Lesson 24 Flashcards
(50 cards)
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。