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Lesson 24 Flashcards

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forestall

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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。

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forfeit (3)

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（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。

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forge

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偽造；假冒
a forged passport
偽造的護照

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forgery

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偽造品，贋品；偽造（罪）
These banknotes are forgeries.
這些鈔票是偽造的。

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forgo

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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。

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fork over/up sth

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（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。

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fork

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（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。

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formation

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結構；形狀；形成方式；組成方式
a rock formation
一塊岩石的結構

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formidable (7)

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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

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fornicate

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fornicate

私通，通姦

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forsake

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（尤指在他人需要時）離開，拋棄，遺棄
Do not forsake me!
不要拋棄我！

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fortification

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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。

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fortify (3)

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（尤指為防禦而）加強，增強
a fortified town
設防的城鎮

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fortitude (3)

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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。

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fortuitous (2)

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（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。

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forty winks

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（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。

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foster (2)

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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？

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fowl

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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。

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fracas

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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。

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fragility

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fragility

脆弱；易碎性

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fragmentary

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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。

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franchise

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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.

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frantic

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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。

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fraudulence

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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。

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fraudulent (2)

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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。

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free up

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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

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frenetic

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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。

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fretfully

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煩躁地

to pace fretfully to and fro 煩躁地走來走去

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friction

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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

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frigid

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冷淡的；極正式的
She turned her frigid gaze on him.
她轉過去冷冷地看著他。

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fringe (2)

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（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

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frisk

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（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。

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frivolity

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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。

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frivolous (4)

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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。

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frolicsome

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frolicsome

活躍的，玩鬧的

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fugacious

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短暫的，轉瞬即逝的
love’s fugacious radiance
愛情轉瞬即逝的光輝

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fulminate

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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。

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fulsome (2)

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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。

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fumble

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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。

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fumigate

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（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。

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furlough

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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。

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furtive (3)

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（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。

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fuss over sb/sth

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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。

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futility (3)

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無益，徒勞[U]

the futility of their attempts 他們的嘗試無效

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fuzzy

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（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？

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gaffe

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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。

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gag

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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。

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galactic

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銀河的；星系的
inter-galactic travel
星系間的旅遊

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galore

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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。

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galvanize (2)

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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。

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