that day; from that
time MJPAS2; — more
at back adv., so adv.
the .Forth 'Bridge noun ITSTWl like painting the Forth 'Bridge (BrE) used
to describe a job that never seems to end because by the time you get to the
end you have to start at the beginning again A.A;lh*iWX
( 1&7uJ$;N‘3U#lrfr}T$ ) BIHETWI From
the name of a very large bridge over the river Forth in Scotland.
( river
forth com ing /.foiO'kAmiri;
NAmE ,fo:r0-/ adj. 1 [only
before noun] going to happen, be published, etc. very soon BP # M X
( tb JK ^ ) W : the
forthcoming elections BP##fTWi&£# 0 a list of forthcoming
books %£ W @ ^ 0 the band’s
forthcoming UK tour PA BP ^ |I| W 0 i# ib 2 [not before noun] ready
or made available when needed JJEJ&; KtUPfeFf: Financial support was
not forthcoming. MUC H IrJ ^ III 9
3 [not before noun] willing to give information about sth X 7
fit H: She’s never very forthcoming about her plans. i B Wi+#]0 B22 unforth
coming
forth right /'fo:0rait; NAmE fo:r0-/
oc//'. direct and honest in manner and speech 11 ^ W;
It H 7 ^ W; fi MW FTTH frank: a woman of forthright views fi®W£7
► forth-right-ly adv. forth rightness noun [U]
forthwith /.fo:0'wi0; -'wiQ; NAmE ,fo:r0-/ adv.
(formal) immediately; at once
ifcfcBP<.
for ti eth oforty
fortifi ca tion /.foitifi'keijn;
NAmE .foirt-/ noun 1 [C, usually
pi.] a tower, wall, gun position, etc. built to defend a place against
attack M; 01#; 'Mn', IA P : the ramparts and fortifications of
the Old Town |0 MIX WMiffnMM 2 [U] the
act of fortifying or making sth stronger M
|A; jjq 3M: plans for the fortifica
tion of the city
MTfrMP/jif#]
fortify /‘foitifai; NAmE 'foirt-/ verb
(for ti fies, for-ti-fy-ing, fortified, forti fied) [VN] 1
~ sth (against sb/sth) to make a place more able to resist attack,
especially by building high walls )
ftMKr
fP : a fortified
town MIA W MU 2 ~ sb/yourself
(against sb/sth) to make sb/yourself feel stronger, braver, etc.
( ) M,
ifS: He fortified himself
against the
cold with a hot drink.
3 to make a feeling or an attitude stronger ‘j® (
) : The news
merely fortified their determination.
6
$8 £ K
Ji if 3fi 7 ffe ill W & 7' o 4 ~ sth (with sth) to
increase the strength or
quality of food or drink by adding sth to it ( /jpA^tl ) ) ; Hi®
( )
WlffFffrft: Sherry is fortified wine (= wine
with extra alcohol
added). If %ij M M. W; An 7 M fS W U % M o 0 cereal
fortified with extra vitamins W
for-ti-ori oa fortiori
for-tis /‘foitis; NAmE ’foirt-/ ody. (phonetics iff t=f) (of a
consonant $f#) pronounced with force $1WW —compare LENIS
fortis simo /foi'tisimau; NAmE
foir'tisimou/ adv. (abbr. ff) (music ^) played
or sung very loudly ( iiilli&ffcPi ) AIU® EEQ PIANISSIMO
forti tude /'foititjuid; NAmE
'foirtatuid/ noun [U] (formal) courage shown by sb who is
suffering great pain or facing great difficulties ( &
gA M ^ ^ ffi *£ Mff ^ SEiiJ W
) MH, MM, W\Wl EEd BRAVERY,
COURAGE
Fort Knox /,fo:t
'nDks; NAmE ,fo:rt 'naiks/ noun IRXl be like/as safe
as Fort 'Knox (of a building 3i$i$f) to be strongly built, often
with many locks, strong doors, guards, etc., so that it is difficult for people
to enter and the things kept there are safe HI
This home of yours is like
7
hJ VJ> M M 0 %
^ o hhhdIJi From the
name of the military base in
fort-night /'foitnait; NAmE 'foirt-/
noun [usually sing.] (BrE) two weeks MSffi: a
fortnight’s holiday MAH WfF/M 0 a fortnight ago 0 in a fortnight’s time /EMM! W
803
fhf|H] lA o He’s had three accidents in the past
fortnight, ft
fort-night-ly /'foitnaitli; NAmE 'foirt-/ adj.
