0 [VN] The visit helped to focus world
attention on the pZight 〇/the re_/iigeeS.这次访问促使全世界关注难民困
境。2 ~ (sth) (on sb/sth) (of your
eyes，a camera，etc.眼 睛、摄影机等）to adapt or be adjusted so
that things can be seen clearly; to adjust sth so that you can see things
clearly (使 j[调节焦距：[V] Let your eyes /ocu5 on objects that are _/i/rther away _/irom
you.睁夭眼睛看清楚
离你较远的物体。◊了t toofc a/ew moments}br her
aes to /ocus in the darfc.过了好几分钟她的眼睛才适应了黑暗。
0 In this scene, the camera focuses on the actors face. 这个镜头中，摄影机对准演员的脸部。◊[VN]He/ocu5ed his Wue eyes on her.他那蓝色的眼睛注视着她。◊ J qufcWy/ocused the
camera on the chfidren•我迅速把照 相机的镜头对准孩子们。3 [VN] ~ sth (on sth)
(techn/cfl/ 术语）to aim light onto a
particular point using a lens 集中（光束于）；聚焦（于）
■
noun (pi fo-cuses or foci /'fausai; NAmE 'fou-/) 1 c»
usually sing.]〜(for/on stfi) the thing or person that people are most
interested in; the act of paying special attention to sth and making people
interested in it 中 心点（指人或事物）：was the main/ocus o/atten- fion at the
meeting•这是会议上关注的主要焦点。
◊
His
comments provided a/ocus/or debate.他的评论提供了辩 论的重点。◊ Jn today’s 〖ecture the /ocus vviH be on
tax structures within the European l/nion.今天讲课的重点是
欧洲联盟内部的税制结构。◊ The incident brought the
probte/n 〇/violence in schook into
sha/p/ocus.这次事件 使校园暴力成为焦点问题。◊ We shaH maintah our /ocus
on the needs 〇/the customer.我们将继续重点关注
顾客的需要。◊ What we need now is a change ojr/ocus (=to look at things in a
different way).我们现在需要的 是改变对事物的看法。2 [U] a point or distance at which
the outline of an object is clearly seen by the eye or through a lens (眼睛或镜头的）焦距，调焦：The children's faces are badly out of focus (= not clearly shown)
in the photograph.照片±畚子们袷脸模糊不清。
0 The binoculars were not in focus (= were not showing
things clearly).这副双筒望远镜的焦距不对。3
(also 'focal point) [c] (phys/cs 物）a point at which waives of
light, sound, etc. meet after reflection
_or refraction;
the
point from which waves of light, sound, etc. seem to come (光、声等的）焦点，中心差，源4 [C] (geo/ogy %)
the
point at which an earthquake starts to happen (地震的）震源
fo«cused
(also fo-cussed) /'faukast; NAmE 'fou-/ adj. with your attention
directed to what you want to do; with very dear aims注意力集中的；目标明确的：She shouW do well in her studies this year~she’s very/ocused.今年 她的功课应该学得好，她的注意力很集中。
'focus group noun a small group of people, specially chosen to represent different social
classes, etc., who are asked to discuss and give their opinions about a
particular subject. The information obtained is used by people doing market
research, for example
about new products or for a political party.焦点小遍（选自各 阶层，讨论某专项问题；所得信息常为市场研究者或某政
_党所用）
'focus puller noun an
assistant to a cameraman
助理；调焦员
fod-der
/'fDde(r);
NAmE 'fa:d-/
noun [U] 1 food for horses and farm
animals (马等家畜的）_料，秣2(6//‘5叩-
prav/ng)
(often after a noun 常置于名词后）people or things that are considered to have only one use (人或 东西}只能是…的料：Without education, these chiWren will end up as factory fodder (= only able to work in a
factory).不受教育，这些孩子将来只能到工厂干活。◊ This story will be more fodder for the
gossip columnists. 这个传闻会是闲谈专栏作家的又一素材6 —see also
CANNON FODDER
