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town. ft
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how often does it occur in the language)?
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s verb
/fri'kwent/ [VN] (formal) to visit a particular place often it A, #?!l ( S&h. ) : We met in a local bar much frequented by
students. ft d 4 ^ ft # ft $—M M nE
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ffiiSo
fre quen ta tive /fri'kwentativ/
oc//'. (linguistics it g) (of
verbs gfjiSJ) expressing an action that is done repeatedly or a lot MS ftPI): ‘Chatter’
is originally a frequentative form of ‘chat’. * chatter W.9tfk chat
ftlfilifto fre quent ly On /'friikwantli/
adv. often M % #; M #: Buses run frequently between the city
and the airport. M1^#ftftft rUEftfll
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fresco /'freskau;
NAmE -kou/ noun (pi. -oes or -os) [C, U]
a picture that is painted on a wall while the plaster
is still wet; the method of painting in this way 'MU® MM ®ftft —see also
ALFRESCO
fresh 0-w /frej/ adj.,
adv.
a adj. (fresh er,
fresh-est)
►
FOOD tl 1 (usually of food
ifi it jt #j) recently produced or picked and not frozen, dried or preserved in
tins or cans frllftj; Iff 7*ftj; $|jj§ft): Is this milk fresh?;EJ§£|ft#5t4? O fresh bread/flowers $']thMftjffi fjl; l| 0 Eat plenty of fresh fruit and
vegetables. £ §r £17jc M fr) || 31 <> 0 vegetables fresh from the
garden RiJ
0 Our chefs use only the freshest produce
available.
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NEW if] 2 made or
experienced recently 0f iS: frxJ; Sr i£c
ili Sift);
§rifi:ft[&ftj: fresh tracks in the snow ft#±ftj SrP^P 0 Let me
write it down while it’s still fresh in my mind, St. IS AXE ft Ac
3 [usually before
noun] new or different in a way that adds to or
replaces sth Sr ftj; A I^J ft) : fresh evidence
Sr®^ <> I think it’s time we tried a fresh approach. ftiA ft A A
irt Iff ft ft ft) M" MTo 0 a fresh coat of paint RiJ ftj — jg# ^ o Could
we order some fresh coffee ? ft
f|j is & Sr M ft) ® ^
? 0 This
is the opportunity
he needs to make afresh start (= to try sth new after not being
successful at sth else). j&JH
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CLEAN/COOL ft ft; i&A 4 [usually before
noun] pleasantly clean, pure or cool ft §)] ftj; Dt^ftJ: a toothpaste that
leaves a nice fresh taste in your mouth ft P ft f^TInfiJift
lA if (ft A It O Let’s
go and get some fresh air (= go outside where the air is cooler). Pf &
ft nJ£ A Sr II
►
WATER ft 5 [usually before noun] containing no salt
ftj; Aife ft): There
is a shortage of fresh water on the island. fr&kfrtfoko
— see also freshwater
►
WEATHER ft ft 6 (BrE) quite
cold with some wind ftW, ftj; ft^ftj: It’s
fresh this morning, isn’t it?
MMW, XIAXi? 7 (of the wind JxQ quite strong and cold
ijtfCJfllMtftj H771 brisk: a fresh breeze ftlfrftjDtM
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CLEAR/BRIGHT ft Bf] 8 looking clear,
bright and
attractive ft ftj; BXl^ftJ; %
M ft): He looked fresh and neat in a clean white shirt. #^±ft]!£ftj£|t#Ji:}#ft^ SJ f&o o a
collection of summer dresses in fresh colours — % 0 afresh complexion SlfftJ
►
FULL OF ENERGY ft 9 [not usually before noun] full
of energy If ft Aii:
Regular exercise will help you feel fresher and fitter. #
X$fiJtt0 0 I
managed to sleep on the plane and arrived feeling as fresh as a daisy. ftMMfE 111 h
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JUST FINISHED 10 ~ from sth having
just come
from a particular
place; having just had a particular experience Pll • • • )|£; I® If kt ■ ■
■ J3j : students fresh
from college 0 fresh from her
success at
the Olympic Games
RUDE/CONFIDENT fi#; gfg 11 [not before noun] ~ (with sb) (informal) rude and too
confident in a way that shows a lack of respect for sb or a sexual interest in
sb
15
81#; ) $[I£: Don’t
get fresh with me!
mWafl!
