'fortune-teller noun a person who
claims to have magic powers and who tells people what will happen to them in
the future给人算命的人；算命先生
forty /'fo:ti; NAmE'foirti/
1 nwmfcer 40 0 十 2 nown the forties [pi.] numbers, years or temperatures from
40 to 49 四十 jl;四十年代 ► fortieth /'fo:tia0; NAmE 'foirt-/ ordinal number, noun There are examples of how to use ordinal
numbers at the entry for fifth.序数词用法示例见 fifth 条。in your forties between
the ages of 40 and 49 * 40多岁
the .forty-ninth parallel now/? the line on a map that is 49° north of the equator, thought of as forming the
border between western
US北纬49度纬线（据认为形成加拿大西部和美国之间'的
边境，）_
.forty 'winks noun [pi.] {informal) a short sleep,
espe- cially during the day (光袷白天）打吨，小睡，牛睡： HZ /eeZ much better when J’ve had
/oriy winfcs.我打个吨
就会感到好得多。
forum /’foiram/ now/? 1 〜（for sth) a place where people can exchange
opinions and ideas on a particular issue; a meeting organized for this purpose 公共讨论场所；论
■坛；讨论会：Television
is now an important forum for poZiticd debate.电视已成了治辩论的重要擂台。◊
an Jntemet /orum 互联网论坛◊ fo hoW an 〖nternarionaZ
/orum on drug abuse _行病物滥用问题国际论坛2 (in
ancient Rome) a public place where meetings were held (古罗马）公共集会场所
for-Ward /'foiwad; /V/Amf'foirward/ adv., adj., verb, noun
• adv. 1
(also for.wards
especially in 8r£) towards a place or position that is in front 向前：She
leaned jbnvard and fcissed him on the cheefc•她倾身向前，吻了 他的面颊。◊
He took two steps /orward.他尚前—T M 步。◊
They ran/orvmrd to weicome her•他们庵向前去
欢迎她。PTJ3 back, backward⑻ 2 towards a good result 进展；前进：We
consider this agreement to be an important step/onvard•我们认为，这项协定是向前迈
出了重要的一步。◊
Cutting our costs is the on(y way /orward _低成乐是我们发展的唯一途径。’◊Wearenot
getting any/iirt/ier/orward with the disaissfon.我们的 讨论没有敢得任何逄展。◊
The project vWH go /onvard (=continue) as pianned.这个项目#按计划继鎂进行。
PTH3 backward(s) 3 towards
the future; ahead in time 向'将来；往后：looking/onvard，we hope
to expand our operations i.n severaZ o}7
our overseas branches•展望 未来，我们希望拓展其中几家海外分公司的业务。orhe next scene takes the story forward five years.
T~
是描述故事中五年后的情况。◊(〇Wtw)yh>mtWsd£iy
/onvard 从f 天起 4 earlier;
sooner 提前：ft was
decided to bring the meeting/orward two weeks.已决定把会议提 前两周。5_ (fec/7/7/ca/ 术语）in or
towards the front part of a ship or plane在（或向 > 船头；在（或向 > 机首： The
main cabin is situated forward of (= in front of) the mast.主舱在梳杆的前面。_ see
also look forward at
LOOK, PUT FORWARD at PUT ITillBl See
BACKWARDS, CLOCK n., FOOT n.
madj. 1 [only before noun] directed or moving towards the front 向前的；前进的：The door opened, blocking his /orward
movement.门开了，挡住他前进的路。◊(!
