1209 by St Francis of Assisi in Italy 方济各会修士(.:方济 各会于1209年由圣方济各创办)

                  adj. relating to St Francis or to this organization 各的;方济各会的a Francisam monfc方济各会修士 "

fran-cium /'frasnsiam/ noun [U] (symb Fr) a chemical element. .Francium is a radioactive metal.:_(放射性 化学元素:

Franco- /'fraerjkau; NAmE 'fraeqkou/ combining form (in nouns and adjectives'构成名词和形容词)French; France :国的;法国人的;法国the Frcmco-Pmssian War普 法战争◊ Francophile亲法的人

franco-phone /'fraeqkafaun; NAmE -foun/ adj. [only before noun] speaking French as the main language ii, 法语的francophone noun: Canadian francophones 说法语的加f大人

fran^gi-pani /,fraend3i'paeni; -'paini/ noun 1 [U, C] a tropical American tree or bush with groups of white, pink, or yellow flowe.rs:.树(或灌木卜(产.于 美洲热带2'[U]'a perfume that_ is made from the frangipani plant鸡蛋花香水

frang-lais /'froqglei; NAmE 'froiqglei/ noun [\J] {informal) language which is a mixture of French and English, used in a humorous way (幽默说法)法英混杂语,英

式法语

frank /fraeqk/ adj., verb

uadj. (frank-er, frank-est GHQ More frank is also common. * more frank 也常用 honest and direct in what you say, sometimes in a way that other people might not like _坦率的;直率的aandanfc discus­sion 坦诚 的充分•疮 ◊ a/hmfc admission o/guit 坦率 承认心里有愧◊ He vvas very yhmfc about hi’s reZarionship with the actress.他对自己和那位女演员的关系直言不讳。

To be frank with you, I think your son has little c/iance / pacing the exam坦诚相告,我认为你的儿子 不大可龍通过考试。〇 note at honest ► frank.ness noun [U] They outlined their aims with disarming /rcmfcness.他们友好坦诚地简述了他们的宗旨。

                  verb [VN] [often passive] to stamp a mark on an envelope, etc. to show that the cost of posting it has been paid or does not need to be paid (在信件上)盖邮资已付印 记,盖免付邮资印记

Fran.ken.food /'fraerjkanfuid/ (also 'Frankenstein

food) not//7 [C, U] (/_/7/o/7T?fl/»prov/ng) food that has been GENETICALLY MODIFIED i 因食物

Fran-ken-stein /'fraerjkanstam/ noun (also .Franken­stein^ 'monster, .Frankenstein 'monster) used to talk about sth that sb creates or invents that goes out of control and becomes dangerous, often destroying the person who created it朱控的创盏物(常毁灭创造者) From the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley in which.a scientist called Frankenstein makes a creature from pieces of dead bodies and brings .it to life.源自玛 丽雪莱的小说《科学怪人XV其中的科学彖弗兰.肯斯坦 用尸体的不同部位拼成了一个怪物并賦予它生命。

frank-furt-er /'fraBi3kf3ta(r); NAmE -f3rt-/ (NAmE also wie-ner, informal wee-nie) noun a long thin smoked sausage with a reddish-brown skin, often eaten in a long bread roll as a hot dog法兰克福熏肠(常用于做 热狗)I

frank-in*cense /'fraeijkinsens/ noun [u] a substance that is burnt to give a pleasant smell, especially during religious ceremonies乳香(点燃时散发{I香妹,尤用于

宗教$仪)

'franking machine (especially Br£) {NAmE usually 'postage meter) noun a machine that prints an official mark on a letter to show that the cost of posting it has been paid, or does not need to be paid P 资机(力n 盖由P

资已付印记)

frank-ly /'fraeqkli/ adv. 1 in an honest and direct way that people might not like'坦率地;直率地He spoke about the ordeaM也直率地讲出了苦难的经历◊. They  admitted their responsibility.他们坦率—承

f 责任2 used to show tAat you are being honest about sth, even though people might not like what you are saying (表示直言)老实说Frcm/dy, J couldn’t care Zess what happens to him.说灰话,芦才木管他出什么事 呢◊ Quite /iranfcZy, /’m not surpraeS you /ai[ed老女 说,我对你的失败不感到意外。