foe /fau; NAmE fou/ noun (old-fashioned or formal) an enemy知人；仇敌
foehn = f〇hn
foe-tal (8r£) (also fetal NAmE, Br£) /'flitl/ adj. [only before noun] connected with a
foetus; typical of a foetus 胎 儿的；胎的：/〇eta〖 abnormdities胎儿异常◊ She toy curZed up fn a /oeta〖 position.她徐胎）L 一样捲曲地
躺着。
foe-tid = fetid
foe-tus
(6r£) (also fetus NAmE, Br^) /'fiitas/ noun a young human or animal before it is bom,
especially a human more than eight weeks after fertilization 治儿；胎
fog /fog; NAmE fo:g; fa:g/ noun, verb ■ noun [U, C] 1 a thick cloud
of very small drops of water in the air close to the land or sea, that is very
difficult to see through 雾：Dense/thickfog is affecting roads in the north and visibly is poor.浓雾影响北部的公路，能
见度很低。◊介eezing /og 寒*
◊
i>atches o//og wfH dear by mid-morning.上午十时左右，团团浓雾#散去。
◊ We get heavy/ogs on this coast m winter.这海岸冬天
有大雾。◊ 77ie town was covered in a thicfc Wa/ifcet
〇//〇g.大雾笼罩了这个城镇。◊ The/og/inaHy H/ted
(=disappeared).雾终于散了。一compare mist 2
a state of confusion, in which things are not clear 迷惘； 困惑：He went through the day
with his mind in a/og. 整整一天，他的头脑都是昏昏沉沉的。
*
verb (-gg-) 1 [V,
VN] ~
(sth) (up) if a glass surface fogs or is fogged up, it becomes covered in
steam or small drops of water so that you cannot see through (使） 雾气笼罩
2 [VN]
to make sb/sth confused or less clear 摄迷命；使困惑；使混淆不清：/【士(1«：0£^狀此(：0咖-
sion
that was/ogging my brain.我试图解除使我迷茫的困
惑。◊ rhe
government was trying to/og the red issues
be/ore
t/ie dectfcm.政府企图在选举前混淆实质问题。
fog-bound /'fogbaund; NAmE 'fo:g-; 'fa:g-/ adj. unable to operate because of fog; unable to travel or to leave a place
because of fog因雾不能运行的；因雾滞留的：a jogbound airport 因雾关闭的机场◊/ogbound passengers 因雾受阻的;fik客◊ She spent
hours/ogbound in Brussek. 她因雾在布鲁塞尔滞留了好几个小时。
fogey (also fogy) /'faugi; NAmE 'fougi/ noun {pi fogeys or fo-gies) a person with old-fashioned ideas that he
or she is unwilling to change老顽固；守旧落伍的人：He sounds iifce such an old/ogey/他说话听起来真是个老
顽固！
foggy /'fogi; NAmE 'foigi; 'fa:gi/ adj. (fog-gier, fog-gi-est) not clear because of fog
有奏的；雾茫茫的：/oggy conditions有雾的环境◊ a /oggy road雾茫茫的道路
not have
the foggiest (idea) (informal) to not know anything at all about sth 完全不疝金；一免;所知； 茫无头绪：‘■〇〇 you fcnow where she is?’ ‘Sorry, J
haven’t the/oggiest/ “你知道她在哪儿吗？ ” . “对不起，我一点 也不知道。”
fog-horn /'foghoin; NAmE 'fo:gho:rn; 'fa:g-/ noun an instrument that makes a loud noise to warn ships of danger in fog雾角，雾喇叭（向雾中的船只发警告）： He's got a voice like a foghorn (= a loud unpleasant
voice).他那大嗓门像雾角一样刺耳。
'fog lamp (6r£) (also 'fog light NAmE, Br£] noun a very bright light on the
front or back of a car to help the driver to see or be seen in fog
雾灯（在车头或尾） —picture 〇>
=FOGEY
(also foehn) /f3：n/ noun (usually the fohn) [sing.] a hot wind tiiat
blows in the
ot/ier’s馳_es.我们得互相容忍对方的小缺点。
,foie 'gras noun [U] opate de foie gras foil /foil/ noun, verb
•
noun 1 {BrE also .silver 'foil) [u] metal made into very
thin sheets that is used for covering or
wrapping things，especially food (尤指包装食物等用的）箔：（8r£) aluminiurri foil 〇 [
完全$■托出家具的特色。4 [C] a long
tgin light sword used in the sport of fencing
•(击剑运动用的）花剑
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