(1) The far right is now a greater threat than the extreme left... (2) Anti-racist campaigners are urging the Government to ban all far-Right groups. (3) It only lasted a couple of years, as far as I know...
far [fɑ:(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.水平,水准;水平线,水平面;水平仪;[物]电平; adj.水平的;同高度的;平均的;平稳的; vt.使同等;对准;弄平; vi.拉平;(用枪等)瞄准(与 at 连用);变得平坦;将(话、批评等)对准目标; vi.瞄准;拉平;变得平坦;
(1) The farmer lassoed the cow. (2) The farmer is shearing his sheep. (3) The farmer milks the cows twice a day.
farmer [ˈfɑ:mə(r)] 📢 UK📢 US
n.紧急情况;突发事件;非常时刻; adj.紧急的,应急的;
n.新闻工作者,新闻记者;记日志者;
vt.胶合;紧附于; n.胶水;胶粘物;粘聚力;
n.农场主,农民;承包人;
(1) "Tired and emotional" is a code word for being drunk. (2) How much emotional baggage is he bringing with him into the relationship? (3) The emotional wounds of early childhood leave ineradicable scars.
(1) I could no longer ignore the fact that he was deeply unhappy. (2) Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward. (3) Due to the fact that they did not read English, the prisoners were unaware of what they were signing.
(1) She was proved right, in dramatic fashion, when the whole department resigned. (2) She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion. (3) She fashioned a pot from the clay.
fashion [ˈfæʃn] 📢 UK📢 US
n.胜利;克服;成功;
adv.正确无误地,准确地;精确地;如实;
n.时尚,时装;时装领域,时尚界;方式,方法; vt.制作,塑造;使适应;
n.耐心,耐性;忍耐;单人纸牌游戏;
(1) a big fat man/woman (2) You'll get fat if you eat so much chocolate. (3) He grew fatter and fatter.
(1) the Royal family (= the children and close relations of the king or queen) (2) I always think of you as one of the family . (3) Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years.
(1) He lost control of his emotions. (2) They expressed mixed emotions at the news. (3) emotions are running high (= people are feeling very excited, angry, etc.) .
(1) The government has declared a state of emergency following the earthquake. (2) This door should only be used in an emergency . (3) the emergency exit (= to be used in an emergency)
(1) You seem to be on very familiar terms with your tutor. (2) After a few drinks her boss started getting too familiar for her liking. (3) Are you familiar with the computer software they use?
(1) I have been a faithful reader of your newspaper for many years. (2) The president will keep the support of the party faithful . (3) a faithful copy/account/description
faithful [ˈfeɪθfl] 📢 UK📢 US
adv.不公平地,不公正地;不正当地;
adj.忠实的;忠诚的;正确的; n.信徒;
adv.立即,马上;直接地;紧接地; conj.一…就,即刻;
n.癌症,恶性肿瘤;弊病,社会恶习;迅速蔓延的恶劣的或危险的事物;[天]巨蟹座,巨蟹宫;
(1) a fairly easy book (2) a fairly typical reaction (3) I know him fairly well, but I wouldn't say we were really close friends.
(1) He pretended to fall over. (2) When they fall over, they slide a long way down the hill! (3) They might bump into things bomb intersects or fall over objects.
fall over [fɔ:l ˈəuvə] 📢 UK📢 US
被…绊倒;意外地从…上跌落;落在…之外;迫不及待做某事;
adj.和平的;爱好和平的;安静的;平静的;
adv.较晚地;以后,过后;后来;随后; adj.后来的;以后的;接近末期的;晚年的;
允许,任由;让,随;假设;出租;
(1) She went to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune . (2) to achieve/win instant fame (3) to rise/shoot to fame overnight
(1) the emergence of new technologies (2) [不可数名词]the island's emergence from the sea 3 000 years ago (3) She emerged from the scandal with her reputation intact.
(1) fall asleep, dream Township who insisted on boat Artemisia? (2) Don't fall asleep at the switch when the job is offered to you. (3) He lies down on the sofa and soon fall asleep.
(1) She promised faithfully not to tell anyone my secret. (2) He had supported the local team faithfully for 30 years. (3) to follow instructions faithfully
(1) I have great faith in you─I know you'll do well. (2) We've lost faith in the government's promises. (3) Her friend's kindness has restored her faith in human nature.
(1) "It's not one of my favourite forms of music." — "No." (2) Michael Fish is my favourite. He's a hoot, a real character. (3) Atlantic City is the hot favourite to stage the fight.
(1) (especially British English)‘You should really have asked me first. ’ ‘Right, okay, fair comment . ’ (2) To be fair , she behaved better than we expected. (3) It seems only fair that they should give us something in return.
(1) You've been like a father to me. (2) Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children) . (3) He was a wonderful father to both his natural and adopted children.
(1) He was already asleep in the bed, which smelled faintly of mildew. (2) From the slope below, the wild goats bleated faintly. (3) John smiled faintly and shook his head.
(1) Much to her embarrassment she realized that everybody had been listening to her singing. (2) Her resignation will be a severe embarrassment to the party. (3) I'm glad you offered─it saved me the embarrassment of having to ask.
(1) The book's virtues far outweigh its faults. (2) The system, for all its faults , is the best available at the moment. (3) a major fault in the design