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fringe
（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
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。
fixation
異常依戀，固戀；癖
Liz has a fixation with food.
莉茲有戀食癖。
franchise
特許經銷權
a fast-food franchise
速食特許經銷權
fracture
（使）（骨頭等硬物）破裂，（使）斷裂，（使）折斷
She fractured her skull in the accident.
她在事故中顱骨骨折。
felicity
幸福；幸運；令人幸福的事
the dubious felicity of marriage
婚姻的憂喜未蔔
fidelity
（尤指對性伴侶的）忠誠，忠實，忠貞
Somerset Maugham’s comedy of marital fidelity, “The Constant Wife”
薩默塞特‧毛姆關於婚姻忠貞的喜劇《堅貞太太》
fallout
（核爆炸後產生的）放射性落塵
cancer deaths caused by fallout from weapons testing
武器試驗產生的放射性落塵所引致的癌症死亡人數
不良影響，惡果
The political fallout of the revelations has been immense.
這些被曝光事件產生的負面政治影響相當巨大。
faction
（大團體中的）派別，派系，小集團
the left-wing faction of the party
黨內左翼派別
façade
（尤指大型建築物或外型美觀的建築物的）正面
the gallery’s elegant 18th-century façade
美術館建於18世紀典雅的正面
假像，虛假的外表
He kept his hostility hidden behind a friendly façade.
他把敵意藏在友好的面孔後面。
furrow
皺紋；溝；車轍
A deep furrow has formed in the rock, where water has run over it for centuries.
經過數百年的沖刷，溪水在岩石上刻出了一條深深的溝壑。
fanatic
入迷者
a fitness/film fanatic
健身／電影迷
狂熱者，極端分子
religious fanatics
宗教狂熱分子
the firmament
天空，蒼穹
figurative She is one of the rising stars in the political firmament.
她是政界冉冉升起的新星之一。
fiefdom
勢力範圍，領域
The stage is his personal fiefdom.
舞臺是他的私人領地。
festivities
慶祝活動
Come in and join the festivities!
進來參加慶祝活動吧！
fluke
僥倖；偶然；意外
The first goal was just a fluke.
第一個進球只是僥倖命中。
falcon
隼，鷹隼；獵鷹
famine
饑荒；饑荒時期
Another crop failure could result in widespread famine.
如果莊稼再次歉收就可能導致大規模饑荒。
frenzy
瘋狂，狂熱，狂暴
In a frenzy of rage she hit him.
她盛怒之下打了他。
friction
摩擦力；摩擦
When you rub your hands together the friction produces heat.
揉搓雙手時，摩擦會産生熱量。
fecund
多產的；肥沃的；生殖力旺盛的
fecund soil
肥沃的土壤
formation
結構；形狀；形成方式；組成方式
a rock formation
一塊岩石的結構
形成，構成
the formation of a crystal
晶體的構成
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。
fiasco
完全失敗；尷尬的結局
The show was a fiasco - one actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.
演出徹底搞砸了，一個演員忘了臺詞，另一個跌下了舞臺。
formula
慣例；配方；處方
We have changed the formula of the washing powder.
我們已經更換了洗衣粉的配方。
flicker
搖曳；閃爍
I felt a cold draft and the candle started to flicker.
我感到一陣冷風襲來，燭光開始搖曳起來。
filibuster
（為拖延或阻止新法律的通過而）發表冗長的演說
Conceivably, supporters of the law could filibuster to prevent it from being revised.
可以想像，該法律的支持者會用冗長的演說去阻止其被修訂。
flutter
（使）飄動，揮動，顫動；拍（翅）；鼓（翼）
Brightly coloured flags were fluttering in the breeze.
鮮豔的彩旗在微風中飄揚。
flunk
未通過（考試）；（課程）不及格
I flunked my Biology exam.
我生物考試不及格。
flop
重重地落下（或掉下）
Hugh’s hair keeps flopping over/into his eyes.
休的頭髮老是垂下來遮住眼睛／垂進眼睛裡。
forage
搜尋；（尤指）覓食
The children had been living on the streets, foraging for scraps.
那些孩子露宿街頭，四處尋找殘羹剩飯。
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。
forbear
自製，克制
His plan was such a success that even his original critics could scarcely forbear from congratulating him.
他的計劃獲得了巨大的成功，甚至那些原先的批評者們也禁不住向他表示祝賀。
fetish
（從某物或身體某部位獲得性快感的）戀物
a rubber/foot fetish
對橡膠製品的迷戀／戀足癖
狂熱迷戀的活動；迷戀之物
She makes a fetish of organization - it’s quite obsessive.
她極度注重條理，到了過分的地步。
fabricate
捏造，虛構；偽造
He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble.
他遲到了，就編了個理由以免惹上麻煩。
fret
煩躁不安；苦惱，發愁
Don’t fret - I’m sure he’s OK.
別發愁——他肯定沒事。
falsify
篡改，偽造（文件）
The certificate had clearly been falsified.
這張證書很明顯是偽造的。
fledge
（幼鳥）長出飛羽，變得羽翼豐滿
The chicks are expected to fledge in August.
這些幼鳥預計到了八月份就會羽翼豐滿，能夠飛翔了。
ferment
（使）發酵
You make wine by leaving grape juice to ferment until all the sugar has turned to alcohol.
釀葡萄酒是讓葡萄汁發酵，直到所有的糖分都轉化為酒精。
fluctuate
（尤指持續）波動，起伏不定
Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.
蔬菜價格隨著季節變化而漲落。
forfeit
（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。
flounder
困難重重；艱苦掙扎；不知所措
He lost the next page of his speech and floundered around/about for a few seconds.
他把演講稿的下一頁弄丟了，支支吾吾了幾秒鐘。
fortify
（尤指為防禦而）加強，增強
a fortified town
設防的城鎮
falter
衰弱；動搖；猶豫；畏縮
The dinner party conversation faltered for a moment.
晚宴上的談話出現了一刻冷場。
flout
公然藐視，無視，違背（規定、法律或習俗）
Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
許多騎機車的人無視法律，不戴頭盔。
fluster
使心煩意亂；使緊張
funnel
（使）流經漏斗；（使）經過漏斗形口子
The wind funnels down these narrow streets.
風吹過狹窄的街道。
運送；輸送
No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists.
沒人知道是誰一直在向恐怖分子輸送武器。
flout
公然藐視，無視，違背（規定、法律或習俗）
Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets.
許多騎機車的人無視法律，不戴頭盔。
float
提出，提請考慮（計劃或想法）
Laura has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year.
蘿拉提議，我們應該考慮明年拓展打入歐洲市場。
