Xt IM I'J Eft/A M 7 & 2 ~ (to sb) the quality of being
faithful to your husband, wife or partner by not having a sexual relationship
with anyone else ( XtiA, J&&,
M : marital/sexual
fidelity ® / ft (ft J& A infidelity
3 ~ (of sth) (to sth) [formal) the quality of being
accurate #t ‘\± ; fit : the fidelity of
the translation to the original text XlJH^ti5i7(ft?ifit'l4 —
see also high fidelity fidget /'fid3it/ verb,
noun
m verb [V] ~ (with sth) to keep
moving your body, your hands or your feet because you are nervous, bored,
excited, etc. ^ iL 7 # ; M Si : Sit
still and stop fidgeting!
m noun a person who is always
fidgeting 7:7:7 A (ft A fidgety /'fid3iti/ adj.
{informal)
(of a person A) unable to remain still or quiet, usually because of being bored
or nervous restless
fidu-ciary /fi'djuij'ari;
NAmE also fi‘du:Xieri/ adj., noun {law W)
• adj. involving trust,
especially in a situation where a person or company controls money or property
belonging to others ft ft ; fs % ) S^ft
(ft , fa ft (ft : the company’s
fiduciary duty to its shareholders
m noun [pi -ies) a person or company that
is in a position of trust, especially when it involves controlling money or property
belonging to others ( AtaMi5* ) ^fsftA
fief /fl:f/
(also fief-dom /’fiifdam/) noun 1 {law #) {old
use)
an area of land, especially a rented area for which the payment is work, not
money ( Jlfa ) AH,
2 an
area or a situation in which sb has control or influence j$A?E[3:
She considers the office as her own private fiefdom. M A A >J M ift EL A^fi Ml 0
field o-»f /fnid/ noun,
verb mnoun
2
AREA OF LAND 89 it 1 [C] an area of land in the country
used for growing crops or
keeping animals in, usually surrounded by a fence, etc. 83; J&; People were
working in the
fields. A
f] # 8310]
# ijj 0
0 a ploughed field o
a field of wheat M 83 o We camped
in a
field near
the village. % j[3 #
2 [C]
(usually in compounds is]) an area of
land used for the purpose mentioned ( ft^#f[|3i!(ft
) %iM : a landing field ]%■ %!#) 0 a medal
for bravery in the field (of battle) # ^ A — see
also airfield,
battlefield, minefield 3 [c] (usually in
compounds
i^) a large area of land
covered with the thing mentioned; an area from which the thing mentioned is
obtained ( MM -tftfljt#-;-(ft ) AJt^kA: ice fields 0 gas fields ( ) H 88 — see also coal
field, GOLDFIELD, OILFIELD,
SNOWFIELD
3
SUBJECT/ACTIVITY 77; 7 Ef] 4 [C] a particular
subject or
activity that sb works in or is
interested in # 4k; 7 74; W- M EQZ1 area : famous in the field of music i=f ft # ^ ^ o All of them are
experts in their chosen
field. Ml##
&0 This discovery has
opened up a whole new field of research.