Freud ian /'froidian/
adj. 1 connected
with the ideas of Sigmund Freud about the way the human mind works, especially
his theories of subconscious sexual
feelings
( aaa63iai>
JAA, Wlf ) 2 (of sb’s Speech
or behaviour i# m
IS ft A) showing your secret thoughts or feelings, especially those connected
with sex ( Alt
.Freudian 'slip noun something you say by mistake but which is
believed to show your true thoughts iS, AW ( ) BlflKnn This expression is
named after Sigmund
Freud and his theories of subconscious thought. ^ M ® & M IS • w
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fri able /'fraiabl/ adj. {technical A i§) easily broken up into small pieces
ft 63; Ji 5$ 63; J| $75? 63: friable soil
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friar /'fraia(r)/
noun a member of one of several Roman Catholic
religious communities of men who in the past travelled around teaching people
about Christianity and lived by asking other people for food (= by begging) ( A±$C ) \%± — compare monk
fri-ary /‘fraiari/ noun {pi.
-ies) a building in which friars liveft##^; ft|£
fric-as-see /'frikasi:/
noun [C, U] a hot dish consisting of small
pieces of meat and vegetables that are cooked and served in a thick white sauce
$1 ® fricative /'frikativ/ {BrF) (NAmE spir ant) noun {phonetics in ft) a speech sound made by forcing
breath out through a narrow space in the mouth with the lips, teeth or tongue
in a particular position, for example /f/ and IS/ in fee and she
^|§ft ► frica-tive adj. — compare PLOSIVE
fric-tion /'frikfn/ noun 1 [U] the action of one object or surface
moving against another Friction
between
moving parts
had caused the engine to overheat. fiS ifa
p|S #63J*£&£3&#taa&. 2 [u] {physics $j) the resistance (= the force that stops sth
moving) of one surface to another surface or substance moving over or through
it MW.fl: The force of friction slows the spacecraft down as it re-enters
the earth’s atmosphere. TWA A
3[u,c]
~ (between A and B) disagreement
or a lack of friendship among people who have different opinions about sth #- ; ft jA ; A ffl H771 tension : conflicts and
frictions that
have still to be resolved {73 ® (ft
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'friction
tape noun [u] (l/S) = insulating tape Fri-day On /'fraidei;
-di/ noun [C, U] {abbr.
Fri.) the day of the week after Thursday and before Saturday iildHil To see
how Friday
is used, look
at the examples at Monday. *
Friday (ft A JE ® & Monday T 63 zf
$1„ MdMUl Originally
translated from the Latin for ‘day of the planet Venus’ Veneris dies and named after the Germanic goddess Frigga. # i #tT X Veneris
dies . ® M A day of the planet Venus ( ft M 0 )
, Frigga ( ftmm ) 4r&0
fridge On /frid3/ (Br£) {NAmE
or formal re-friger-ator) {US also old-fashioned
ice-box)
noun a piece of
electrical equipment in which food is kept cold so that it stays fresh |g : This
dessert can be served straight from the fridge. A
mm,
.fridge-'freezer noun (BrF)
a piece of kitchen equipment that consists of a fridge/refrigerator and
a freezer together ( ft?£§cSfn?£W^63 ) AAftKfi; A.
fried pt, pp of fry friend On /frend/ noun
► PERSON YOU LIKE I^WA'1
a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your
family A; MX: This is my friend Tom. && &
tL'&ho 0 Is he a
friend of yours? (ft IIA “4 ? o
She’s an old friend
(= I have known her a long time). M ji
ffc 63 A 10 A o 0 He’s one of my best friends, {ftjk h M 7^0 63IHAW —o o a close/goodfriend ^A; #A 0
childhood/family/lifelong friend JL® / MM
/ ^ftJWA o I heard about it through
a friend of a friend.
A63H71An7rf|j:!&<:63o
O She has a wide circle of friends.
►
SUPPORTER XX 2 a
person who supports an organization, a charity, etc., especially by giving or
raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc.
S3 ft ; X j# ft : the
Friends of
►
NOT ENEMY A M■ Sc A 3 a
person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and will help and
support you g B A; ® IrI<A ; 1*1
Sift: You’re among friends here—you can speak freely. j&JLfPJi: § £
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►
SILLY/ANNOYING PERSON Mil 63 4 (ironic) used
to talk about sb you
do not know who has done sth silly or annoying ( A63¥®ifti£ftAyisiR
63 A ) : I wish our
friend at the next table would shut up. 0
►
IN PARLIAMENT/COURT 5 (in
used by a member of
parliament to refer to another member of parliament or by a lawyer to refer to
another lawyer in a court of law ( M 1*1 ®
(tfj —
) ffllk, ®T, I^A: my honourable friend, the member for
my learned friend
(= in a court of law) tf ^ W fW] A ()
►
IN RELIGION 6 Friend a member of the
Society of
Friends ( fffSc) H33 Quaker
nrrn be/make
'friends (with sb) to be/become a friend of sb M A(tfj ) ^ A: We’ve been friends
for years. Cl ^ W
HE A T, <> They had a quarrel, but
they’re friends again now. {fl ftj? M ^ii ijfl ft V.
fP T o o Simon
finds it hard to make friends with other children. be
(just) good 'friends used to
say that two friends are not having a romantic relationship with each other ( MR) a
.friend in 'need (is a
.friend in'deed) (saying) a
friend who gives you help when you need it (is a true friend)
IE#JJU!£ ) ; ( J&SIf ) have .friends in
high
' places to know
important people who can help you ft ft^Affi®
— more at man n.
friend-less /'frendlas/
adj. without any friends $£ ft flfj
AW
friendly o-w /'frendli/
adj., noun
madj. (friend-lier,
friend-li-est) 1 ~ to/toward(s) sb
behaving in a kind and pleasant way because you like sb or want to help them : a warm and
friendly person 'If ft A 0
Everyone was very friendly towards me. r*LI3
unfriendly 2
showing kindness; making you feel relaxed and as
though you are among friends # M W;
J; a
friendly smile/welcome
small hotel
with a friendly atmosphere ETJ3 unfriendly 3 ~ (with sb)
treating sb as a friend
fllj MMtfi : We soon became friendly with the couple next door. 111 M
fri it Eft A $3 A T o 0
She was on friendly terms with
most of the hospital
staff.
A %. it
„ 4 (especially of the
relationship between
countries (tfJXM) not treating sb/sth as
an enemy A jtf ^ :
to maintain friendly
relations with
all countries %#rft0|C/{£ltA£fA^
EGS hostile 5 (often in compound adjectives #$|jAS ft ft isj) that
is helpful and easy to use; that helps sb/sth or does not harm it£F7f|6{j;
ftjf!#j;
This software is much friendlier than the previous
version, it ft ft # It 'Z.ft M JK ^ # M # ^ . o environmentally-friendly
farming methods A o
ozone-friendly
cleaning materials A E $1A A 63'7# to M ^4 — see also user-friendly 6 in which
the people, teams, etc. taking part are not seriously competing against each
other ( tk # ) A1# ift A it 63; ft M #l '14