/orvvard pass (= in a sports game)向前传球 2 [only before noun] (technical
located in front, especially on a ship, plane or other vehicle (尤指船、飞Ul或其也 交通工具）前部的，前面的：the/orward
cabins前部舱
'M 0 A bolt
may have fallen off the plane's forward door. 飞机前舱门的一个门闩可能脱落了。3 relating to the future 未来的；将来的：the. /orvrarci movement 〇/ history 历虫的向前发展 oA ZMe /orward
pZannfng at the outset can save you aZot 〇/ expense. —开始就为未 来作点打算能节约很多开支。◊
The pkms are sti7〖 no /Urther/orward them they were Zast
month.计划无丝毫
进展，仍是上个月的老样子。4
behaving towards sb in a manner which is too confident or too informal 鲁莽 的；冒失的；无礼的：I hope
you don’t think I’m being too/orvvard.我希望你不要认另我太冒失。-compare
BACKWARD
_ ve/ii 1 〜sth (to
sb) | 〜（sb) sth to send or pass
goods or information to
sb 发送，寄（商品或信息）： [VN, VNN] We will be forwarding our new
catalogue to you nextweefc.我们将于下星期给你寄上新的商品目录。
will be forwarding you
our new catalogue next week. ^ 们将于下星期给你寄上新的商品目录。◊
[VNUo/onvard a request/compZaint/jproposaZ 提出要求 / 投诉 / 逢议 2 [VN] 〜sth (to
sb) to send a letter, etc. received at the address a person used to live at to
their new address (按新地址）转寄，转投，转交HiaSENDON:
CouZd you/orvvard any maii to us in JVew Ybrfc?你能不能把所 有信件转寄到纽约给我们？ ◊ / put ‘pZease /onvard’ on the
envdope•我在信封上写了 “请转递”。3 [VN]
(fomw/) to help to improve or develop sth促进；有助于…的发鹿；
增逢 EKd further : He saw
the assignment as a way to/orvvard his career他把这项任务看作事业发展的备
径0 — see also fast-forward
• noun an attacking player
whose position is near the front of a team in some sports (运动队的）前锋 —.compare
back /?• (8)
'forwarding address noun a new
address to which letters should be sent on from an old address that sb has
moved away from (信件应转递的）新地址
'forward-looking adj. {approving)
planning for the future; willing to consider modem ideas and methods 向前看的；有远见的；有进步思想的
for-ward-ness /'foiwadnas;
NAmE 'foirward-/ noun [U] behaviour that is too confident or too
informal 鲁莽；
冒失；无礼；孟浪
'forward slash noun the
symbol (/) used in computer commands and in Internet addresses to separate the
different parts 正斜杠一compare backslash
forwent pt of forgo
fos-sick /'fosik; NAmE 'fa:s-/ verb
[V] {AustralE, NZE, informal) 1 ~ (through sth) to search through sth (
$•• 中）搜寻，查找：He
spent a^es /ossiefcing t/zrough the documents•他花了老半天时间在那些文件中搜寻。2 to
search for gold in mines that are no longer used (在废 矿中）淘金
f〇s-siI /TdsI; NAmE 'fa:sl/ noun
1 the remains of an
animal or a plant which
have become hard and turned into rock ：
fossils over two million years 万年的化石 2 (/>7/o/7r7fl/，d/sflpprav/ng) an
old person， especially one who
is unable to accept new ideas or adapt to changes老人；（尤指）老顽固，思想僵化的
人,_老古董
'fossil fuel noun [C, U]
fuel such as coal or oil, that was formed over millions of years from the
remains of animals or plants化石燃料（如煤或石油） fos-siMze (BrE also -ise) /'fosalaiz; NAmE 'fa:s-/ verb
1 [usually passive] to become or make sth become a fossil (使）化石，石化：[VN]/ossiHzed bones成为化石的 骨胳[also
V] 2 [V，VN]
(d/’5fl/?prav/’/7g) to become, or make sb/sth become, fixed and unable to
change or develop (使人或物）僵化“95*5叫23相311,-1^名011(/,6)的1£«- 'zeijn; NAmE .faisala'z-/ noun
[U] fos-ter /'fDsta(r); NAmE
'fo:s-; 'fa:s-/ verb, adj.
■
mi? 1
[VN] to encourage stk to develop 说进；助长；培
养；鼓励 H3JI encourage, promote: The club's aim is
to foster better relations within the community.
的宗旨是促进团体内部的关系。2
(espeo‘fl//y阶£) to
take another person’s child into your liome for a period of time, without
becoming his or her legal parents 代养，
抚育，照料（他人子女一段时间）：[VN] Th^yhave /ostered over 60 c/iddren during the past ten years•在过 去十年间，他们抚育了 60多个儿童。◊[V]VVecoddn’t adopt a chiW, so we decided to/oster.我们不能领养孩
子，所以决定代养一个。一compareadopt⑴
■
[only before noun] used with some nouns in
connection with the fostering of a child (. 与某些代养有关的名
词连用）：a/ostermother//ather//amf〖y 袂―/ 父；
代养的家庭o/osterparents代养父每◊
a}bsterchiW代 养子◊
a/osterhome寄养家螽o/ostercare寄养照管
fought pt, pp of FIGHT foul /faul/ adj., verb, noun
■
（foul.er，foul-est) 1
dirty and smelling bad 肮脏恶臭
的；难闻的：/ou【air/breat/i污浊难闻的空气/气息
◊ a /ou〖-smeHfn^ prison 臭烘烘的监狱 o note at