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fran-tic /'fraentik/ adj. 1 done quickly and with a lot of activitybut in a way that is not very well organized 紧 张忙 E 的;手忙 P 乱的 H3E1 HECTIC a frantic das/i/search/struggle不顾一切的猛冲;疯狂的运查/#■ They made frantic attempts to revive him. 奋命地努力让他务醒过来◊ Things areantic in the oj^ce right now.现在办公室里是忙作一团2 unable to control your emotions because you are extremely frightened or worried about sth (&于恐惧或担心 > 左 法控制感情的,发狂似的HEl BESIDE YOURSELF : _/ircmtic with worry 忧虑得要命◊ Let’s go bacfc. Vour parents must be getting_/Wmric by now咱们回家吧。你 的父#现在肯定快要急宛了0 TTie cWZdren are driving me antic (= making me very annoyed).孩子们快要使 我:全疯了.► fran.tic.ial•丨y /4di/_. flt/v. : They worked _/WmticaZZy to/inish on time•‘们士命工作以稼.时完成。

frappe /'fraepei; /V/Amf frae'pei/ adj., noun {from French)

                  [after noun]:(of drinks ^[) served cold with a lot of ice_l冰(的);冰镇:coj^eejappe'加冰咖啡

                  noun a drink or sweet food served cold with very small pieces of ice冰镇饮料或甜食);碎砵饮料

frat /fraet/ noun {NAmE, informal) = fraternity(2) a at boy (= a member of a'fraternity) ■■(美国)男夫学生 联谊会会员

fra-ter-nal /fr0't3nl; NAmE -'t3rnl/ adj. [usually before noun] 1 connected with the relationship that exists between people or groups that share the same ideas or interests (指志趣相投者)兄弟般的,亲如手足的a _/hzterna! organization/sodey 兄弟会组织;共济会 2 connected with the relationship that exists between brothers兄弟间的yhztemd rivalry弟阋墙^印如卜 nal-ly adv.

fra.ternal 'twin (also ,non-i,dentical 'twin, ,dizy- .gotic 'twin) noun either of two children or animals bom from the same mother at the same time but not from the same egg 双卵性双胞胎之一 compareroEN- TICAL TWIN, MONOZYGOTIC TWIN

fra-ter-nity /fra't3nati; NAmE -'t3m-/ noun (pi. *ies)

1                  [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of people sharing the same

profession, interests or beliefs (有相同职业、爱好或信 5印的)群抹,同人;同好members /the medical/ banfcing/racingetcatemfty医务界、银行界、赛马 圈等同人 2 (also /VAwf //?/ormfl/ frat) [C] a club for a group of male students at an American college or university (美国男大学生的)联谊会,兄弟会 —compare sorority 3 [U] (formal) a feeling of friend­ship and support that exists between the members of a group (团在内的)情谊,兄弟般友谊,博爱the ideals / iiberty,          amiatem办自由、平等和博爱的

理想

frater-nize (erf also -ise) /'fraetanaiz; NAmE -tarn-/ verfc [V](with sb) to behave in a friendly manner, espe­cially towards si) that you are not supposed to .l?e friendly with (与尤指禾该亲善者亲善:S/ie was accuseci /aternizing with f/ie enemy.她被指责亲敌。

frat-er-niza-tion, -isa-tion /.fraetanai'zeij'n; NAmE -terna'z-/ noun [U]

frat*ri-cide /'fraetrisaid/ noun [U, C] 1 (formal) the crime of killing your brother or sister; a person who is guilty of this crime杀害兄弟(或姐妹)罪;杀害兄弟(或姐 妹丨者 compare matricide, parricide, patricide

2                  the crime of killing people of your own country or group; a person who is guilty of this crime 杀害 _ 胞 罪;杀害 lil胞者► frat-ri-cidal /.frsetrrsaidl/ flc//: to be engaged in aatridcia struggie进行自相残杀的斗争

fraud /fro:d/ noun 1 [U, C] the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally 欺诈罪;欺骗罪: She was charged with credi’t card aud.她被控告倩用卡 欺骗罪◊ property that has been, obtained by _/iraud 欺 诈所得的财产◊ a00 miHion/raud * 1亿元数额的诈骗 罪 2' [C] a person who pretends to have qualities, abilities, etc. that they do not really have in order to cheat other people 骗字;.行骗的人:He’s nothing but a Zkir and aaud.他只不过是个撒谎者和骗子◊ She/dt a fraud accepting their sympathy (= because she was not really sad).她接受他们的同情时感到自己是在骗人。