第一部分

fabric [ˈfæbrɪk]

n. ① 织物,布〈同 cloth〉
例 The sofa is covered with a soft cotton fabric.
沙发上盖着一块柔软的棉布。
② 结构,构造〈同 structure〉
例 It is necessary to protect the fabric of civilized society.
保护文明社会的结构是非常有必要的。

facility [fəˈsɪləti]

n. 设施,设备〈同 equipment〉
例 The bathroom facilities will be closed today for repairs.
卫生间设施将在今天停用,进行维修。
联 facilitate v. 使容易,帮助

faculty [ˈfækəlti]

n. ① 全体教员;全体从业人员〈同 staff〉
例 That university has an excellent faculty.
那所大学拥有非常雄厚的师资力量。
② 才能,能力〈同 ability〉
例 Helen was recommended because of her strong academic faculties.
海伦因学术能力很强而获得推荐。

fade [feɪd]

vi. ① 逐渐消失〈同 disappear〉
例 As soon as the police arrived, the crowd faded away.
警方刚刚到达,人群便逐渐散去了。
② 褪色;枯萎〈同 lose color; wither〉
例 Over the years, the bright red carpet faded to pink.
经过这些年,亮红色的地毯褪色成了粉红色。

faint [feɪnt]

adj. 微弱的;模糊的;无力的〈同 dim; feeble〉
例 The professor spoke so fast that Christopher only had a faint idea of what he was saying.
教授说得太快了,克里斯托弗对他的话只有一点模糊的概念。
联 faintly adv. 微弱地;模糊地

fame [feɪm]

n. 名声,名望〈同 reputation〉
例 Because of the president’s fame, everyone recognized him.
这位总裁很有名气,每个人都认识他。

familiar [fəˈmɪlɪə(r)]

adj. 熟悉的;常见的〈同 well known; common〉
例 I think I am lost because nothing here looks familiar.
我觉得我迷路了,因为这里的一切看起来都很陌生。
联 familiarize vt. 使熟悉

famine [ˈfæmɪn]

n. 饥荒,饥饿〈同 starvation〉
例 Unless it rains this week, the loss of crops could result in a famine.
如果本周不下雨,粮食歉收将导致饥荒。

famous [ˈfeɪməs]

adj. 著名的〈同 well-known〉
例 Abraham Lincoln is a very famous U.S. President.
亚伯拉罕•林肯是一位非常著名的美国总统。

fancy [ˈfænsi]

adj. 新奇的;花哨的〈同 novel〉
例 This dress is too fancy. Do you have anything simpler?
这条裙子太花哨了。你这里有没有更朴素点的?
联 fanciful adj. 爱空想的

第二部分

fantasy [ˈfæntəsi]

n. 幻想;白日梦〈同 dream〉
例 Look! The novel is full of nothing but fantasy.
看!这部小说里全都是幻想。
联 fantasia n. 幻想曲;fantastic adj. 怪诞的;极出色的;fantasize v. 空想,幻想,做白日梦

farewell [fɛəˈwel]

n. 辞别,再见;送别会〈同 goodbye〉
例 Anne’s farewell at the bus terminal was quite sad; nearly all the people cried.
在汽车站为安妮举行的送别会非常令人伤心;几乎所有人都哭了。

fascinating [ˈfæsɪneɪtɪŋ]

adj. 迷人的,醉人的〈同 engrossing〉
例 The sea is full of treasures—all kinds of strange fascinating organisms.
大海里处处都是宝——有各种奇怪的、迷人的生物。
联 fascination n. 魅力;入迷,着迷

fatal [ˈfeɪtəl]

adj. 致命的〈同 deadly, mortal〉
例 The doctor told the patient he had a fatal disease and only had two months to live.
医生告诉患者他得了绝症,只能再活两个月。
联 fatalism n. 宿命论;fatality n. 天命;致命性

fatigue [fəˈtiːɡ]

n. 疲乏,劳累〈同 weariness〉
例 Increasing numbers of people in high-powered jobs are suffering from fatigue and stress-related illnesses.
越来越多担任高层职位的人感觉疲惫不堪,并且出现与压力有关的疾病。

feasible [ˈfiːzəbəl]

adj. 切实可行的〈同 practicable〉
例 This is an entirely feasible proposal. I suggest we adopt it.
这是一项完全可行的提议。我建议予以采纳。
联 unfeasible adj. 不能实行的,行不通的;feasibility n. 可行性

