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WITH FOOD 10 [VN] - sb/yourself (up) (with
sth)
(iinformal) to make
sb/yourself feel unable to eat any more ( M :
The kids filled themselves with
snacks.
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AN ORDER iT 11 [VN] if sb fills an
order or a
prescription, they
give the customer what they have asked for ( SiTM ) ( ift ) ; ( )
WM
—
see also unfilled
IHTOI fill sb’s shoes/boots to do sb’s job in
an acceptable way when they are not there
— more at bill n. .fill 'in (for sb) to do
sb’s job for a short
time while they are not there H; Itfifalhlfe .fill sth<->'in 1 (erf) to complete
a form, etc. by writing information on it )
. to
fill in an application
form
fa if A ^ To order, fill in the coupon
on p 54. 54 2 to fill
sth completely H#t: The hole has been filled in.
3 to
spend time doing sth while waiting for sth more important [ft fff, tTA ( Rf]0) ) : He filled in the rest of the day watching
television, (tfc If fa tT A 7 SP A&'T 4 to complete a drawing, etc. by
covering the space inside
the outline with colour ( £U!i^ ) JSlJsIr'fe .fill sb 'in (on
sth) to tell sb about sth that has happened fa •• •$![& ( 1f #£ ) .fill
'out to become larger, rounder or fatter 7
IE .fill sth^'out = FILL STH in(1) .fill up (with
sth) | .fill sth^'up (with sth) to become
completely full; to make sth completely full (
{<£ ) The
ditches had
filled up with mud. tfcjijl 0 to
fill up the tank with
oil
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noun [sing.] 1 your ~ (of sth/sb) as much
of sth/sb as you
are willing to accept ••• |$ it; M ^ • • • Eft M: I’ve had
my fill of
entertaining for one week. 7cE/1.a1.^;3?:7_'MI
o 2 your ~ (of food/drink) as much
as you can eat/drink
filter /'fila(r)/ noun 1 [U, C] a substance
used to fill holes or cracks, especially in walls before painting them ®, mm ( \ 2 [c] 0informal)
something that is not
important but is used to complete sth else because nothing better is available %
ffl; IJIIh $ fa A ®: The
song was originally a filler on their first album. A
j#fa|B] Wo — see
also stocking filler 'filler cap noun a lid
for covering the end of the pipe through which petrol/gas is put into a vehicle
( 75,7 )
MnM,
fil let /'filit; NAmEfi'lei/ noun, verb m noun (NAmE also filet)
[C, U] a piece of meat or fish that has no bones in it fc
# fa /t ; A # jit >t: plaice fillets if 0 a
fillet of cod -#HI| o fillet steak A#
■
verb [VN] to remove
the bones from a piece of fish or meat; to cut fish or meat into fillets f'JA (
flu fa7j )
fE( 17 fa )i/J$/f fill ing I'hlu)/
noun, adj.
m noun 1 [C]
a small amount of metal or other material used to fill a hole in a tooth ( 6*1 ) 1^14: I had to
have two fillings at
the dentist’s today. fat 7 A7®
Ait 7 WfH5F‘o 2 [C, U] food put inside a
cream and
jam filling wide
range of
sandwich fillings & # # # [ft H BJf 3 [C, U]
soft material used to fill cushions,
pillows, etc. ( tt
a, mm > mm, mm
u adj. (of
food ff®) making your stomach feel full fl±7#J: This cake is
very filling. /A#tAtKifcfatfifit7o 'filling station noun = petrol station fil-lip /'filip/ noun [sing.]
a ~ (to/for sth) (formal) a thing
or person that causes sth to improve suddenly WA ( ) Hnrci boost: A drop in interest rates
gave a welcome fillip
to the housing market. [ft III 7 in
fill-up noun an occasion when a car is
completely filled up with petrol/gas ( 'A7- ) /JPiifa filly /*fili/
noun (pi. -ies) a young female
horse /ft ft 5,
compare colt(1), mare
film Ott /film/ noun, verb ■
noun
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MOVING PICTURES faft 1 [C] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually
movie) a series of moving pictures recorded with
sound that tells a story, shown on television or at the cinema/movie theater Eh
fit ; 1/ /t : Let’s go to the cinema—there’s
a good film on this week. u| ill A: If fa
It nB v A ± $7—iw A 7 °
o Let’s stay in and
watch a
film.
