figment
7 ~% a' r( Q! X8 X hinvention; something invented; imaginary thing; Ex. figment of your imagination
; M6 ^# x' h) u3 m! d4 @9 Zfigurative
1 T' w- |* `( }not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech# H; b: g( J; S2 h4 ^" W3 e$ `
figure
2 g+ E1 f9 k: p- e" f3 L( Vwritten symbols; number; amount represented in numbers; outline or silhouette of a thing or human body; person (well-known); impression; diagram; pattern; group in a dance; Ex. figure of speech; V. calculate with numbers; adorn with figures; app
! `+ ?1 x, ~ G* [' ~figurine 3 I- y. L: y, o8 f! G2 U
small ornamental statuette(very small statue)
: {$ I- I3 a; Y( S/ Ifilch / p% x9 L5 _! U- M9 t* V
steal (things of small value)
$ n1 q2 t4 a$ ofilial ' l4 s' n0 o% P
pertaining to or befitting a son or daughter; Ex. filial respect5 s) y" d4 A: c2 m8 s. X. `2 r! \
filibuster 1 h/ B9 _! b/ h7 V l1 I8 F) |
block legislation or prevent action in a lawmaking body by making very slow long speeches; N; freebooter' j2 p7 N# O3 G
filigree + t; N1 F+ r0 z- B- R. }" X( F
delicate ornamental lacelike metalwork
! N' |3 }) {# s7 |' Ifiling 9 a0 \; p3 J0 `+ x8 y T# z
particle removed by a file# K7 A& y+ } \2 I$ O0 N' O
filth . X6 Y9 Q5 N# C0 i
dirty matter; ADJ. filthy
& a3 x, j' u/ ^1 B2 ?) Dfinale
- D+ m K8 @5 J# J D- u; v& W# \conclusion; concluding part
5 n5 v9 N( J) M/ ifinery 0 F! E( `0 {5 ~# x. {( S* m
beautiful clothes for a special occasion1 n$ \0 o D5 e2 U/ W$ B0 F' c
finesse
0 W- W& P$ `- I6 k* w8 ]delicate skill; V: handle with finesse
5 L" u: @ F* @: P# X5 q t U1 _finicky
& r- A3 f$ S1 c9 n, vtoo particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; Ex. finicky about her food
+ n7 X M4 T0 Pfinish
* p5 z7 Q( X: Y( w3 C% Qsurface texture; completeness of execution& A: {/ U0 x3 e9 R" m
finished 0 d0 R- f; b" M7 \1 x
properly made and complete; Ex. finished product/performance
K9 ]3 P1 m! e7 B8 s) ?6 f! ~% ofinite , {" ?" @; ^! u/ g: [
limited( J% V# ~% Z) I# N
firebrand 2 U) t# K5 ?2 [/ X: ^
piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble
5 P9 z* [- e1 u( Xfissure
: H% E. x% {5 |4 ~1 j& `& h# x- Lcrevice; crack
' A/ m1 F; x) V% cfit 4 ~0 C% K% J: j. K* q9 f6 W
sudden outburst of an illness or feeling; convulsion caused by epilepsy% |- L! O7 j* h3 c! a, `/ G' l; d
fitful
' w4 z/ Y Q$ Wspasmodic; intermittent; irregular
7 G! M' d, D+ } [1 |flaccid 7 z3 M7 q# ?# \+ }2 H% Q
flabby; lacking firmness; weak; Ex. flaccid muscles
: s! a' @8 Y9 V" J9 F- ~' T8 \/ O8 yflag
' _6 J9 x3 X/ udroop; grow feeble; decline in vigor or strength; ADJ. flagging; CF. unflagging
8 b: P5 n' b& L- o+ \flagrant 0 f. o+ N9 j5 ~$ a" v9 O# ~* b
conspicuously wicked, bad, or offensive; blatant; outrageous6 o7 q3 ^5 l+ \8 |+ V
flail 8 D8 b, e4 b8 W$ v
beat with or as if with a flail; move wildly; thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about; N: threshing tool consisting of a stick swinging from the end of a long handle' ~, W. W) u- ]4 E) b* C! V3 W
flair 9 V7 I: M: Q' S; G- U
talent; c1 Q& B: Y3 o, n0 J
flamboyant
- `. r+ ?9 V D* Pornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame
/ d& c; ]3 Z! T5 hflashy
% W$ Y/ `( j: N0 ]7 R! fshowy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance# p* g" Q2 s. n$ [* o S
flaunt 0 U; Q) B/ b2 ]
display ostentatiously; Ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
