〇 The
latest proposals were given a frosty reception. 新的建议反应‘淡。► frost.ily /-ili/ 〇如：‘JVo, thank 7〇1^’5/16 5£^介05«%. “不，谢#各。”她冷冰冰戒说。
froth泡沫
froth /frD0; NAmE
fro:0/ noun, verb m noun 1 {U] a mass of small bubbles, especially on the surface of a liquid (尤指液体表面&)泡沫，泡003 foam： a gZass 〇/beer with thick介oth on top 上面有厚 厚一层泡沫的一杯啤—2 [U] ideas, activities, etc. tiiat seem attractive and enjoyable but
have no real value 华 而不实的思想（或活动等）3 [sing.] ~ of sth something that iooks like a mass of small
bubbles on liquid 泡沫状 物：a介ot/i 〇/Wacfc 〖ace起泡状的黑色花边
»
verb 1 if a liquid froths,
or if sb/sth froths it, a mass of small bubbles appears on the surface (使）舍泡沫：[V] a cup coj^ee — 杯起泡的咖啡[also VN] 2 [V]. to
produce a lot of saliva (= liquid in your mouth) ( P ) 吐白沫：rhe ciog was frothing
at the mouth.邊条狗口
吐白沫(fewrat/Ve) ffe 介otfied at the mouth (=
was very angry) when J asfcedjor more money.我还要钱时他 气得七窍生烟。
frothy
/'fn)0i;
AMmf ’fn):0i/ at/y. 1 (of liquids 液体) having
a mass of small bubbles on the surface 有泡沫 的；起泡沫的：户〇t/iy a#ee泡沫咖啡2 seeming attractive
and enjoyable but having no real value 华而 不实的；夸夸其谈的；花架子的：romantic novek 轻浮浅薄的浪漫小说3 (of
clothes or cloth衣服或布料) light
and delicate 轻薄精巧的 frown /fraun/ verb, noun
m verb ~ (at sb/sth) to make a serious, angry or
worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so
that lines appear on your forehead 皱眉；蹙额：[V] What are
yougowning at me/or?.你为什么朝我皱扁头？
0
She frowned with concentration.她 4 神贯全，■紧如双
眉。[also V speech]
iWi:奶 frown
on/upon sb/sth to disapprove of sb/sth 不赞成；不同意；不许可.:，Jn her family, any expression of feeling was
frowned upon. fltM 里对任何感情的流露都不以为然。
■
ziowfi [usually sing.] a serious，angry or worried
expression on a person’s face that causes lines on their fore-
head 皱眉；整额：She toofced up with a
puzzZed介own cm her/ace.她抬头望着，满脸困惑，双眉紧锁。◊ a slight frown of disapproval/concentration, etc.
B&fiPp 赞成的脸色、全神贯注地微皱眉头等
frow-sty
/'frausti/
adj. (6r£) smelling bad
because there is no fresh air闷热的；不通风的；霉臭的H771 fusty, musty: a smaH介owsty oj^ce狭小愁气的办公室
froze
pt of FREEZE
f r〇-Zen /'frauzn; NAmE
'frouzn/ adj.
1
[usually before noun] (of
food 食物）kept at a very low
temperature in order to preserve it 冷冻的；冷藏的： _/h)zen peas 冷冻豌豆 2
[not usually before noun] (of people or parts of the body 人或身体 _
分）extremely cold 冻 僵；极冷：I’mcibso〖utdy_/fozen/義简直冻僵了 ！ oYbu Zoofc介ozen stijQT•看来你冻僵 了'。3 (of
rivers, lakes, etc. 河、湖等）with a layer of ice on
the surface.冰封的；封 冻的；结冰的 4
(especially of ground 尤指地面）so cold that it has
become very hard 冻硬的：77ie grounci was
/irozen soZid•地面冻得邦邦的。5 〜with/in sth unable to
move because of a strong emotion such as fear or horror 吓呆；惊呆：She stared at him,
frozen with shocfc.她惊呆了，:，直瞪着他。一see also freeze
v.
