frog /frog; NAmE froig; fraig/ noun
1 a small
animal with smooth skin, that lives both on land and in water (= is an amphibian). Frogs have very long
back legs for jumping, and no tail. 41; #££: the croaking of frogs &I
— picture o page R29 2 Frog (informal)
an offensive word for a French person y&HJfg ( j£Il
Aftllgjft ) ITflTl have, etc. a frog in your throat
to lose your voice or be unable to speak clearly for a short time ( ft
m) #;#,
frog-ging /'frogiq; NAmE 'froig-;
'fraig-/ noun [U] a decorative fastening on a coat consisting of a long wooden button and
a loop ifjMl&ZRfn
frog-let /'froglot; NAmE 'froig-; 'fraig-/ noun 1 a type of small
frog /Jn W &£ 2 a small frog
that has recently changed from being a tadpole AJjS frog-man /'frogman; NAmE 'froig-; 'fraig-/ noun {pi -men /-man/) (Brf) a
person who works underwater, wearing a rubber suit, flippers, and special
equipment to help them breathe 41 A: Police frogmen
searched the lake for the murder weapon. f|0 — compare diver
frog-march /'frogmaitj; NAmE 'froigmairtj'; ‘fraig-/ verb [VN -t-adv./prep.]
{BrE) to force sb to go somewhere by holding
their arms tightly so they have to walk along with you He was grabbed by
two men and
frogmarched out of the hall. A
frog-spawn /'frogspoin; NAmE 'froig-; 'fraig-/ noun [U] an almost transparent substance that looks like
jelly and contains the eggs of a frog 41W; 41 Eft W — picture
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fro-lng /'frauirj; A/AmF'frouir)/ noun
IT5TO1 see toing
frolic /'frolik; NAmE 'frail-/
verb, noun mverb (-ck-) [V] to
play and move around in a lively, happy way Wt 1^: children
frolicking on the beach
a noun [C, U] {old
fashioned) a lively and enjoyable activity during which people forget their
problems and responsibilities : It
was just a harmless
frolic.
frolic-some /'froliksom;
NAmE 'frail-/ adj. (especially literary) playing in a lively happy way Jk |4J (ft:
frolicsome lambs #![)$;
(ft 3s#-
from On /from; strong
form from; NAmE frAm; fraim/ prep.
For the special uses of from in phrasal verbs, look at
the entries for the verbs. For example keep sth from sb is in the phrasal verb
section at keep. * from
#P keep sth
from sb keep (ft
feiffifoif] nP ft„ 1 used to show
where sb/sth starts ( She
began to
walk away from him. Ao
o Has
the train from
WN'l'ai ) AA-- Jflfc:
We’re open from 8 to 7 every day.
s 0 He was blind
from birth, life A
A A ^ „ 3 used to show who sent or gave sth/sb ( ^ A & Mia tB ) g■> # S :
a letter from my
brother Jni # A (ft fit o information from
witnesses vE A f& (ft fit jj. o the man from (=
representing) the insurance company A (ft A 4 used to show what
the origin of sb/sth is (
1
)3ttS, dlS’, AA--A: I’m from
AfJAo 0 documents from the sixteenth century * 16 ttt ffilftliliA 0 quotations from
Shakespeare ^±tk3Einl<
<> heat from the sun A PH 5 used to
show the material that sth is made of ( )&•••( ftjjt; ) :
Steel is made from iron. fRHl: & Eft 0 6 used to
show how far apart two
places are ( ilzKWit&Eftii^ ) ^: 100
metres from the scene of the accident
%% 100 A 7 used to show sb’s position
or point of view ( 3k 7F & S &
) AA: You can see the island from here. 0 From a financial point
of view the project
was a disaster. AA#£^1A#, j&AM i i)SMTo
8 ~ sth (to sth) used to show the range of sth ( ) AA-- ( PJ
) : The temperature
varies from
30 degrees to minus 20. WlM^E 30 20 |b]
4S it o o The store
sells everything from
819
shoelaces to
computers. &|ti^j£ih1|#J®i8iAA^#l|Ji+ 0 Conditions
vary from school to school ##r^$(ft'lf ifl.'FlUo 9 ~ sth (to sth) used to
show the state or form of sth/sb before a change ( ^TKgfc^mltft
) AA-- ( m ) : Things have gone from bad to worse. 'If 0 translating from English to
Spanish AA^io#J&ffi#E5fi?l o You need a break from routine, AA 0 A
HJ3£ & %
2
used to show that sb/sth is separated or
removed ( ^tk^E^SsKAI^ ) : The
party was ousted from power
after
eighteen years. fejg T £ „
3
used to show that sth is prevented ( ) f<£
'fell, fi£ She saved him from drowning.
MlfcT'flb
4
used to show the reason for sth ( ^ ^ ® ) ^ A , @A: She felt sick from
tiredness. . 13
used to show the
reason for making a
judgement ( H ^ Itt fj M.
0 ) flliJI, AA -5|t#:
You can tell a lot about a person from their handwriting.
W A If. ^ 'If #£ o o From what I heard
the company’s in deep trouble. WtmFJimIWs ^1
B U P6 M ^ o
14 used when
distinguishing between two people or things ( E$] — ( 4^Ir]
) : Is Portuguese
very different from
Spanish?
A^? o I can’t tell one twin from the other. A
l&jjq ■t'imiilo
ITTTTn from ... on starting
at the time mentioned and continuously after that AA 04® : From now on you
can work on your own. AApJ W14SX#o o She never spoke to
him again from that day on. AA$5A&Mtfe#&4flftei&i#o from-age fra is /,fromai3
'frei; NAmE fra‘mai3/ noun [U] (from French)
a type of very soft cheese, similar to yogurt ( )
frond /frond; NAmE fraind/ noun 1 a long leaf of some plants or trees,
especially palms or ferns. Fronds are often divided into
parts along the edge. ( A ^
HRf2a long piece of seaweed that looks like one of these
leaves ( H ^
They’re sitting opposite / She’s
sitting in front of him. facing each other. ffi0
front On /frAnt/ noun, adj., verb m noun
► FORWARD PART/P0SITI0N fj M 1 [C, usually
sing.] (usually the
front) the part or side of sth that faces forward; the side of sth that you
look at first iE ®: The front of
the building was covered with ivy. A# (KHEffilflgiiT f#lo 0 The book has a picture of
the car was badly
damaged.
— see also shopfront,
Y-fronts 2 the front [sing.] the position that is in the
direction that sb/sth is facing BUffi; JE itu A : Keep
your eyes to the front and walk straight ahead. ❖ There’s a
garden at the
front of the house. —
HU 3 the
front [sing.] the part of sth
that is furthest forward fj nP: I prefer to travel in the front of the car