4 P$ S5 F6 @5 X# a. Z( ^6 ~6 n$ [flay 0 m4 s( U$ o3 L: X- s8 d# ` L
strip off skin; plunder; remove the skin from; criticize harshly/ l6 c: ^# V0 l5 {
fleck 3 \; Y8 f2 f& I* X1 @
spot; mark with flecks; N: small mark or spot
, X7 P1 A" l. N6 G7 Ifledgling(fledgeling)4 l& J4 D3 I) Z5 B. T! I. h
inexperienced; N: young bird that has acquired wing feathers and is learning to fly; inexperienced person
/ o G F# a( J, n# P T* c; i% c: zfleece
; O1 c$ O3 N; D9 F- S/ Owool coat of a sheep; V: shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder
1 O. @5 J& T, k- ~' u jfleet 5 Y5 t2 I( j. q, f! d7 R* a
fast; rapid; N. ADJ. fleeting: passing quickly; ephemeral
, ]# d7 ?( S1 a. {flick
6 @+ U% X9 D( m3 Qlight stroke as with a whip; V: move with a light quick blow; strike with a light quick blow (as from a whip); Ex. flick the switch
9 E& E r* H7 t5 G8 xflicker
( E5 x e: `3 P2 S* ~. fburn unsteadily or fitfully; move waveringly; N: flickering movement or light; brief sensation; Ex. flicker of excitement$ T2 _7 X# M3 g. V0 Y O" N5 L
flighty
7 N/ `! c4 `/ G4 j(esp. of a woman's behavior) capricious; often changing, esp. from one lover to another; impulsive: ]# N$ o( a9 n4 `% P- v
flinch 8 E7 [# I* d& ?9 R7 V
hesitate; shrink back (in fear of something unpleasant); Ex. She did not flinch in the face of danger.: n# J. L8 E/ x! n' e3 ]! l8 [
flip ! N) Z1 u# F6 h3 F5 o
send (something) spinning, often into the air, by striking with a light quick blow; turn over; Ex. flip over, o3 t9 U4 i% @/ A* g* J* `
flippant
7 X; A! n+ l1 G+ _3 m3 blacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N. flippancy, V/ a" k$ E9 F; J
flirt
! U" |8 A5 q! O9 y( sbehave in a way that attracts (sexual) attention; deal triflingly with; N: one (or woman) given to flirting; ADJ. flirtatious
2 q) L# u( z G- R& Yflit
! R+ d) h# Q) i8 M4 ~fly; fly or move lightly or quickly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by; Ex. a bee flitting from flower to flower3 @) d+ ^$ h! K4 U8 v/ ^
floe
' M2 \/ j; K. \7 f% ~$ M7 ~9 ]flat mass of floating ice
e& ^/ o6 ^& y9 Q" f% {flora + A9 f0 W7 B5 b
plants of a region or era
! h0 {; x. _- V6 gflorescence
8 n7 K @6 [; r7 V* N8 H0 ucondition or period of flowering
. \. A9 r8 I' k; ]+ ]florid 2 p7 j I n+ z! L: Y$ i# E
ruddy; (of a complexion) reddish; flowery; very ornate; CF. rose
: k! ^ g: E: z+ j8 V- i: Jflotsam
9 @# C# {6 R; D: P+ J; rdrifting wreckage/ g# `* g' e+ B0 u5 L$ |7 I8 ^* r
flounder
( ^7 Q+ G0 i3 Q( ustruggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion% G6 h9 h; A% V% f; J
flourish
% x) k, e6 Q# C/ \, K0 @grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)% T" Z! }1 k8 k7 {8 t/ S0 h" G- e, B
flout
2 j, F1 k( B" A6 c6 U- m2 hreject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules
( U: u& Y: A: s, E$ }; C( Oflowery
4 Z5 J( H. `6 U0 r2 {/ X; dfull of flowers; full of ornate expressions" `2 d: b7 {8 E% a
fluctuate / `% I6 f6 m& C5 a0 X8 _
waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly
$ {9 l2 S1 p8 E2 ]) ^# Bfluency
; W# Y" Y0 O1 Q+ d1 v4 z' [smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent
& k) }6 I( q& Z% ?! X& x9 F/ Pfluke
) h" R6 c1 [$ x" H2 w* D. punlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky) h. h! t( S3 H) M
flush
7 }9 }/ l5 X9 R; [: N; j* p- j: [redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same plane; even; blushing |
发表于 2012-8-15 13:05:25
