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客气地说,我认为你在撒谎。more at chance n., FETTLE, LINE n.

aadv. {informal) in a way that is acceptable or good enough可接受;够好;蛮不错:ICeep going 〖ifce

that—you’re doingne.就这样做下去   你做得蛮不

错嘛◊ TTiings were going_/ine untiZ you showed up•你 m—蠢面就把事情搞糟 。. rhat ammgement suite me /ie.那奸安排分莪很合适An omdette wiH do me/Ene (= will be enough for me).、一份摊鸡蛋我就够 了。IT»T?il cut it/things fine {informal) to leave yourself just enough time to do sth把时间扣得很紧;时间上不寧 If we don't leave till after lunch well be cutting it ve/yne.我们要是午饭以后才走,时间就紧得很了。

                           noun a sum of money that must be paid as punishment for breaking a law or rule .金;罚款:a parking fine 违规停车罚款◊ Offenders wiH be to a heavyjine

one that costs a lot of money).违者须付巨额罚金◊ She has already paid over M 000 in/ines她已经付;了 2 000多元罚金。

                           [often passive]sb (sth) (for sth/for doing sth) to make sb pay money as an oicial punishment 处…以罚 金:[VN She wasned/or speeding她因超速而被罚款。

0                  .fVNN] The company was fined £20 000 for breaching sa/ety regdarions.这家公司因违反安全条例而被罚款2万 英镑。

fine 'art noun [U] (also fine 'arts) [pi.] forms of art, especially painting, drawing and sculpture, that are created to be beautiful rather than useful 美术(尤指绘

画和雕塑)

Fine Gael /.flrna 'geil/ /rot//7 tsing.+sing./pl. v.] the more conservative of the two main political parties in the Republic of Ireland统一党(爱尔兰共和国两大政党之 一,保守党派> fine-ly T* /'famli/ adv.

1                  into very small .grains or pieces 成颗粒;细微地;.细 小地/indy chopped herbs洳得很细的每药2 in a beau­tiful or impressive way 丽地; 挽雅地:a finely furnished room 陈设雅iSc的房间 3 in a very delicate or exact way精致地;精巧地;精确地a/idy tuned engine 精确调整的发动机◊ 77ie match was _/iineZy baZanced throughout. 土赛自論至终不分i。.

fine-ness /'fainnas/ noun [u] 1 the quality of being made of tiiin threads or lines very dose together 纤 细;精细度;细度/inenesso/detai!详情的细微 n/cfl/ 术语)the quality of sth 邊度;成色the Oneness / thegoW黄金的成色

the .fine 'print noun [u] {NAm^ - small print fin-ery /'fainari/ noun [U] (formal) brightly coloured and elegant clothes and jewellery, especially those that are worn for a special occasion髙雅华丽必衣服;精致的

饰物

fi-nesse /fi'nes/ noun, verb

                           noun [U] great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way 手腕;索略;,手段

                           verb [VN] (especially NAm^) 1 to deal with sth in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest 用策略对付某事.to /inesse a deaZ 略施小计送成一®交易 2 to do sth with a lot of skill or style巧妙地做;派头十足地做

,fine-tooth 'comb (also ,fine-toothed 'comb) noun a comb in which the pointed parts are thin and very close together 细齿氣子 ITiTOl go over/through sth with a fine-tooth/fine-toothed comb to examine or search sth very carefully十分认真地检査;非常仔细地 搜查

,fine-'tune verb [VN] to make very small changes to sth so that it is as good as it can possibly be 对…微调 ► .fine- tuning noun [U] The system is set up but it needs some/ine-tuning.该系统已襄配好,但需要一些细 _小调整。

fin-ger tHf /'firig0(r)/ noun, verb mnoun 1 one of the four long thin parts that stick out from the hand (or five, if the thumb is included)手指: She ran herners through her hair.她用手指头 发◊ HoW the materiaZ between _/iinger and thumb...指和另一指拿住这个材料◊ He was about to speafc but she raised danger to hers.他正要说话,.但她举手