Pg f] # |E M M # fa 1/ BE 0 0
a horror/ documentary/feature film ® ffr / £E ^ ^
A 0 a
silent film (= one recorded without
sound) ftp* fai£ 0 an international
film festival [1] P7fa.fi/7 0 a film crew/
critic/director/producer fa fit $i ffl / if i& ^ M / U fh A 0 the
film version of the novel fa fa £ 7 c&
0 to make/shoot a
film
$ij # / f fi ii fa.
2 [U] (especially BrE) (NAmE usually
the movies [pi.]) (BrE also the
cin-ema) the art or business of making films/movies ; ik: to study film and
photography 7 ^ .fa B $'] fh
7l M B 0 the film industry fa.S71k
— compare cinema 3 [U] moving
pictures of real events, shown for example on television $r W it footage: television news film of the
riots St
fa.lllff fa it 0 The
accident was captured/caught on film.
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IN CAMERAS i[It7/1; 4 [U, C] thin plastic that is
sensitive to light, used for
taking photographs and making films/movies; a roll of this plastic, used in
cameras jj&Jti- K#; i®/t: a roll
of film
7^# 0 a 35mm film * 35 It ^ /t O She put
a new film in her camera. M fe. 7@ 7/1 M ^ ± fr JK # „ o to have a film developed IhA/tiAK#
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THIN LAYER iWJA 5 [C, usually
sing.] ~ (of
sth) a
thin layer
of sth, usually on the
surface of sth else M ;
M fli 033 coat, coating, layer : Everything
was covered in a film of dust.
— see also cling
film
« verb to make a film/movie of
a story or a real event fa SI fa. 17 [V] They are
filming in
3|7
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film-ing noun [U]: Filming
was delayed because of bad weather. fa7A^Sf£M^IS70 'film-goer (especially BrE) (NAmE usually movie-goer)
(BrE also cinema-goer)
noun a person who goes to
the cinema/movies, especially when they do it regularly
(J£#) 7faSmiftA; :^#faS7#
film ic /'filmik/
adj. [only
before noun] (formal) connected
with films/movies fa ft 07, -7fa.fi/
'film-maker noun a person who makes films/movies fa A ►'film-making
noun [U]
film noir /.film 'nwa:(r)/ noun (from French) 1 [U] a style of making
films/movies in which there are strong feelings of fear or evil; films/movies
made in this style M&fai/ ( wm&m ) 2 [C] (pi. films noirs
/.film
'nwai(r)/) a film made in this style Hfei//t film-og-raphy /.firmografi; NAmE -'maig-j noun (pi. -ies) a list of films/movies
made by a particular actor or director, or a list of films/movies that deal
with a particular subject ( MM , ) fai/ft&fa
'film star (especially BrE) (NAmE usually 'movie star) noun a male or female actor
who is famous for being in films/movies fa ft BU M
film-strip /’filmstrip/ noun a
series of images on a film, through which light is shone to show them on a
screen
mn
filmy /'filmi/ adj. [usually before noun] thin
and almost transparent M fa Jl 7 ill Bfa ti\J Pnfl sheer : a filmy cotton
blouse
Filo-fax™
/'failaufaeks;
NAmE -loo-/ noun a small book with pages
that can be added or removed easily, used for writing notes, addresses, etc. in
A — see also personal organizer filo pastry /'fiilau .peistri; NAmE 'fiilou/ (alsofilo) noun [U] a type of thin pastry, used in layers