(BrE) happening once a fortnight M M W : Meetings
take place at
fortnightly intervals. % M Ml ff T~* IX
& „
► fort-night-ly adv.: The
committee meets fortnightly. §|
Fortran /'foitraen; NAmE 'foirt-/ noun
[U] (computing if) a high-level computer language used
especially for doing scientific calculations * Fortran W, AAtfKf ISffinW
(xm=m¥}+n)
fort-ress /'foitras; NAmE 'foirt-/ noun
a building or place that has been made stronger and protected against attack
MM; HH; MPA Wife A: a fortress town
enclosed by
four miles of ramparts [hP3^MAWMii0 # W M PA M IS o Fear of terrorist attack has
turned the conference centre into a fortress, if 1
fortuitous /foi'tjuntas; NAmE foir'tui-/ adj.
(formal) happening by
chance, especially a lucky chance that brings a good result ( X$a ) *5£W ►for-
tuit-ous-ly adv.
for-tu-nate /'foitjanat;
NAmE 'foirtf-/ adj. ~ (to do sth) | - (in having ...)
| ~ (for sb)(that ...) having or bringing an advantage, an opportunity,
a piece of good luck, etc. ^MW; 35£FisW; WfiJW Fin lucky: I have been
fortunate enough to visit many parts of the world as a lecturer. £ftt£^i^ifeAff1^i#o o I was
fortunate in
having a good teacher. i/rpo o Remember
those less fortunate than yourselves. H Ao 0 It was very fortunate
for him that I arrived on time.
C*EQ UNFORTUNATE
for-tu-nate-ly /‘foitjanatli;
NAmE 'foirtj-/ adv. by good luck^jg^fe; ^^Fisife; Fin luckily- I was
late, but fortunately
the meeting hadn’t started. jfi 3\ 7, 0 Fortunately for him, he
was very soon offered
another job. jfe is H 'IA11W
AMi#'(feM^-'yhXfFo PFT3 UNFORTUNATELY
fortune o-w /’foitjuin; NAmE
'foirtJ-/ noun 1 [U]
chance or luck, especially in the way it affects people’s lives ( A^I£p|b]A£W ) &H:
I have
had the
good fortune to work with some brilliant directors. AMftf« o By a
stroke of
fortune he found work almost immediately, jfe MHHf, /Lf£#i]$I!J7 X# o 0 Fortune smiled on me (= I had good luck). flc^cXo note at luck 2 [C] a large
amount of money A^l W $5; B It: He made
a fortune in real estate. 7
Mo 0 She
inherited a
share of the family fortune. H|c7^EW —o A car like that costs a
small fortune. ftiX fFW$f^3c$;-— O
You don’t have to spend a
fortune to give
your family tasty, healthy meals. itM M.
0 she is
hoping her
0 That ring must be worth a fortune. 3 [C, usually pi., U]
the good and bad
things that happen to a person, family, country, etc. ( 7A. ICE. HlfW ) feWl^, qp g , P/piffi : the changing fortunes of
the film industry 0 the fortunes of war $;^W
0 a
reversal offortune(s) #jgWffl$t 4 [C] a person’s fate or future (
A" A W ) ^ is, BU ik :
She can tell your fortune by looking at the lines on your hand, itfe
of Mff ITSTXl see hostage, seek — see also
SOLDIER OF FORTUNE
'fortune cookie noun a thin hollow
biscuit/cookie, served in Chinese restaurants, containing a short message that
predicts what will happen to you in the future rtWflffl'Ji&isW/h
).
'fortune
hunter noun a person who tries
to become rich by marrying sb with a lot of money ( ilMIfll W^A^f )0MWA, IMIMWA