捂唇示意 — see also butterfingers, forefinger,

GREEN FINGERS, INDEX FINGER, LITTLE FINGER, MIDDLE

finger, ring finger 2 -fingered (in adjectives 构成形 容词having the type of fingers mentioned; having or using the number of fingers mentioned 手指的; 有(或用手指的:tong-angered长手*◊ m'mbe-)iingered 手指灵敏的◊ a/our-_/iingered c/iord 四指 弹奏的和弦see also light-fingered 3 the part of a glove that covers the finger r手套的指部 4 ~ (of sth) a long narrow piece of bread, cake, land, etc.狭长物 (如面包、糕饼、土地等):a/ingero/toast长条吐chocolate fingers 巧克力_ —see also fish finger UMI the .finger of sus picion if the finger of suspi­cion points or is pointed at sb, they are suspected of having committed a crime, being responsible for sth, etc•怀疑重点 get, pull, etc. your ’finger out informal) used to tell sb to start doing some work or making an effort 1起東;加把劲You're going to have to puH your /fnger out (f you want to pass this exam.如 果想备过运次考试就彳4爹加把劲。give sb the ’finger {NAmE, informaf) to raise your middle finger in the air with the back part of your hand facing sb, done to be rude to sb or to show them that you are angry 向某人 竖起中指(辛背.向外以表示侮辱> have a finger in every ' pie [informaf) to be involved in a lot of different activities and have influence over them, especially when other people think that this is annoying 多管 _ 事;到处干M haveetc. your ’fingers in the till informal) to be stealing money from the place where you work偷自己工作单位的钱;内盗;监守自盗 have/keep your finger on the pulse (of sth) to always be aware of the most recent developments in a particular situation保持了解的最新情况;掌握…的脉 lay a finger on sb (usually used in negative sentences 通常用于否定句)._to touch sb with the inten­tion of hurting them physically 触碰,动…的一 根毫毛 (意欲伤害某人:):了 neverkiid a/in^er on her.我从来 没有碰过她not put your finger on sth to not be able to identify what is wrong or different about a particular situation看不出(问题所在);说不出(差 另) : There was something odd about him but I couldn^ put mynger cm it.他有些古怪,但我说不出到底是什 么。put/stick two ’fingers up at sb (8/£, /Vj/omifl/) to form the shape of a V with the two fingers nearest your thumb and raise your hand in the air with the back part of it facing sb, done to be rude to them or to show tfem that you are angry (手背向某人做出V形手势表 示侮辱)一see also V-sign work your fingers to the 'bone to work very hard 拼命牛活more at burn v.,

COUNT V., CROSS V., LIFT V., POINT V., SLIP V., SNAP V., STICKY adj., THUMB n.

verb [VN] 1 to touch or feel sth with your fingers 用手指 触摸Gary sat fingering ftis bean^ saying nothing.加里 坐着用手捋着胡子,一言不发。2sb (for sth)丨〜sb (as sth) (informal, especially NAm£) to accuse sb of doing sth illegal and tell the police abiout it 告发;告密:Who Angered him /or the Surgkiries?谁告发他入室盜窃?: fingerboard /'firjgaboid; A/Amf'fiqgarboird/ noun a flat strip on the neck of a musical instrument such as a guitar or violin, against which the strings are pressed to play different notes (吉他或小提琴等的 > 指板 'finger bowl noun a small bowl of water for washing your fingers during a meal (用餐时用的 > 洗指碗 'finger food noun [U, C] pieces of food that you can easily eat with your fingers便于用手指取食的食杨 fin-ger-ing /'fujgarirj/ noun [U, C] the positions in which you put your fingers when playing a musical instru- ment (演奏乐器的指法

fin-ger-mark /'fiqgamaik; NAmE 'fiqgarmarrk/ noun [usually pi.] {especially 6r£) a mark made by a finger, for example on a clean surface 指痕;指迹 fin-ger-nail /'firjganeil; NAmE -garn-/ noun the thin hard layer that covers the outer tip of each finger 手指甲 —picture o body

'finger-painting noun [U, C] a style of painting in which you use your fingers instead of brushes; a painting made using this technique 指画技法;指画