fixture against
the season’s fixture list
2
(especially BrE) a thing such as a bath/BATHTUB or a toilet
that is fixed in a house and that you do not take with you when you move house
7X^11 ) : The price of the house includes fixtures and
fittings. aE^S^H Pff jjni&
|§-0
o (figurative)
He has stayed with us so long he seems to have become a permanent fixture. ftfe#f&fll:&iif#7 4SA,
JffcflTiWttttfcJ**-.
— compare fitting n.( 2)
fizz /fiz/ verb, noun
a verb [V]
when a liquid fizzes, it produces a lot of bubbles and makes a long sound
like an ‘s’
A:
are fizzing. Ao
m noun 1 [U, sing.] the small bubbles of gas in
a liquid ( It ^ ) H : (figurative) There is plenty of fizz and
sparkle in the show. ftM0 (figurative) The fizz has gone out of
the market. B W A# H 0
2
[U, sing ] the sound that is made by bubbles of gas in
a liquid, or a sound similar to this ( ItlX'bW )
]*, the fizz
of a firework
fi 3 [U] (BrE, informal) a drink that has a lot of bubbles of gas,
especially
fizz-er /'fiz0(r)/ noun (AustralE, NZE, informal) a failure A: tfe:
The
party was a fizzer. ,
fizzle /'fizl/ verb [V] when sth, especially sth that is
burning, fizzles, it makes a sound like a long ‘s’ ( A ^ ) Aftifrllr.F1 H77I hiss EffliTO .fizzle 'out (informal) to gradually become less
successful and end in a disappointing way KM
fizzy /'fizi/ adj. (BrE) (of a drink A 44) having bubbles of gas in
it PCiTI sparkling:
fizzy
drinks
44
EGQ still
fjord (also fiord) /'fjord;
NAmE 'fiorrd/ noun a
long narrow strip of sea between high cliffs,
especially in
flab /flaeb/ noun [U] (informal,
disapproving) soft, loose flesh on a person’s body ( Af£ ) 4&3tfe (frill $1
flabbergasted /'flaebagaistid;
NAmE ‘flaebargaestid/ adj. [not usually before noun] (informal) extremely surprised
and/or shocked
ASTONISHED
flabby /‘flaebi/ adj. (informal, disapproving) 1 having soft, loose
flesh; fat ( 111 ft ) 4£3tfe#J; IEB4W: flabby thighs BE14 (fr AM 2 weak; with
no strength or force ft X (fr: a flabby grip ft tl
ifr — H 0 a flabby argument
ftfltoKU
flaccid /'flaesid; 'flaek-/ adj. (formal) soft and weak; not firm and hard ; fc&W; 7 ft): flaccid
breasts 4£?tfeft)?L^
flack /flaek/ noun 1 [U] =
flak 2 [C] (NAmE, informal)
= PRESS AGENT
flag on /flaeg/ noun, verb
m noun 1 a piece of cloth with a special
coloured design on it that may be the symbol of a particular country or
organization, or may have a particular meaning. A flag can be attached to a
pole or held in the hand. M: the Italian flag M X
$1
ffl M 0 the flag of
iftR o 0 The American flag was
flying, illl 0 All the flags were at
half mast (= in honour of a famous
person who has died). o
The black and white flag went down, and the race
began. IfiiiT, ^ 7
o — see also blue flag
2 used
to refer to a particular country or organization and its beliefs and values M¥A (
) ; to swear allegiance to
the flag # & jIl Iff O He was working under
the flag of the
United Nations, fife#1444111 IfK 3 a
piece of cloth that is attached to a pole and used as a signal or marker in various sports ( fo&M — picture
o golf 4 a flower that is a type of iris and that grows near water g j$ ; M M ; # : yellow flags M M if
767 flag-waving
5
= flagstone 1171771 fly/show/wave the
'flag to
show your support for your country, an organization or an idea to encourage or
persuade others to do the same A
) keep the
flag flying to represent your
country or organization g B ft) SIC ( )
: Our
exporters keep the flag
flying at international
trade exhibitions, ffelll ftjft P
—moreatRED
adj.
■
verb (-gg-) 1 [VN] to put a special
mark next to information that you think is important Stk ( ICic/h ) : I’ve flagged the paragraphs
that we need to look at in more detail.
2 [V] to become tired,
weaker or less enthusiastic 3:; ^33; : It had been a long day and the
children were beginning to
flag. -fc,
MMfli&MXo O Her confidence had never flagged, ftfe&fe 0 flagging
support/enthusiasm 0 Aft)£#; GUSH flag sb/sth- down
to signal to the driver of
a vehicle to stop by waving at them UM ( f1?) .flag sth~up (BrE) to
draw attention to sth 31 ^2 ••• ftJ M : The report
flagged up the dangers of
under-age drinking.
'flag day noun 1 (BrE) a day when money is
collected in public places for a charity, and people who give money receive a
small paper sticker 0 2 Flag Day
14 June, the anniversary of the day in 1777 when the Stars and
Stripes became the national flag of the
tion /.flaedsa'leijn/ noun [U]
fla-geo-let /'flaed30lei; .flaedsa'let/ (also
'flageolet
bean) noun a type of small curved bean (
ft.® )
.flag 'football noun [U] (NAmE) a type of American football played without the usual form of tackling. A tackle is made, instead, by pulling a piece of cloth
from an opponent’s waistband. (
H ^ ) # M fifc M
ikiPM ) — compare touch football flagged /flaegd/ adj. covered with large flat stones (called flagstones) : a flagged floor fj feitfeffi
.flag of convenience noun a flag of a foreign
country that is used by a ship from another country for legal or financial reasons )
flagon /'flaegan/ noun a large bottle or
similar container, often with a handle, in which wine, etc. is sold or served A?®®
flag-pole /'flaegpaul; NAmE -poul/ (also flag-staff) noun a tall pole on which a
flag is hung
BS
^ frfe
H771 blatant : a flagrant abuse of
human rights 0 He showed a flagrant
disregard
for anyone else’s
feelings,
fife & &
M
41 \i fa A W B ‘If.
►
flag-ship /‘flaegjip/ noun 1 the
main ship in a fleet of ships in
the navy M 2 [usually sing.] the most important product, service,
building, etc. that an organization owns or produces ( 3MSJR fJU&I (ft )
111^ Pa«, mmmms, 7BP: The company is
opening a new flagship store
in
flag-staff /'flaegsta:f; NAmE -staef/ noun = flagpole flag-stone /'flaegstaun; NAmE -stoun/ (also flag) noun a large flat square
piece of stone that is used for floors, paths, etc. ( fffl, Ifill. fWtm ) 'flag-waving noun [U] the expression of
strong national feelings, especially in a way that people disapprove of