► f resh
ness noun [U]: We guarantee the freshness of all
our produce, ft f ] fa -fiE ft fl] W
^ fr or JS Hr H W«, 0 the
cool freshness of the water 7jci$?#$s 0 / like the freshness of his
approach to the problem.
(Hj&tSIXfeo IHTOI see blood, breath, heart
►
adv. ITiTOl fresh out of sth (informal, especially
NAmE)
having recently finished
a supply of sth ( n&Hf 5f:
If ) : Sorry, we’re
fresh out of milk. frV)ft^l
fresh-en /’frejn/ verb
1 [VN] ~ sth (up) to make sth cleaner, cooler, newer
or more pleasant M, Ilf 0 > Si A )
: The walls need freshening up with white paint, it M W W ffl
& B Jffil Hr „ 0 The
rain had
freshened the
air. T M £ H ^fr 7» o Using a mouthwash
freshens the breath.
jf §f o 2 [VN] ~ sth
(up) (especially NAmE) to add more liquid to a drink, especially an
alcoholic one jjp "f ( AIbM
) Zfr — see also top-up(2)
3 [V] (of
the wind JxQ to
become stronger and colder The wind will freshen tonight.
». .freshen up | .freshen yourself up to
wash and make yourself
look clean and tidy I’ll just go and freshen up before supper.
mm-tio
fresh-ener /’freXna(r)/
noun [u, C] (often in compounds is]) a thing that makes sth cleaner,
purer or more pleasant iffr, SA ) 2M: air
freshener
fresh-er /'freja(r)/ noun (BrE, informal) a
student who has just started his or her first term at a university A^
'fresh-faced
adj. having a young, healthy-looking face
usually followed by a
past participle showing that sth has been made, prepared, etc. recently (
Aia] ) WM, frifi: freshly
brewed coffee fresh-man /'frejman/
noun (pi. -men /-man/) 1 (especially NAmE) a student who is
in his or her first year at a university or college, or in the ninth grade at
school
(A high
school/college
freshmen ®A/A'¥r — o
during
my freshman year fE.ft^'fr-WiM ® —
compare sophomore 2 (CanE)
a first-year student at a university or college A^-¥M£
fresh-water /‘freXwo:ta(r)/ adj. [only before
noun] 1 living in water
that is not the sea and is not salty 61: freshwater fish ?jfc7jc#_ 2
having water that is not salty freshwater
lakes — compare salt
water
fret /fret/ verb, noun
►
verb (-tt-)
(especially BrE) ~ (about/over sth) to be worried
or unhappy and not
able to relax ; ‘MU; Hit A 3c: [V] Fretting
about it won’t help. AIK 0
Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the
room. M-^&^Ib], [also VN, V that]
►
noun 1 one of the bars on the long thin part of
a guitar, etc. Frets show you
where to press the strings with your fingers to produce particular sounds. ( it.#,
W ) op — picture o page
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fretful /'fretfl/
adj. behaving in a way that shows you are unhappy or uncomfortable M1H6A
g:‘fi|6A W PSTTl RESTLESS
► fret-ful-ly adv. fret-saw /‘fretso:/ noun a saw with a thin blade that is used for cutting patterns in
wood, metal, etc. fret-ted /'fretid/
adj. (technical AiD) (especially of wood or stone Ala A Aide A A)
decorated with patterns
tfliW
fret-work /'fretw3:k; NAmE -W3:rk/ noun
[U] patterns cut into wood, metal, etc. to decorate it; the process of making
these patterns jefr&ifrXfi*