yesterday. ST fa ft W 4* A M 7 - Jtr

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fu mi gate /'fjuimigeit/ verb [VN] to use special chemicals, smoke or gas to destroy the harmful insects or bacteria in a place *SJg, MM ( IMAAsKM# ) : to fumigate a room ffl H M If & fe jit! tB # ► fu-mi-ga- tion /.fjuimTgeiJn/ noun [U, C]

SYNONYMS

fun

pleasure ♦■(a) good time • enjoyment ♦ (a) great time

These are all words for the feeling of enjoying yourself, or activities or time that you enjoy. IM

fun (rather informaf) the feeling of enjoying yourself; activities that you enjoy We had a lot of fun at Sarah’s party.

<k±.UUWf‘t\ o Sailing is good/great fun. ifeRlfijs

pleasure (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself or being satisfied ']&&, Mil^,

M:: Reading for pleasure and reading for study are notthesame.

(a) good time (rather informal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself We had a

good time in Spain.

enjoyment (rather formal) the feeling of enjoying yourself I get a lot of

enjoyment from music.

PLEASURE OR ENJOYMENT? pleasure &M enjoyment ?

Enjoyment usually comes from an activity that you do; pleasure can come from sth that you do or sth that happens. * enjoyment pleasure

He beamed with

pleasure at seeing her. fMf iJMBTII i$fe₀ o 44e beamed with enjoyment at seeing her.

(a) great time (rather informal) a time that you spend enjoying yourself very much Mi

lARWA: We had a really great time together. ffcffl

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS as great fun/pleasure/enjoyment

■ to have fun/a good time/a great time

■ to take pleasure/enjoyment in sth

■ to get pleasure/enjoyment from sth

■ to spoil the fun/sb’s pleasure/sb's enjoyment

■ to do sth for fun/pleasure/enjoyment

fun Ott /f_An/ noun, adj.

unoun [U] 1 enjoyment; pleasure; a thing that gives enjoyment or pleasure and makes you feel happy We had a lot of fun at Sarah’s party. ffc £ jf⁶ & W M & ± U ?# fl TF 'l> „ 0

Sailing is good fun. tyl jft is zj(j fg gg ₀ o Have fun (= Enjoy yourself)/ J§L 'If M fa HE ! 0 I decided to learn

Spanish, just for fun. HJiATfFl

iSo 0 1 didn’t do all that work just for the fun of it.

7 j?5Co 0 it’s not much fun going to a party on your own. g — 'aM&₀ 0 ‘What fun!’ she said with a laugh. “JllJF'll'Hif! ”

If ijL 0 Walking three miles in the pouring rain is not myideaoffun. ^RfXiAAJi

5t 1$ W- o 0 ‘What do you say to a weekend in New York?’‘Sounds like fun.’ ” “ R/f

® A 'fS lc <, ” 2 behaviour or activities that are not serious but come from a sense of enjoyment M ; ol X; : She’s very lively and full of fun. MtBlS A,

||®®o o We didn’t mean to hurt him. It was just a bit of fun.

f To o It wasn’t serious—it was all done in fun. gp

SU.SItf), o note at entertainment

IBIB1 fun and 'games (informal) activities that are not serious and that other people may disapprove of

; TMA fT X make 'fun of sb/sth to laugh at sb/sth or make other people laugh at them, usually in an unkind way nfl #; ^ It’s cruel to

make fun of people who stammer, n$|=gq nkWAiyitXA jl fill ₀ — more at figure n., poke v. n adj. amusing or enjoyable @ A $

(ft: She’s really fun to be with. JfTf >£/„ O

This game looks fun! 0 There are

lots of fun things for young people to do here. M W i7

fun-board /'fAnboid; NAmE -bo:rd/ noun (BrE) a fast light board used in windsurfing ( — # ft 31 $£ #1

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function (Hr /'fAqkJn/ noun, verb a noun 1 [C, U] a special activity or purpose of a person or thing ; ifB; SR 18; \hW.: to fulfil/perform a function ft T/j fE o bodily functions (= for example eating, sex, using the toilet) IfH#0 The function of the heart is to pump blood through the body. Affifftiijit!

O This design aims for harmony of form and function. gc₀

■ [C] a social event or official ceremony ^ M £; A ; % £: The hall provided a venue for weddings and

other functions. AfrAq

■ [C] (mathematics WO a quantity whose value depends

on the varying values of others. In the statement 2x=y, y is a function of x. t£] ®: (figurative) Salary is a function of age and experience. ₀

■ [C] (computing if) a part of a program, etc. that performs a basic operation

■ verb [often +adv./prep.] to work in the correct way H; HTl operate Despite the power

cuts, the hospital continued to function normally.

Efr 4¹ ®T, o VYe now have a

functioning shower.

0 Many children can’t function effectively in large classes.

'function

as sb/sth to perform the action or the job of the thing or person mentioned ® - Me■ • • ?!jIts: The sofa

also functions as a bed.

functional /'fArjkXonl/ adj. 1 practical and useful; with little or no decoration E3Z3 utilitarian:

Bathrooms don’t have to be purely functional. '/Tr fE X

A T o o The office was large and functional rather than welcoming. ffiX^^;A

$Ao 2 having a special purpose; making it possible for sb to do sth or for sth to happen H ; Th fg ^;

t£ I® ; SR tl W : a functional disorder (= an illness caused when an organ of the body fails to perform its function) 0 a functional approach to language

learning Ttfiisio AIIA 0 These units played a key functional role in the military operation. & ® ^ fi TE Tr

AfrX/SfJ T±11WSRIB^ o 3 (especially of a machine, an organization or a system Xim IJl ^) working; able to work ( fg ) is

: The hospital will soon be fully functional.

► func-tion-al-ly /-.fanali/ adv.

'functional food noun [C, u] food that has had substances that are good for your health specially added to it Tht^iro; ^/E'@^'qp .functional 'grammar noun [u] (linguistics ig W) grammar that analyses how language is used to communicate )

functionalism /'fArjkJanalizam/ noun [U] the idea or belief that the most important thing about the style or design of a building or object is how it is going to be used, not how it will look T/jfgXX, ±

) Munc-tion-

al-ist /-Janalist/ noun func-tion-al-ist adj. [usually before noun]

func-tion-al-ity /.fArjkJa'naelati/ noun (pi. -ies) 1 [u] the quality in sth of being very suitable for the purpose it was designed for EEE] practicality

2 [U] the purpose that sth is designed for or expected to