.full-1 length adj., adv. adj. [only before noun] 1 (of a mirror or picture )t) showing the whole of a person’s body jk #
64: a full-length portrait fkPf ^ 0 2 (of a book, play,
etc. 45. ®|J;£#) not made shorter; of the usual length a full-length novel 3 (of curtains or a window
W?t?%7) reaching the ground
7 & Ml ffi 64; '^Ml64 4 (of clothing 7U®) reaching a person’s ankles RRW$%
64: a full-length skirt
a adv. a person who is lying
full-length is lying flat with their legs straight (
jt # ) # H Jf , ffl M : He was sprawled full-length across the bed. M £ P $$ jf |jnj ft j^±o
.full 'marks noun [pi.] (BrE) the highest
mark/grade in a test, etc. (when you get nothing wrong) ( f&ft
)
She got full marks in the exam. M 1#
7 ft„ 0 (figurative)
Full marks to Bill for an excellent idea! (= he deserves praise)
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.full 'moon noun [C, usually sing., U] the moon when it
appears as a full circle; a time when this happens fi
; MH ; S 0 — compare half-moon,
harvest
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NEW MOON
full •ness /'fulnas/ noun [U, sing.] 1 (of the body or part
of the body the quality of being
large and
round : the fullness of
her Zips M7$t64$
quality of being deep and
rich ( ) if )
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complete and satisfying 5rlt; jcfk-.
the fullness of life £^■64 HI#! fTTOI in the fullness of
'time when
the time is appropriate, usually after a long period /E ii ^
m ) ■
.full-'on
adj. (informal) used to say that sth
is done to the greatest possible degree ( )
4u764; H3®
£064:
It was a full-on night out with the boys. j&JH-fejil!
.full-'page adj. [only before noun] filling a complete
page of a newspaper or magazine ( jf £{£ )
3IJ{&64; a full-page ad
.full 'point noun = full stop
'full professor noun (NAmE) = professor(I)
full- scale adj. [only before noun] 1 that is as complete
and thorough as possible jk if 64; ;a; 64; Jl; 64: a
full-scale attack £[lj 2 that is the
same size as sth that is being copied IKtW; fn^$J|l®#7£64: a full-scale
model
.full- size (also .full-'sized) adj. [usually before noun] not made smaller; of
the usual size 11^764; ^
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jf- 64 : a full-size model HR-tlS 0 a full-size
snooker table t7Zf£J^'£64$rilr5£^ a
.full 'stop noun, adv.
a noun (also less frequent stop) (also .full 'point) (all BrE) (NAmE period) the mark (.) used at
the end of a sentence and in some abbreviations, for example e.g. p n»TXI come to a full
'stop to
stop completely
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adv.
(BrE) (also period NAmE, BrE) (informal) used at the end of a
sentence to emphasize that there is nothing more to say about a subject ( #] 7 £j 7, 3® il§ 7 # ^
) 3\ Jit h it, £1 H & :
I’ve
already told you—we
can’t afford it, full stop!
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.full-'term adj. (technical 7 ill) 1 (of a pregnancy
ffJ&)
lasting the normal length of time 64 2 (of a baby §| JL) bom after a pregnancy
lasting
the normal length of time 5LJ4 £64
.full 'time noun [U] (BrE) the end of a sports
game ( # Wj©$464 ) The referee blew
his whistle for full
time. MJ nfc
»|h T It If 64 r 0
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was 1-1.
7k ^ tt If M 1:10
—
compare half-time
,full-'time adj., adv. (abbr. FT) for all the hours of a
week during which people normally work or study, rather than just for a part of
it ^ 0 ( tfrij ) ; 7 3R 64 ( Ml ) ; Ik 0 64 ( Ml ) : students in full-time
education fk 0 f>]7£ 0 a full-time employee 4^® M 0 a full-time
job — 0 Looking after a child is a
full-time job
(=
hard work that takes a lot of time). ^
'It 64 M J L o O She works full-time and still manages
to run a home. M jift fk IR X # , pj M If W. M » — compare part-time
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noun a person who works
full-time ^ 0 $]
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'toss noun (in cricket c) a ball that reaches the batsman without touching the ground and is easy to hit 5fctMl64:S:^ fully 0-»f/'fuli/ adv.
