countries. It used to be called the Foreign Office and it is still often referred to as this.外交和联邦事务部（英国 政府部门，旧称the Foreign Office，现在有时仍见此

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for-eign-er /'ft)ran8(r); NAmE 'fo:r-; 'fair-/ noun (some­times offensive) 1 a person who comes from a different country 夕卜国人：77ie /act that J was a /oreigner was a big disadvantage.我是外国人这事实对―十分不利。

2 a person who does not belong in a particular place 外来人；外地人：/ have ahvays been regarded as a /oreigner by the ioca〖/o〖fc.当地人总把我视为外地人。 foreign ex change noun 1 [U, C] the system of exchanging the money of one country for that of another country; the place where money is exchanged 国际汇兑；外汇市场；外币兑换rhe euro/eH on the /oreign ejcchcmges yesterday.欧元汇价昨天下跌。2[U] money that is obtained using this system 夕卜汇：our largest source o//oreign exchange我们外汇的最主要来源 the 'Foreign Office noun [sing+sing/pl. v.] = Foreign and Commonwealth Office forefgn-re'turned adj. {IndE, informal) (of a person A) educated or trained in a foreign country, and having returned to India学成归国的；海归的 the .Foreign 'Secretary noun the British govern­ment minister in charge of the Foreign and Common- wealth Office (英国）外交大臣 Foreign Service noun {NAm£) = Diplomatic Service fore-know-ledge /fo:'nDlid3； NAmE fo:r'na:l-/ noun [u] (/bmjfl/) knowledge of sth before it happens ®知；事先 知道

fore-land /'foiland; NAmE 'fair-/ noun [sing., U] 1 an area of land which lies in front of sth 前陆；前沿地；前方地 2 an area of land which sticks out into the sea 岬；陆岬 fore-leg /'foileg; NAmE 'foirleg/ (also fore-limb /'forlim; NAmE 'foir-/) noun either of the two front legs of an animal that has four legs (四足动物的 > 前足，前腿 fore-lock /'foilok; NAmE 'fo:rla:k/ noun 1 a piece of hair that grows at the front of the head and hangs down over the forehead 额发 2 a part of a horse’s, mane that grows forwards between its ears (马的）额毛v 门鬃 touch/tug your 'forelock (to sb) {BrE, disap­proving) to show too much respect for sb, especially because you are anxious about what they think of you (对某人）毕恭毕敬 fOT欄 In the past people of the lower classes either took off their hats or pulled on their forelocks to show respect•源自旧时下层人或者脱 掉帽子，或者紧拽额发，以示恭敬。 foreman /'foiman; NAmE 'foirman/, forewoman /'foiwuman; NAmE 'foirw-/ noun (pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimm/) 1 a worker who is in charge of a group of other factory or building workers 领班；工头 2 a person who acts as the leader of a jury in court 陪 审团团长

fore-most /'foimaust; NAmE 'foirmoust/ adj., adv. m adj. the most important or famous; in a position at the front最重要的；最著名的；最前的：the worW’s foremost authority on the subject 的权威◊ The Prime Minister was/oremost among those who condemned the violence.首相带头谴责暴力行为。◊ This question has been foremost in our minds recently,

来我们的心目中一直认为这个问题最重要。

■ adv. H»TO1 see first adv.

fore-name /'foineim; NAmE 'fo:m-/ noun (formal) a person’s first name rather than the name that they share with the other members of their family (their surname)名：Please check that your surname and /ore/iames have been correctiy entered.请核对你的姓名已 正确输入。

fore-noon /'fo:nu:n; NAmE 'fo:r-/ noun [NAmE, Scot£) the morning上午；午前

f〇-ren-sic /fe'rensik; -'renzik/ adj. [only before noun] 1 connected with the scientific tests used by the police when trying to solve a crime 法医的：/orensic evidence^medicine/science/tests g 医.证据 / 学 / 科学 /

检验◊ the/orensic Zabomtory 法医检验室◊ a/orensic pathoiogist 法医病理学家 2 connected wMi or used in court法庭的；与法庭古关的；用于法庭的：a/orensic

