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filter /'fiita(r)/
noun, verb
m
noun 1 a
device containing paper, sand, chemicals, etc. that a liquid or gas is passed
through in order to remove any materials that are not wanted M#£; MM Wr: an air/oil filter $ H M M ; M ffi #§ 0 a coffee/
water filter R&p BfMMfA fit 7jt#l o filter
paper for the coffee machine R&fl B# til fit ^ o He smokes
cigarettes without filters, life W
MM i$r (ft # iS 0 2 a device that
allows
only particular types of light or sound to pass through it MAH; MFH; MMH 3 (computing if) a program that
stops certain types of electronic information, email, etc. being sent to a
computer ( MM ) 4 (BrE) a light on a set of traffic lights showing that traffic can
turn left or right while traffic that wants to go straight ahead must wait (
wmh,
A/7M£^£$$(ft)
m verb 1 [VN] to pass liquid,
light, etc. through a special device, especially to remove sth that is not
wanted M M: All drinking water must be filtered, A tAffi 7jc^^ iMMflo O Use a
sun block that filters UVA effectively.
tEW^fft^^h^TOBSUo o (figurative) My
secretary is very good at filtering my calls (= making sure that
calls that I do not want do not get through). fill —see
also filtration 2 [VN] to use a special
program to check the content of emails or websites before they are sent to your
computer ( /M7 ) MM 3 [V +adv./prep.]
(of people A) to move slowly in a particular direction M ff : The
doors opened and people started filtering through, niff:, AllW^^^iiMc 4 [V +adv./prep.] (of
information, news, etc. M > Hr M to slowly become known ft A US: More details about the
crash are
filtering through. Af] /t&M (ft T ft?
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[V -t-adv./prep.] (of light or
sound AftM) to come into a place slowly or in small amounts f#A; jg M: Sunlight
filtered in through the curtains. PRAIA'® ?ffj§TMAo 6 [V] (BrE) (of traffic at traffic
lights A ff £1:(ft M) to turn left at traffic lights
while other vehicles wanting to go straight ahead or turn right must wait IX M A ft 7r i£ rj:i;m .filter sth^'out 1 to remove sth that you
do not want from a liquid, light, etc. by using a special device or substance MMf£: to filter out dust
particlesAight/impurities MMfM7^; M A; 2 to remove sb/sth that
you do not
want from a large number of
people or things using a special system, device, etc. ( jlAn(ft^£/L )
MM$£ > U V&, ft : The
test is used to filter out candidates who may be unsuitable. Af&ffft
AiS-n
(ft AIR#0 <> The
software filters out Internet sites whose content is not suitable for children. M MDrfi
'filter tip noun a filter at the end of a cigarette that removes some
of the harmful substances from the smoke; a cigarette that has this filter (
(ft ) MM
*;
Mf«MI
filth /fil0/
noun [U] 1 any
very dirty and unpleasant substance ; f^#: The floor was
covered in grease and filth. 2 words,
magazines,
etc. that are connected
with sex and that are considered very rude and offensive TMWS^; fi# A fij: How can
you read such filth? t£lrM#f£#
3 the filth [U] (BrE, slang) an offensive word for
the police ( S|Ai$ ) If
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filthy /‘filGi/
adj., adv.
m adj. (filth ier, filthi-est) 1 very dirty and unpleasant E flff.£ft; (ft:
filthy rags/streets EE / WM O It’s
filthy in
here! M M ® E III! o
note
at dirty 2 very rude and offensive
and usually connected with sex T M (ft ;JI ® ^ W : filthy
language/words A fi
(ft i|f s / b 5$ 0 He’s
got a filthy mind (= is always thinking about sex). #. fi ©AS §L JS It 0 3 (informal)
showing anger AM(ft: He was in
a filthy mood. ti&AEo 0 She has a filthy
temper. 0 Ann
gave him a filthy
look. A Ait BI T Itk — 0S0 4 (BrE, informal) (of the weather A H) cold and wet III ?§■ ffl] M ift; MUlft:
Isn’t it a filthy day?
► filth-ily adv. filthiness noun [U] madv. (informal) 1 ~ dirty extremely dirty 2 ~ rich so rich that you think
the person is too rich and you find it offensive ii#MM(ft filtrate /‘filtreit/ noun (chemistry ft) a liquid that has
passed through a filter Mft filtra tion /fiTtreiJn/ noun [u] (chemistry ft) the process of filtering
a
liquid or gas MM; Mff; M& fin /fin/ noun 1 a thin flat part that
sticks out from the body of a fish, used for swimming and keeping balance ( il
(ft ) ft — picture o page R28 2 a thin flat part that
sticks out from the body of a vehicle, an aircraft, etc., used for improving
its balance and movement fsf
Hem
%■
) : tail fins il ICMII — picture o page Rii
finagle /fi'neigl/ verb (informal, especially NAmE) to behave dishonestly or
to obtain sth dishonestly ; Hi ty. : [VN] He
finagled some tickets for tonight’s big game. [alsoV]
final 0-w /'faml/
adj., noun
m adj. 1 [only before noun]
being
or happening at the end of a series of events, actions, statements, etc. ;
his final act as
party leader
O The
referee blew the final whistle, f^ij dAbIrJT 0 The
project is in its final stages. M
A
55 @ ffJ T ft lk E o 0 I’d
like to return to the final point you made. 2 [only
before noun] being the result of a
particular process ( ft A ) : the
final product fftnp O No one
could have
predicted the final outcome. fi ^ fp A A M o 3 that cannot be argued
with or changed W^ Rf ; ft ^ W: The judge’s
decision is
final. 0 Who has
the
final say around
here? M
M it W ft fa A ® IX ? 0 I’ll
give you $500 for it, and that’s my final offer! &
ffr 500 jt, ^fffjnffr! 0 I’m not
coming, and that’s final! (= I will not change my
mind) IfcM Aae-7 !
ITSIB1 see analysis,
straw, word n. u noun 1
[C] the last of a series of games or competitions in which the winner is decided : She reached the final of the 100m hurdles, 100
IX
o 0 the
2006 World Cup Finals (= the last few games in the competition)
* 2006 O The
winner of
each contest goes through to the grand final.
ftftlft&^0 —see
also quarter-final, semi-final 2 finals [pi.] (BrE) the last exams taken by
university students at the end of their final year A ^ ^ ik % : to sit/take your
finals # ]jp
A^i#ik#M
3 [C] (NAmE) an exam taken by school,
university or college students at the end of a semester or quarter, usually in a topic that
they willjnot study
again
.final
'clause noun (grammar }&) a clause that
expresses purpose or intention, for example one that follows ‘in order that’ or
‘so that’ g (ft/A M , § (ft 7M ( iU in order that „ so that
| -ff^/AM ) finale
/fi'naili;
NAmE fi'naeli/ noun 1 the last part of a
show or a piece of music ( Mtt] (ft ) (
^
A
(ft ) the
rousing finale of Beethoven’s
Ninth Symphony 0
The festival ended with a grand finale in