1
completely Ml; She had fully
recovered from the accident.
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<> I fully understand your motives. j^64?4^Jlo 2 (formaf) (used to emphasize an
amount 5® ii] m) the whole of; as
much as $ §[; : The
disease affects fully 30 per cent of the population,
30%
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.fully
‘fledged (BrE) (also ,full-'fledged NAmE, BrE) adj. [usually before noun] completely developed; with
all the qualifications necessary for sth J® B 64; % o' 64: the emergence of a fully fledged
market economy
tHM 0 She was now a fully fledged member of the teaching profession. MH£Ji^^^l!&64ISc!)iPo ful mar /Tulm0(r)/ noun a grey and white bird that lives near the
sea HJxLII ( )
ful min ate /'fulmmeit; TaI-/ verb [V] ~ against (sb/sth) (formal) to criticize sb/sth angrily ► ful-
min-ation /.fulmi'neij'n; ,fAl-/ noun [C, U] ful •some /'folsam/ adj. (disapproving) too generous in praising
or thanking sb, or in saying sorry, so that you do not sound sincere U'frjfctfc64 ; -i£#!64;
64: a fulsome apology f&HT P3 64111^ o He was fulsome in his praise of
the Prime Minister.
► ful-somely adv.
fu ma-role /’Qurmoroul; NAmE -roul/ noun (geology ftfe) an opening in or near
a volcano through which hot gases
escape ( j/ailK64 ) fum ble /'fAmbl/ verb, noun
a
verb 1 ~ (at/with/in sth) (for
sth) | ~ (around) to use
your hands in an awkward way when you are
doing sth or looking for sth Ml# ( »* )
; ( £
) : [V] She fumbled in her pocket for a
handkerchief. Ink ft M P ^ M #1 £L II 7 ft c 0 He fumbled with the buttons on
his shirt. #fiSlM^±64^14:
0 She was fumbling around in the
dark looking for the light switch. M H M 0
0 [VN] He fumbled
the
key into the ignition.
[also V to inf] 2 to have difficulty speaking
clearly or finding the right words to say ^^#BiS‘Mliftii!i‘; i/Zef ^-Mlife: [V]
During the
interview, she fumbled helplessly for words. 0
[VN]
to fumble an announcement ^GGitn 3 [VN] (especially in sport to drop a ball or to fail
to stop or kick it
a
noun 1 [sing.] (also fum-bling[C, usually pi.]) an awkward action using the hands ^ lit) 64 7 rP ; SLII 2 [C] (NAmE) the action of dropping the
ball while it is in play in American
football (
mm
fumbling /'fAmblir)/ adj. awkward, uncertain or hesitating ^ 4tb
64; IS 64: a fumbling
schoolboy ^
Jill
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fume /fju:m/ verb 1 ~ (at/over/about
sb/sth) to be
very angry about sth ( B [V] She
sat in the car, silently fuming at the traffic jam. M £ fE HP fi, o He was
fuming with indignation, ffe 'tf 'It 7 0 [also V speech]
2
[V] to produce smoke or fumes j®; WH
fumes /fjuimz/ noun [pi.] (also
less frequent fume [U]) smoke, gas, or sth similar that
smells strongly or is dangerous to breathe in ( #c ?!! 64 64 ) 'Mi, H,
: diesel/petrol/exhaust fumes ‘jg 64 ^ i'ft ^ B / fftH o to be overcome by smoke and
fumes ffij o
Clouds of
toxic fumes escaped in a huge chemical
factory blaze. MikxrMm{!kpmnm®%mHW0
0 The
body of a man was found in a fume-filled car