CSTHI farther : We had walked further than I had realized. f£ X X Ml 41                             %] B M #fll & 0 0 Two miles

further on we came to a small town. HMHX;M X               M,

MMT           0 The hospital is further down the

road.           & & A T A Sft Ji EE U„ o Can you stand a bit

further away? M1! X $61£ — M? _'2 a longer way in the past or the future (        ) Sis, MAjze:

Think further back into your childhood. fy 0 M X c o How wiH the company be doing ten years further on? ■+* X IM Jg A ^3 'If #£ # in M BJ: ? 3 to a greater degree or extent                              &MAjSll:±;

?£ H A : The police decided to investigate further. W A o My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. % X X )3L '& jf: 1$ 0 fa],             0 Nothing could be

further from the truth. X Ji 2$ 0 M 0        4 (formal) in

addition to what has just been said lit; Ml HTJI furthermore : Further, it is important to consider the cost of repairs, jit^h, S3?                 o note

at farther IT»171 go 'further 1 to say more about sth, or make a more extreme point about it

Wife JE: I would go even further and suggest that the entire government is corrupt.                             H

2 to last longer; to serve more people jg A; AM ^ A H A: They watered down the soup to make it go further.

A^o go no further | not go any further if you tell sb that a secret will go no further, you promise not to tell it to anyone else gij jtb A it; Wft Ti take sth further to take more serious action about sth or speak to sb at a higher level about it                    #!••• 0

± ^Cf%.           : lam not satisfied with your explanation and

intend to take the matter further.

j&'MnJSo — more at afield

■                   adj. (comparative of far * far   more; additional

M^#J; MS — X&X PftM&X Cook for a further 2 minutes.                           0 Have you any further questions?

0 For further details call this number, gfc o We have decided to take no further action. ftl XX          -nffrfrxj] „ o

The museum is closed until further notice (= until we say that it is open again). 1f   JFttMMM

■                  verb [VN] to help sth to develop or be successful

S : They hoped the new venture would further the cause of cultural cooperation in Europe.

55 i              XMiK o She took the new job to

further her career.

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furtherance /'f3:50rans; NAmE ‘f3:r9-/ noun [u] (formal) the process of helping sth to develop or to be successful f£S; ifiS BCG3 advancement: He took these actions purely in (the) furtherance of his own career. #,

.further edu'cation noun [u] (abbr. FE) (BrE) education that is provided for people after leaving school, but not at a university                      ( A AXXiklsWA

) —compare HIGHER EDUCATION furthermore /,f3:90'mo:(r); NAmE tf3:r90r'mo:r/ adv. (formal) in addition to what has just been stated. Furthermore is used especially to add a point to an argument. ittAh; MU; If# S23moreover: He said he had not discussed the matter with her. Furthermore, he had not even contacted her. j&i&jlk&WjflMSikSS

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furthermost /'faidamaust; NAmE 'f3:r90rmoust/ adj. (formal) located at the greatest distance from sth ftizB : at the furthermost end of the street fEMW.

'further to prep, (formal) used in letters, emails, etc. to refer to a previous letter, email, conversation, etc. ( X XXfs, f&tom VAX, Sf, #fgPJ: Further to our conversation of last Friday, I would like to book the conference centre for 26 June. $cf] ±M0EiftM6X 26

furthest/'f3:9ist; NAmE f3:r6-/ adj., adv. = farthest furtive /'f3:tiv; NAmE 'f3:rtiv/ adj. (disapproving) behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed ftrfiy         ;

0323 stealthy : She cast a

furtive glance over her shoulder.            0 A'iiM

fl-To o He looked sly and furtive, it & % (if ^ f|t,                             ►fur-tive-ly adv. fur-tive*ness noun [U]

fury /'fjuori; NAmE 'fjuri/ noun 1 [U] extreme anger that often includes violent behaviour $E^;                 tEH; A

tfS HTI rage: Her eyes blazed with fury, (it

X H0A Ao 0 Fury over tax increases (= as a newspaper headline).         2SMM ) ,

0 (figurative) There was no shelter from the fury of the storm.  2 [sing.] a state

of being extremely angry about sth £E ^EH3 rage: He flew into a fury when I refused.

3 the Furies [pi.] (in ancient Greek stories) three goddesses who punish people for their crimes (                         — see also furious

IT»!rci like fury (informal) with great effort, power, speed, etc.             ifi® — more at hell

furze /f3:z; NAmE f3irz/ noun [U] (BrE) = gorse fuse /fjuiz/ noun, verb

mnoun 1 a small wire or device inside a piece of elec­trical equipment that breaks and stops the current if the flow of electricity is too strong                             : to

change a fuse ^ P& M O Check whether a fuse has blown.      2 a long piece of

string or paper which is lit to make a bomb or a fire­work explode H A ^; # A ^ 3 (NAmE also fuze) a device that makes a bomb explode when it hits sth or at a particular time 31 in; ft H; fMf: He set the fuse to three minutes, iik jfi 31 ft i£ ae A X ft®? & & „ 0 The bombs inside were on a one-hour fuse.    'hM

51 fi o IB1B1 see blow v., short adj. mverb 1 when one thing fuses with another, or two things fuse or are fused, they are joined together to form a single thing (                          ) M a,           in a : [V] As

they heal, the bones will fuse together. # jkM

55 o o Our different ideas fused into a plan. $Hn 55 it SI o 0 The sperm fuses with the egg to begin the process of fertilization, ft X X X 0 [VN] The two companies have been fused into a single organization.   Xtil

ft) 0 o Atoms of hydrogen are fused to make helium. M. M X M o' M o 2 [V, VN] (technical A in) when a substance, especially metal, fuses, or you fuse it, it is heated until it melts ( {£ ) j$it 3 (BrE) to stop working or to make sth stop working because a fuse melts (

[V] The lights have fused.

X^ ATo o [VN] I’ve fused the lights.

4 [VN] [usually passive] to put a fuse in a circuit or in a piece of equipment fE (                      ) A

Is this plug fused?

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'fuse box noun a small box or cupboard that contains the fuses of the electrical system of a building |$& it

fu sel age /'fju:z0la:3; NAmE ’Qu:s-/ noun the main part of an aircraft in which passengers and goods are carried (          ) #1# — picture o page Rii

'fuse wire noun [U] thin wire used in an electrical fuse

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fu si lier /.fjuizo'liotr)/ noun (in the past) a soldier who carried a light gun ( IBWJ )     0^At&±A-

fu sil lade /.Quizo'leid; NAmE -so-/ noun a rapid series of shots fired from one or more guns; a rapid series of objects that are thrown (

(                   HT1 barrage : a fusillade of

bullets/stones                    0 (figurative)

He faced a fusillade of questions from the waiting jour­nalists.

fu silli /fu’ziili; fju-; NAmE fjui’sili; -'si:li/ noun [U] pasta with a twisted shape     WMM

fu sion /'Qui3n/ noun 1 [U, sing.] the process or result of joining two or more things together to form one SI ;

; if: the fusion of copper and zinc to produce brass #s]          ^ •]§ if A M §4 o The movie displayed a perfect

fusion of image and sound.     W

0*0 2 (also .nuclear ’fusion) [U] (physics tyf) the