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psychiatrist (= one who examines people who have been accused of a crime)司法精神病学家 fore-play /'foiplei; NAmE 'foirp-/ noun [U] sexual activity, such as touching the sexual organs and kissing, that takes place before people have sex (性交的）前戏 fore-rib /'foirib/ noun [u, C] a piece of beef cut from the front part of the ribs 前肋牛肉 fore-run-ner /*fD：rAn8(r)/ noun - (of sb/sth) a person or thing that came before and influenced sb/sth else that is similar; a sign of what is going to happen 先驱；先行 者；预兆；前兆：Country music was imdoubtedZy one 〇/ the/orerurmers o/rocfc and roH.乡村音乐无疑是摇滚^ 的先导之一。

fore-sail /'f3：seil; 'foisl; NAmE 'foirseil; 'forrsl/ noun [usually sing.] the main sail on the mast of a ship which is nearest tlie front (called the foremast)前桅帆；前帆 fore-see /foi'si:; NAmE forr'si:/ verb (fore-saw /foi'so:; NAmE foir'so:/, fore-seen /fo:'si:n; NAmE fo:r'si:n/) to think sth is going to happen in the future; to know about sth before it happens 预料；预见；预知 HTH predict： [VN] We do not/oresee any proWems.我们预 料不会出任何问题。◊ ITie extent 〇} t/ie damage couZd not have been/oreseen•损害的程度是无法预见到的。◊ [V (that)] No one could have foreseen (that) things would turn out this way•谁都没有预料到事情的结果会这样。◊ [V wh ] It is impossible to foresee how life will work out. yf 可M预知生命将如何i展。[also VN -ing] —compare

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fore-see-able /for'siiabl; NAmE foir's-/ adj. that you can predict will happen; that can be foreseen 可预料的； 可预见的；可讀知的：/oreseeaWe risfcs/consequences 谕佘料的危嗌 / 侖桌 nifira UNFORESEEABLE FiTOl f〇r/in the foreseeable future for/in the period of time when you can predict what is going to happen, based on the present circumstances (在）可预见命将乘：The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable _Aiture.短期内这座雕像将留在博物馆。◊ Jt’s unWceZy that the hospital will be closed in the foreseeable future (=soon)•这所医院不大可能很快就关闭。 fore-shadow /foi'Jaedau; NAmE foir'J'aedou/ verb [VN] (formal) to be a sign of sth that will happen in the future预示；是…的预兆

fore-shore /'foijortr); NAmE'foirS-/ noun [C, usually sing., U] 1 (on a beach or by a river) the part of the shore between the highest and lowest levels reached by the water (海滩上或河边最高水位和最低水位之间的）滩 头，前滩，滩地 2 the part of the shore between the highest level reached by the water and the area of land that has buildings，plants，etc. on it (最髙水位与建筑 物或树木等之间的）海滨，水边土地 fore-short-en /foi'Joitn; NAmE fo:r'Jo:rtn/ verb [VN] 1 [technical to draw, photograph, etc. objects or people so that they look smaller or closer together than they really are (绘画、摄影等）用透视法缩小（或缩 短）2 {formal) to end sth before it would normally finish提前结束；缩短;节略H771 curtail ： a /oreshortened education 缩短了 的教育 fore-sight /'foisait; NAmE 'foirs-/ noun [U] {approving) the ability to predict what is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future 深谋远虑；先见之明：She had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in cose o/(m accident•她有先见之明，经济上作了准备以防 万一浚生事故。一 compare hindsight fore-skin /'foiskm; NAmE 'fairs-/ noun the loose piece of skin that covers the end of a man’s penis 包皮 forest Our /'forist; NAmE 'fo:r-; 'fair-/ noun 1 [C, D] a large area of land that is thickly covered with trees 森林；林区：a tropicaZ/orest 热带森林◊ a/orest /ire 森林火灾◊ T/iousands 〇/ hectares 〇/ /orest are destroyed eac/i year.每年都有几千公顷的森‘ii到破环。 —see also rainforest 2 [C] - (of sth) a mass of tall narrow objects that are close, together (森林似的）一 丛，一片：a /orest 〇/ television aeriak 林       ㈤天线

ITBITil not see the ,forest for the ‘trees   = not

SEE THE WOOD FOR THE TREES at WOOD