countries. It used to be called the Foreign Office
and it is still often referred to as this. ( US
J£F SB H , IB ^ the Foreign Office, JSL itfc
\m)
foreign er /'fbraiia(r); NAmE 'fo:r-; 'fair-/ noun (sometimes offensive) 1 a person who comes from a different country S A : The fact that I was a foreigner
was a big disadvantage. 5icJi^hS Aii# A/4IS
.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 SISrM,; The euro fell on the
foreign exchanges yesterday. 2 [U]
money that is obtained using this system yt: our largest source of foreign
exchange the
’Foreign Office noun [sing.+sing./pl. v.] = Foreign and Commonwealth Office .foreign-re1 turned adj. (IndE, informal) (of a person A) educated or trained in a foreign country,
and having returned to
M
fore-land
/'failand; NAmE 'fair-/ noun [sing., U] 1 an area of land which lies in front of sth
fu®; fjy&ife; HU AWl 2 an area of land which sticks out into the sea
liif; pSjilif fore-leg /’foileg; NAmE 'foirleg/ (also fore-limb /'foilim; NAmE ’fair-/) noun either of the two front legs of an
animal that has four legs ( $/Eft ) iiu>5L, BUM fore-lock /'foilnk; NAmE 'foirlaik/ noun 1 a piece of hair that grows at the front of
the head and hangs down over the forehead it 2 a part of a horse’s mane that grows forwards between its
ears ( S, X, H it
IT7m 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
( A ) KTilTcITJl In the past people of the
lower classes either took off their hats or
pulled on their forelocks to show respect, y®. ft 10
WTII Al£^l£
m?, j
foreman /'faiman;
NAmE foirman/, forewoman /'faiwuman; NAmE 'foirw-/ noun {pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimin/) 1 a worker who is in charge of a group of
other factory or building workers X
A
2 a
person who acts as the leader of a jury
in court pg
fore-most /'faimaust; NAmE 'foirmoust/ adj., adv. m adj. the most important or
famous; in a position at the front * fi Eft ; If^W; ® HU ift : the world’s foremost authority on
the subject Ij—fe
Eft IX o The Prime Minister was foremost among those who condemned the violence. t^l^AMinilAErAJo
0 This question
has been foremost in our minds recently.
■ adv. CTiTCl see first
adv.
fore-name /'foineim; NAmE 'fairn-/ noun {formal) a person’s first name rather than the name that they
share with the other members of their family (their surname)
Z : Please check that your surname and
forenames have been correctly entered. if-It 7414 Eft (4 45 B JEMAo
fore-noon /'foinuin; NAmE 'fair-/ noun {NAmE, ScotE) the morning A1 HU
forensic /fa'rensik;
-'renzik/ adj. [only before noun] 1 connected with the scientific tests used
by the police when trying to solve a crime HE Eft : forensic
evidence/medicine/science/tests
1^44 0 the forensic laboratory & BfM& o a forensic pathologist 2 connected with or used in
court MA&EEft:
a forensic
psychiatrist (= one who examines people who have been accused of a
crime)
fore-play
/'faiplei;
NAmE 'fairp-/ noun [U] sexual activity, such
as touching the sexual organs and kissing, that takes place before people have
sex ( 143c (ft ) BUTfc fore-rib /'fairib/ noun [u, C] a piece of beef cut from
the front part of the ribs hu A (ft fore-run-ner /'fairAna(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 #; HU^: Country music was undoubtedly one
of
the forerunners of rock and roll.
fore-sail
/'faiseil;
'faisl; NAmE 'fairseil; 'fairsl/ noun [usually sing.] the main sail on the mast of a ship which is nearest the
front (called the foremast) flu MW; HU W fore-see /foi'si:; NAmE fair'sii/ verb (fore-saw /foi'sor; NAmE foir'so:/, fore-seen /foi'siin; NAmE foir'siin/) to think sth is going to
happen in the future; to know about sth before it happens M $4 ; IJE; ® HT1
predict: [VN] We do not foresee any problems.
44 X ft ii I5! ft] IS o 0 The extent of the damage could not
have been foreseen. 0 [V
(that)] No one could have foreseen (that) things would turn out this way. 0 [V
wh] It is impossible to foresee how
life will work out. A [also VN -ing] —compare
unforeseen
fore-see-able
/fai'siiabl;
NAmE fair's-/ adj. that you can predict will
happen; that can be foreseen oj M $4 Eft ; PfM JE Eft; p[ Eft: foreseeable
risks/consequences B A FTJ3 unforeseeable FiTOl for/in the foreseeable 'future for/in the period of time
when you can predict what is going to happen, based on the present
circumstances ( fe ) PTfMJEEft^A: The statue will remain in the museum for the foreseeable future. MM F*3 & ® flHSi ft g £
tf o It’s unlikely
that the hospital will be closed in the foreseeable future (= soon).
fore-shadow
-/foi'Jaedau;
NAmE fair'Jaedou/ verb [VN] (formal) to be a sign of sth that
will happen in the future MA; Ji—WBijIfc
fore-shore /'faijai(r);
A/Amf'fairJV 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 (mm±rfrajaaft) m
A > HU W-, $$
w&m^zm) mm,
fore-short-en /fai'Jaitn; NAmE fair'Jairtn/ verb [VN] 1 {technical Ain) to draw, photograph, etc. objects or
people so that they look smaller or closer together than they really are (
f&ij,
fe )
2 (formal) to end sth before it would
normally finish #1 HU 4n A ; %8 M ; 1$ Bfr CYiTl curtail : a foreshortened education Eftl^ff fore-sight /'faisait; NAmE 'fairs-/ noun [U] (approving) the ability to predict what
is likely to happen and to use this to prepare for the future If i£jz§^; She
had had the foresight to prepare herself financially in case of an
accident. M4T5EJSL ZW,[
7j —— compare hindsight
fore-skin /'foiskm; NAmE 'fairs-/ noun the loose piece of skin
that covers the end of a man’s penis forest On
/•
fnrist; NAmE 'fair-; 'fair-/ noun 1 [C, U] a large area of land that is
thickly covered with trees a tropical forest 0 a forest
fire 14/^ o Thousands of hectares of forest are
destroyed each year.
— see
also rainforest 2 [C] ~ (of sth) a mass of tall narrow objects that are
close together ( ) —
>k, — Jt: o. forest of television aerials # ZItfl IS A ITiTOt not see the .forest for the
'trees (NAmE) = not
SEE THE
WOOD FOR THE TREES at WOOD