coincidences, tS 7 *5'n ^ 0 O Our new brochure is crammed full of inspirational ideas. fUilff fHj'hJffl' 7 7 M & A >l> (ft it it tb W H o o animals pumped full of antibiotics &AAil£n;£^Mzj(j^<> She was full of admiration for the care she had received. life )tf #t ?§t f!j Eft A17 PJ® If1!/A El o 0 He smiled, his eyes full of laughter.

►                 TALKING A LOT 3 ~ of sth (of a person A) thinking

or talking a lot about a particular thing (   )

# ft ^, $ ft ft ^ : He was full of his new job and everything he’d been doing.

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►                 WITH FOOD | | 4 (6rf also .full 'up) having had enough to eat tfet&T (ft: Ho more for me, thanks—7’m

full up. mm,      one kids

still weren’t full, so I gave them an ice cream each. 7

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can’t run on a full stomach. t&lfAjiT At&S^o

►                 COMPLETE 7G 5 [usually before noun] complete; with

nothing missing ^ dfe (ft; ^ H (ft; (ft: Full details are available on request. #1#|§-^0 Of stiH don’t think we’ve heard the full story. ^jAlliAAfSIH A7l?££l$1i ffi o 0 a full English breakfast    0 A full

refund will be given if the item is faulty.

o Fill in your full name and address. tM'Ej £ & ffl i&hk 0 o The country applied for full membership of the European Union. SASlfc^iiJAAMlfcSiMlE AfAM,

►                 AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE 7|Lf; 6 [usually before noun] to the

highest level or greatest amount possible Jft iSi ^&(ft; Al ii^(ft; ft A it (ft EDII maximum : Many people don’t use their computers to their full potential. ft^A'&^f^ 9t M life 1(7it % ft M £ ft i o o measures to achieve full employment o Students

should take full advantage of the university’s facilities.

o She came round the

corner at full speed.

►                 FOR EMPHASIS 7 [only before noun] used to empha­size an amount or a quantity (  ) ftft(ft, H

M (ft: She is a full four inches shorter than her sister. M

►                 BUSY -|t# 8 busy; involving a lot of activities 1££ft; 7f

ft£f£s!jM: He’d had a very full life. ItklSMT— •tlW Ato 0 Her life was too full to find time for hobbies.  t,

►                 MOON M yt 9 appearing as a complete circle 0 (ft; it (ft: The moon was full, the sky clear. [1] R H $ „ — see also FULL MOON

►                 FAT HE It 10 (of a person or part of the body A If ft

large and round. ‘Full’ is sometimes used to avoid saying ‘fat’. 7#flft; ®ftt£lft ( fBtffl full fat ) : He kissed her full sensual lips. life 7 MSP 7 $114 |§(ft iio 0 They specialize in clothes for women with a fuller figure. 1MlAA1*^&«(ft£±«Mo

►                 CLOTHES A® 11 made with plenty of cloth; fitting loosely jSft(ft; HAM: a full skirt %

►                 TONE/VOICE/FLAVOUR 7iJA #7; if 12 deep, strong and rich M; 0'$iM; iAiPM: He draws a unique full sound from the instrument. 1lfeilHs^#ih7<&#[III¥ M W 0 0 the full fruity flavour of the wine tPM/JCftl*

fR71 Most idioms containing full are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example full of the joys of spring is at joy. A^f£A full M ^ in, #Pft

n fuiiofthe

joys of spring A i^ ^ joy 7 0 ‘full of yourself (disapproving) very proud; thinking only of yourself i it; ft MilriSi; Hi 7 B in full including the whole of sth MA; ^knP: The address must be printed in full. #fe to the full (NAmE usually to the fullest) to the greatest possible degree lifiJUAIi JS; A 57 I’ve always believed in living life to the full, ft

uadv. ~ In/on sth directly     15 Jlilfe; She looked

him full in the face. MfeSM^iltfeMj&o

full-back /‘fulbaek/ noun 1 [C] one of the defending players in football (soccer), hockey or rugby whose position is near the goal they are defending ( ft ^, fl    fliJ# ) fen 2 [C] the attacking player in

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American football whose position is behind the quarterback and beside the halfbacks (H Aft7$ ) ^13 [U] the position a fullback plays at JfjHHftS: Hunter is at fullback.

.full 'beam noun [U] (BrE) the brightest light that a vehicle’s headlights can give, usually used when there are no street lights and no other traffic ( ^ fj AT M ) ft 3S ^ it, ft 3S it: Even with the lights on full beam I couldn’t see very far.      TM^.it$t&

.full-'blooded adj. [only before noun] 1 involving very strong feelings or actions; done in an enthusiastic way

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full-blooded attack $£ ^ ifi 2 having parents, grandparents, etc. from only one race or country jfejfo. UtM;        a full-blooded Scotsman 7<&jfiUlM^ft

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.full-'blown adj. [only before noun] having all the characteristics of sb/sth; fully developed MPJr A # HE M; JABM: full-blown AIDS    0 The border

dispute turned into a full-blown crisis.

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.full 'board (erf) (NAmE A.merican 'plan) noun [U] a type of accommodation in a hotel, etc. that includes all meals ( ££ tt W          ^ # Tl: Do you require full or half

board?       ? —compare bed and

BREAKFAST, EUROPEAN PLAN, HALF BOARD .full-'bodied adj. having a pleasantly strong taste or sound (SfcjDiMW, 8&JIW; ( ^#) MW, MW : a full-bodied red wine f|S II ^ M M o a full-bodied string section

.full-'colour (6r£) (NAmE .full-'color) adj. [only before noun] printed using colours rather than just black and white &&&];

,full-court 'press noun [sing.] (NAmE) 1 (in basketball 1^) a way of attacking in which the members of a team stay close to their opponents over the whole area of play    1 2 (informal) a strong effort to influence

sb or a group of people by putting pressure on them it

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.full-'cream adj. (BrE) (of milk 7#5) with none of the fat taken away 71b (ft

ful-ler-ene /'fulariin/ noun [U] (chemistry fc) = buck- minsterfullerene

full •er*s earth /.fulaz '3:0; NAmE .fularz '3ir0/ noun [U] a type of clay used for cleaning cloth and making it thicker 'M S ±

.full 'face adj., adv. showing the whole of sb’s face; not in profile JtlEffilft ( ife ) ; lEJ&lft ( Hfe ) : a full-face view/portrait jEffiffifL / ^ \% full- fat adj. [usually before noun] (especially BrE) (of milk, cheese, etc. 7 ^ , IP5 ^) without any of the fat removed ^fla^ft

full-fledged adj. (especially NAmE) = fully fledged .full 'forward noun (in Australian Rules football SI it $L M $) an attacking player who plays near the opposing team’s goal (      J#J ) Ail#

full- frontal adj., noun

m adj. [only before noun] 1 showing the whole of the front of a person’s body $$HIE® Eft: full-frontal nudity lEffi i^2 = frontal(2)

■ noun a picture or a scene in a film/movie which shows the naked body of a person from the front iEffi^l^Eft

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,full-'grown adj. (of people, animals or plants #j) having reached the greatest size to which they can grow and stopped growing j£ ft 7 0<j; A JAM; jAflM .full 'house noun 1 an occasion in a theatre, cinema/ movie theater, etc. when there are no empty seats ( UiJ They played to a full house. tB ® A0- S o 2 (in the card game of poker) three cards of one kind and two of another kind ffli'M.il

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