Lesson 24 Flashcards
forestall
預先阻止；先發制人
The company executives forestalled criticism by inviting union leaders to meet.
公司管理層邀請工會領袖見面，以避免遭受批評。
forfeit (3)
（因違規而）喪失，被沒收
If you cancel now, you forfeit your deposit.
如果您現在取消的話，恐怕您不能拿回訂金。
forge
偽造；假冒
a forged passport
偽造的護照
forgery
偽造品，贋品；偽造（罪）
These banknotes are forgeries.
這些鈔票是偽造的。
forgo
放棄，摒絕（令人愉悅之物）
I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.
這周我只好放棄與您相見的那份榮幸了。
fork over/up sth
（尤指不情願地）給，交出（尤指錢）
We had to fork over ten bucks to park near the stadium.
我們不得不付了十美元以在體育館附近停車。
fork
（公路或河流）分岔
The hotel is near where the road forks.
旅館在馬路的岔口附近。
formation
結構；形狀；形成方式；組成方式
a rock formation
一塊岩石的結構
formidable (7)
可怕的；令人敬畏的；難對付的
a formidable obstacle/task
令人生畏的障礙／任務
fornicate
fornicate
私通，通姦
forsake
（尤指在他人需要時）離開，拋棄，遺棄
Do not forsake me!
不要拋棄我！
fortification
防禦工事
Some of the old fortifications still exist.
一些古老的防禦工事仍然屹立不倒。
fortify (3)
（尤指為防禦而）加強，增強
a fortified town
設防的城鎮
fortitude (3)
勇氣，堅韌，剛毅
I thought she showed remarkable fortitude during that period.
我認為她在那段時期表現出了驚人的勇氣。
fortuitous (2)
（有利的事）偶然發生的，碰巧的
The timing of the meeting is certainly fortuitous.
這次會議的時機真是太巧了。
forty winks
（白天的）打盹，小睡
He usually has forty winks going home on the train.
他在返家的火車上通常要小睡一會兒。
foster (2)
收養，代養，撫育（他人子女，通常指有限的一段時間）
Would you consider fostering (a child)?
你會考慮代養一個孩子嗎？
fowl
1.禽[C]
2.家禽（雞，鴨，鵝等）[C]
We had a roast fowl for dinner. 我們晚餐吃烤禽。
fracas
高聲爭吵；激烈打鬥
He was injured in a Saturday-night fracas outside a disco.
他星期六晚上在一家迪斯可舞廳外的一次鬥毆中受了傷。
fragility
fragility
脆弱；易碎性
fragmentary
片斷的；零星的；不完整的
Reports are still fragmentary but it is already clear that the explosion has left many dead and injured.
雖然報道仍然是隻言片語，但已經很清楚爆炸造成了大量傷亡。
franchise
電影三部曲
A film series or movie series (also referred to as a film franchise or movie franchise) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe, or are marketed as a series.
frantic
發狂似的，情緒失控的
Where on earth have you been? We’ve been frantic with worry.
你到底去哪裡了？我們都擔心死了。
fraudulence
欺詐，欺騙[U]
Some of his statements are so incorrect that they border on fraudulence. 他的某些說法非常不正確以致近乎欺詐。
fraudulent (2)
欺騙的，欺詐的
A worrying trend for insurers has been a rise in fraudulent claims.
令保險公司不安的是，詐騙性的索賠呈上升趨勢。
free up
騰出
the organization freed up resources for the earthquake victims 該組織調撥資源用於援助地震災民
frenetic
發狂的，狂亂的
After weeks of frenetic activity, the job was finally finished.
經過幾個星期的瘋狂忙活，工作終於完成了。
fretfully
煩躁地
to pace fretfully to and fro 煩躁地走來走去
friction
1.摩擦；摩擦力[U]
Friction causes a rolling ball to stop finally. 摩擦力使得一隻滾動的球最終停了下來。
2.不和，爭執[U][C]
political friction between two countries 兩國間政治上的不和
frigid
冷淡的；極正式的
She turned her frigid gaze on him.
她轉過去冷冷地看著他。
fringe (2)
（地區或群體的）邊緣，周邊；（活動的）次要部分
the southern fringe of the city
城市的南部邊緣
frisk
（用手）搜…的身
We were all frisked at the airport.
我們在機場都接受了搜身檢查。
frivolity
愚蠢輕率的行為；無關痛癢的事物
You shouldn’t treat such a serious subject with frivolity.
對待如此嚴肅的話題不能敷衍輕視。
frivolous (4)
愚蠢輕浮的，不嚴肅的
I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.
我想他把她看成了輕浮的姑娘。
frolicsome
frolicsome
活躍的，玩鬧的
fugacious
短暫的，轉瞬即逝的
love’s fugacious radiance
愛情轉瞬即逝的光輝
fulminate
嚴厲批評；譴責
I had to listen to Michael fulminating against the government.
我不得不聽著麥克譴責政府。
fulsome (2)
過分恭維的；諂媚的；言過其實的
Her new book has received fulsome praise from the critics.
評論界對她的新書稱讚得言過其實。
fumble
笨手笨腳地做；（尤指）摸索，亂摸
I fumbled with the lock.
我笨手笨腳地想把鎖打開。
fumigate
（用毒性氣體）薰蒸，煙熏（以除害蟲或消毒）
We had to fumigate the cellar to get rid of cockroaches.
我們不得不煙熏地下室來除蟑螂。
furlough
准許…休假；強制…休假
After safety concerns, the company furloughed all 4,000 of its employees.
出於安全考慮，該公司強制所有的4000名僱員休假。
furtive (3)
（人）偷偷摸摸的；鬼鬼祟祟的；（行動）秘密的
I saw him cast a furtive glance at the woman at the table to his right.
我看到他偷偷地掃了一眼坐在他右邊桌子旁的女人。
fuss over sb/sth
過分寵愛；過分關注
She’s always fussing over that son of hers as if he were a little boy.
她總是過分寵愛那個兒子，就好像他還是個小孩子一樣。
futility (3)
無益，徒勞[U]
the futility of their attempts 他們的嘗試無效
fuzzy
（圖像）模糊不清的；（聲音）雜亂的，有干擾的
Is the picture always fuzzy on your TV?
你的電視一直這麽不清楚嗎？
gaffe
出醜；失禮；失言
I made a real gaffe - I called his new wife “Judy”, which is the name of his ex-wife.
我一時失言出了大醜——把他的新任妻子叫成了「裘蒂」，那可是他前妻的名字啊。
gag
作嘔
Just the smell of liver cooking makes me gag.
用動物肝臟做的菜我一聞就想吐。
galactic
銀河的；星系的
inter-galactic travel
星系間的旅遊
galore
大量的，許多的，很多的
And to satisfy your sweet tooth, this café has desserts galore.
另外，為滿足愛吃甜食的人的口味，這家小餐館還提供多種甜點。
galvanize (2)
激起；使震驚；使振奮
Western charities were galvanized by TV pictures of starving people.
饑民的照片在電視上播出後，西方的慈善組織倍感震驚，馬上行動了起來。