FRS /,ef a:r 'es/ abbr. 1 (
(6r£)
Fellow of the Royal Society (a title given to important British scientists)皇家学院院士（英国杰出科
学家的头衔)：
fruc-tose /'frAktaus; -tauz; NAmE -tous; -touz/ noun [U] {chemistry fc) a type of
sugar found in fruit juice and HONEY果糖，左旋糖（存于果汁、蜂蜜中）
fru-gal
/'fruigl/
adj. 1
using
only as much money or food as is necessary (对金钱、去物等）节约的，节俭
的：a frugal
existence/Zf/e 检朴的生活 PT5J1] extravagant 2 (of meals small, plain and not costing very mucii 简单廉价的 H*I71 meagre： a frugal lunch of bread and cheese面包夹奶酷的简单午餐► fm-gal-ity /fru'gaelati/ noun [U] fru-gaMy /-gali/ adv. ： to live/eat 介ugaHy生活/吃褚％俭 fruit 〇■» /frurt/ noun, verb
m noun 1
[C, U] the part of a plant that consists of one or more seeds and flesh, can be
eaten as food and usually tastes sweet 水果：tropical fruits, such
as bananas and pmea即〖es热杂水果，如香蕉和菠釦◊ EatpZenty 〇/介esh and vegetabZes.要多吃新鲜乐■果和蔬桊。oa piece of fruit (= an apple, an
orange, etc.) — ^ 0 fruit
juice ^：tt 〇 fruit trees —pictures and
vocabulary notes on pages R17, R18, R19 —see also dried fruit,
FIRST FRUIT, SOFT FRUIT — Compare VEGETABLE 2 [C]
{technical a part of a plant
or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds develop 果实.3 [C, usually pi.]
(//ferary) all the natural things that the earth produces (大地命）产物；农产品4[(：](〇价/7- s/Ve) an offensive word for a homosexual man 男向性 恋秦 the fruit/fruits of sth the good results of an
activity or a situation 成果；成效；结果：to enjoy the fruits of your labours (= the rewards for
your hard work)承受你艰苦劳动命成果◊ rhe book is
the介uit 〇/ years 〇/ research.逢本书是表年研究的戒果。一more at BEAR V., FORBIDDEN
■ verb [V] 术语）（of a tree or plant 树或花草）to
produce fruit 结果
fruit*arian /.frui'tearian; NAmE -'ter-/ noun a person who eats
only fruir,只吃水果的人果素者 _ compare
VEGETARIAN
'fruit bat noun a bat
(=
an animal like a mouse with wings) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit 果幅
(p带大蝙蝠，以水果为食）
'fruit cake noun 1 [C, U] a cake
containing dried fruit 果蛋糕 2 fruitcake [C] (/Vi/ormfl/) a
person who behaves in a strange or crazy way 怪人；疯子：She}s
nutty as a fruitcake.她古怪得很。
.fruit 'cocktail noun [U] a mixture of pieces of ftuit in
liquid，sold in tins (罐会）什锦水果
•fruit
'cup now/?
[U, C] 1 (8r£) a drink consisting of fruit juices and pieces of fruit什锦水果杯（用多种果汁和水
果混合的饮料）2 = FRUIT SALAD
fruit-er-er /'fru:
果亨芦郁
fru-ition /fru'ij'n/ noun [U] (formal) the successful
result of a plan, a process or an activity (计划、，过程或活动
的）备成，实现，取得成果：A/ter months 〇/hard work, our pZans/inaHy came to/ruftion.经过几个月的艰苦工
作，我们的计鈿终于完成了。◊ Ms extravagant
ideas were never brought to/iruftion.他不切实际的想法从来
都#有实现过。
fruitless /ifm:tlas/ producing
no useful results .没 有成果的；无成效的；徒然的BEd UNPRODUCTIVE: a
_/y*uitless attempt/searc/i 徒然的尝试 / 搜查◊ Our ej^orts to
persuade her proved介uitZess•我桕蠱力说服她，但毫
无說效。EEQ
fruitful ►
fruit-less-ly adv.
'fruit machine (8r£) (also .one-armed bandit,
'slot machine NAmE, Br£) noun a gambling machine
that you