frailty /'freilti/ noun {pi. -ies)
"I [u] weakness and
poor health 虚弱；衰弱：Jncrea^ng meant that she
was more and more
coined to 6ed.日益衰弱意味着她愈
来愈需要卧床。2 [u，C] weakness in a person’s
character or moral standards (性格 或道德 上的） 弱点 ，懦 弱，•软弱：human /raiify人性的弱点◊ the介ai〖ries 〇/ human nature人性&种种弱点
frames框架；电影画面
frames眼镜框 frame电影画面
frame Ifreiml
noun, verb
mnoun
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BORDER 边框 1 [C] a strong
border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of
glass, etc. in^osition (图画、门、玻璃等的）fl架：a
picture _/hzme 画框◊ duminium window^/irames 招窗框
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STRUCTURE 结构 2 [C] the supporting
structure of a piece of furniture, a building, a vehicle, etc. that gives it
its shape (家具、建筑物、车辆等的）构架，支架，骨架： .the/rame o/an aircra_/il/a car/a
bicyde 飞行器 / 汽车/自 行真构架—picture
o bicycle —see also climbing
FRAME
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OF GLASSES
眼镜 3 [C, usually pi.] a structure of
plastic or metal that holds the lenses
in a pair of glasses 眼镜 框：goW-rimmed介ames金边眼镜框
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PERSON/AN丨MAL，S
BODY 人 / 劫物的身体 4 [C, usually
sing.] the form or structure of a person or animal’s body 体 形；身材；骨架：to have
a small/slenderAarge frame 体形小/苗条/大
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GENERAL IDEAS 总的思想 5 [sing.】 the general ideas or structure that form the
background to sth (构成某事.物 背景的）总的思想，体系，体制，模式：Jn this
course vve hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical
context•在本课程中，我们希望众社会和历史背
景的整体结构来看文学。_ see also TIME FRAME
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OF FILM/MOVIE 电影 6 [C] one of the
single photographs that a film or video is made of iM;画格；画面
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OF PICTURE STORY 连互画 7 [C] —a
single picture in a COMIC STRIP (连环漫画中的）一幅画
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COMPUTING 计貪机技彳 8 [C] one of the separate areas on an
Internet page that you can scroll through
(=read by using the mouse to move the text up or down)帧；页帧（框）；图文框
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IN GARDEN 花园 9 [C] = COLD FRAME
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IN SNOOKER/BOWUNG 斯诺克；保龄球 10 [C] a single
section of play in the game of snooker, etc.,
or in bowling -—轮;一回；一局
IT»T?!1 be in/out of
the 'frame be taking part/not taking part in sth 参加；不参加：We won our match, so we’re sriH in the 介ame/br
the championship.我们贏 t 比
赛，所以仍可参加锦标赛。
■ verb [VN]
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MAKE BORDER 做边框 1 [usually passive] to put
or make a frame or border around sth 给…做框；给…镶边：The photograph
had been 介amed•照 it 已镶 了框。◊
Her Wonde hair 介ameci her /ace.她的▲发 M 着 ffii。〇 He
stood there, head back, framed against the blue sky. 在那里，头向后仰，衬托在蓝天下。
PRODUCE FALSE EVIDENCE 作伪证 2 [usuaHy passive]〜sb
(for sth) to
produce false evidence against an innocent person so that people think he or
she is guilty 作伪证陷 害 HT1 fit up： Zfe says he vms_/himed.他说他是被诬
陷的。
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DEVELOP PLAN/SYSTEM 拟订计划 / 体系 3 (/ormfl/) to create and develop sth such as a plan, a system or a set
of rules制订；拟订
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EXPRESS STH:表达 4 to express sth in a particular way
以某种方式）表达：have to
be care_AiZ howyou 介ame the question.如何提出这个问题，你得慎i。
► framed 〇〇[/. (often in compounds 常构成复合词)：a _/himedphotograph
装在相框里的相片◊
a timber-介amed house (; with a supporting structure of wood)木结构 房屋
.frame of 'mind noun [sing] the way you
feel or think about sth at a particular time 心、态；4>绪：Well discuss this when you’re fn a better_/irame 〇/mind.你心情好些时
我们再讨论这件事。
.frame of 'reference noun {pi. frames of
reference) a particular set of beliefs, ideas or experiences that
affects how a person understands or judges sth (影响 人理解和判断事物的）信仰和准则
'frame
tent (6r£) (NAmE 'wall
tent) noun a large tent with
a roof and walls that do not slope much 框架式大 帐篷（篷顶和篷壁形成的坡度很小> —compare
dome TENT, RIDGE TENT
'frame-up
noun (informal) a
situation in which false evidence is produced in order to make people think
that an innocent person is guilty of a crime 诬豳；陷害
frame-work /'freimw3：k; NAmE -W3：rk/ noun 1 the parts of a building or an object that
support its weight and give it shape (建筑物或物体的）构架，框架，结构
o note at structure 2 〜(of/for
sth) a set of beliefs, ideas or rules that is used as the
basis for making judgements，decisions,
etc.(作为判断、决定等基础
的）信仰，观点，准则：The
report provides a >ame- worfc/or扣rt/ier research.报告提供了进一步研究的原
则。3 the
structure of a particular system (体系的）
结构，机制：We need
to'esmbiish a iega〖_/himeworfc/or the protection 〇/the environment.我们需要建.立个法
律体制来保护环境。◊
the basic介ameworfc 〇/ society社 会的基本结构
franc /fraerjk/ noun the unit of money in
(瑞士等国的货币单位，在法国、比利时和卢森堡于2002 年为欧f所取代>
fraivchise /丨fraontjaiz/
nown，verfc
■
noun 1 [C, U] formal permission given by a
company to sb who wants to sell its goods or services in a particular area;
formal permission given by a government to sb who wants to operate a public
service as a business
(公司授予的）特许经销权；（国家授予的）特别经营 .权，特许：a 介anchise
agreement/comptmy 特许经销 权协议；特约代销公司catering/rafiyhmchise餐饮/ 铁路经营枝◊ In the
reorganizarion, Southern rdevisfon k>st their^anchise.在改组过程中南方电视公司失去了特
许经营权。◊
to operate a business under/hmchise 根据 特许经营权经营 2.[C】a business or
service run under franchise杂特许权的命业（或服务）机构：They
operate _/hmchise5 in
■
verb [VN] [usually passive] to give or sell a franchise(l)
to sb授予（或出售）特许经销权（或经营权）：Catering
has been_/hmchised (butj to a prfvate company.餐饮特许 经营权已授予一家私人公司6
OjhmchiseS restaurants義 经营权的畚it ►fran.chis.ing/7〇im [U]
fran-chisee /.fraentjai'zi:/ noun a person or
company that has been given a franchise 获特许权的人（或公
司U，许经营人（或公甸）
fran-chiser (also fran-chisor) /'fraentjaiza^)/
noun a company or an
organization that gives sb a franchise ^ 予（他<人）特许权的公司（或组织）
Fran-cis-can /fraen'siskan/
noun, adj.
mnoun a member of a
religious organization started in