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proposals were given a frosty reception.
AH ®t (ft & iSt & & &
W. o ►
f rost ily /-ili/
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froth /frD0; NAmE fro:0/
noun, verb h noun 1 [U] a mass of small
bubbles, especially on the surface of a liquid ( Ats ^/A^ffi05 ) H771
foam : a glass of beer
with thick froth on top ± ffi tf )¥ j¥^M^'A05^7Fn#M 2 [U] ideas,
activities, etc. that seem attractive and enjoyable but have no real value ^ MA&05M ( ) 3 [sing.] ~ of sth something
that looks like a mass of
small bubbles on liquid MitiR
$1: a froth of black
lace
m verb 1 if a liquid froths,
or if sb/sth froths it, a mass of small bubbles appears on the
surface ( ) tB/feiA: [V]
a cup of frothing
coffee
produce a lot of saliva (= liquid in your mouth) ( P ) R±
S ]A: The dog was frothing at the mouth, A $J P n± So 0 (figurative)
He frothed at the mouth (= was very angry) when I asked
for more money.
frothy /’frD0i; NAmE 'fro:0i/
adj. 1 (of liquids A) having a mass of small bubbles on the surface W ^ (ft
; : frothy coffee it iftll n#
2 seeming
attractive and enjoyable but
having no real value 4RM As£05; ^^^$05; 7£^A05: frothy romantic novels 3
(Of clothes or cloth «i«44)
light and delicate 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 5&J1; : [V]
What are you frowning at me for? A?
0
She frowned with concentration. M A # 15 it, MMA
li 0 [also V speech] frown on/upon sb/sth
to
disapprove of sb/sth A® J?£;
AlUilt; Ait A: In her family, any expression of feeling was frowned upon. MM
mnoun [usually sing.] a serious, angry or
worried expression on a person’s face that causes lines on their forehead ; H#;!: She looked up with
a puzzled frown on her face. M jq it H If ,
MM, oa
slight frown of
disapproval/concentration, etc. M A
frow-sty /'frausti/ adj. (BrE) smelling bad because there is no
fresh air Nj&05; A1IM05; BEEI fusty,
musty: a small frowsty office 3R/J\1S47053fr£-1i[ froze pt of FREEZE
fro zen 0-w /'frauzn; NAmE ‘frouzn/
adj.
1
[usually before noun] (of food #^j) kept at a very low
temperature in order to preserve
it ?§• 05; IS 07:
frozen peas 2 [not usually before noun] (of people
or parts of the body A 4t) extremely cold It
fl; Wt W: I’m
absolutely frozen! $c ft] M it fi T! o You
look frozen stiff. IfAit/tilT o 3 (of
rivers, lakes, etc. M, MUtp) with a layer of ice on the surface A A 05; M it 05; A05
4 (especially
of ground Aiaitfcffi) so cold
that it has become very
hard A 5jE 01): The ground was frozen solid. J&®it#*lll$2i05o
5 ~ with/in sth unable to move because of a strong emotion such
as fear or horror Pf A ; Isi A : She stared at him,
frozen with shock. ifefsi AT, JlHWI&o — see also freeze v.
FRS
/,ef
a:r 'es/ abbr. 1 (NAmE) Federal Reserve System
{BrE} Fellow of the Royal Society (a title
given to important British scientists)
fructose /'frAktous; -tauz; NAmE -tous; -touz/ noun [U] (chemistry ft) a type of sugar
found in fruit juice and
honey mu, (#aap\ mm*)
frugal /'fruigl/ adj. 1 using only as much
money or food as is necessary ( )
AA505,
05;
a
frugal existenceAife H A05 PT33 extrava
gant 2 (of meals i&A)
small, plain and not costing very much fgf.A If ift 07 PPIT1 meagre : a frugal lunch of
bread and cheese ► frugality
/fru'gaelati/
noun [U] fru-gal-ly /-gali/ adv.: to live/eat
frugally AtS
/ fruit
On /frurt/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C, U] the part of a plant
that consists of one or more seeds and flesh, can be eaten as food and usually
tastes sweet 7RA: tropical
fruits, such as bananas and pineapples O
Eat plenty of fresh
fruit and vegetables. ;g#l£§r!i¥AA4n®li£o oa piece of fruit (= an apple, an
orange, etc.) o fruit
juice Ait 0 fruit trees AM —pictures and
vocabulary notes on pages R17, R18, R19 —see also dried fruit,
first fruit, soft fruit — compare vegetable 2 [c] {technical A ip) a part of a
plant or tree that is formed after the flowers have died and in which seeds
develop A£ 3 [C, usually pi.] {literary) all the natural
things that the earth produces ( A1&05 ) 7^; 4 [C] (offen
sive) an offensive word
for a homosexual man f] [WJtfe ITSTrci the fruit/fruits of
sth the
good results of an activity or a situation A A; £n
A: to enjoy the
fruits of your labours {= the rewards for your
hard work) 0 The book is the fruit
of
years of research. ;i&AAJil£AW;^05J$,Ao
—more at BEAR V., FORBIDDEN
m verb [V] {technical A iff) (of a tree or
plant ft: ^) to produce fruit
fruit-ar-ian /,fru:'tearian; NAmE -'ter-/ noun a person who eats
only fruit H zK m 0$'A; A A # — compare vegetarian
'fruit bat noun a bat
(=
an animal like a mouse with wings) that lives in hot countries and eats fruit A
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(«7W,
W/JcAA# )
'fruit cake noun 1 [C, U] a cake
containing dried fruit A MHIt 2 fruitcake [C] {informal) a person who behaves
in a strange or crazy way i£ A; 1% A: She’s nutty as a fruitcake.
.fruit 'cocktail noun [U] a mixture of pieces of fruit in
liquid, sold in tins ( if
.fruit
‘cup noun [U, C] 1 (Sr£) a
drink consisting of fruit juices and pieces of fruit jf UtRAIF ( ffl^#A?t4n7R A'/I7-07tR44 ) 2 {NAmE) = fruit
salad fruit-er-er
/’fru:tar0(r)/ noun (old-fashioned, especially
BrE) a
person who owns or manages a shop/store selling fruit tRAi^ — compare greengrocer 'fruit fly noun a small fly that eats
plants that are decaying, especially fruit AM; fruitful /'fruitfl/ adj. 1 producing many useful
results $cAA*I0A ana PRODUCTIVE: a
fruitful
collaboration/discussion ItJ^t0]l5# / i4iti PI33 fruitless
2
(literary) (of land or trees ±
itfc A W A) producing a lot of crops 07 ; 0tl ► fruit-ful-ly
/'fruitfali/
adv. fruit-ful-ness /'fruitfalnas/ noun [U] fruiti ness /'fruitinas/ noun [U] (especially of
wine Ata AM) the quality of tasting or smelling strongly of fruit
fru ition /fru'ijn/ noun
[U] (formal) the successful result of a plan, a process or an activity (
if ^l] v W ) mm, After
months of hard work,
our plans finally came
to fruition. £514 A A Rl 05
if-, fie HI 05 it t'J m f % Ifc To 0 His extravagant ideas were never brought
to fruition, tfa A 10^^05 lift AUR
fruit-less /'fruitlas/ adj. producing no useful
results W^A05; AJ^^C05; ^^05 BH3 unproductive: a fruitless
attempt/search H^05#K
/ 0 Our efforts
to persuade her proved
fruitless,
it IP ffi M
PIJ3 fruitful
►
fruit-less-ly adv.
'fruit machine {BrE) (also .one-armed bandit,
'slot machine NAmE, BrE) noun a gambling machine that you