female [ˈfiːmeɪl]

n./adj. 女性(的),女人(的)
例 Breast cancer is more common in females than in males.
乳腺癌在女性中的发病率要高于男性。
联 feminine adj. 阴性的,女性的;feminism n. 女权运动;feminist n. 女权主义者

fertile [ˈfɜːtaɪl; (US)ˈfɜːrtəl]

adj. ① 肥沃的,富饶的;能繁殖的〈同 rich〉
例 The farmers have used this fertile land to plant rice and tomatoes.
农民们利用这块肥沃的土地种植水稻和西红柿。
② 主意多的,有创造力的〈同 creative〉
例 The meeting was quite fertile, with a number of fine ideas being discussed.
会议成果显著,大家对很多好的想法进行了讨论。
联 infertile adj. 不肥沃的,贫瘠的,不结果实的;fertilize vt. 施肥于,使肥沃;fertilizer n. 肥料(尤指化学肥料)

festive [ˈfestɪv]

adj. 欢宴的;节日的
例 The Christmas celebration brought a festive atmosphere to the small town.
圣诞节庆祝活动给这座小城镇带来了节日气氛。
联 festival n. 节日

fetch [fetʃ]

vt. 接来;取来,(去)拿来〈同 bring〉
例 My antique car fetched me $75,000 at the auction.
我的古董车拍卖了75,000美元。

第三部分

fiber [ˈfaɪbə(r)]

n. 纤维;光纤
例 Different fibers have different uses, and can be found in both clothing and food.
不同的纤维有不同的用处,在衣服和食物中都能找到。

fierce [fɪəs]

adj. 凶猛的〈同 ferocious〉
例 We saw fierce tigers at the zoo.
我们在动物园里见到了凶猛的老虎。

file [faɪl]

n. ① 档案〈同 document〉
例 I accidentally dropped a stack of files, and all the papers fell out.
我不小心掉了一摞档案,里面的所有文件都掉了出来。
② 行列,纵队〈同 line〉
例 All the ships are sailing in single file.
所有船只成一列纵队向前航行。
v. 把文件(或资料)归档〈同 arrange〉
例 I filed the reports in the drawer.
我把抽屉里的报告进行了归档。

filter [ˈfɪltə(r)]

vt. 过滤〈同 strain〉
例 We filter our drinking water.
我们过滤我们的饮用水。
n. 过滤器
例 The filter of a cigarette helps prevent some of the harmful substances from entering the body.
香烟的过滤嘴有助于防止有害物质进入身体。

finance [ˈfaɪnæns]

n. 财政,拨款〈同 funding〉
例 We’ve had some difficulty raising finances for the project.
我们在为这个项目融资时遇到了麻烦。
vt. 资助〈同 subsidize〉
例 Joe financed his girlfriend’s study abroad, but she never came back.
乔资助他女朋友出国留学,结果她一去不复返了。
联 financial adj. 财政的;financing n. 筹措资金

flame [fleɪm]

n. 火焰,光辉〈同 blaze〉
例 Flames roared out of the burning house.
火焰从那栋着火的房子里蹿出来。

flash [flæʃ]

n. 闪光;闪现〈同 flare〉
例 It is common knowledge that a flash of lightning is seen before a clap of thunder is heard.
先看到闪电,后听到雷声,这是常识。
vi. 闪光;反射〈同 sparkle〉
例 The driver flashed the blinker to indicate a left turn.
司机打转向灯来示意要向左转。
联 flashlight n. 手电筒;闪光灯

flavor [ˈfleɪvə(r)]

n. 味,风味〈同 taste〉
例 The drink has the flavor of grapes.
这杯饮料有葡萄的味道。
vt. 加香味于〈同 season〉
例 Joey’s mom flavored the chicken with sugar to make it sweet.
乔伊的妈妈用糖来给鸡肉调味,让它变得香甜。
联 flavoring n. 香料,调味品;flavorful adj. 充满…味道的,可口的

flee [fliː]

v. 逃跑〈同 escape〉
例 The thieves fled when they heard the alarm.
小偷们听到警报声便逃走了。

flexible [ˈfleksəbəl]

adj. 易弯曲的,柔软的;变通的〈同 pliant, elastic〉
例 Janet easily bent the flexible wire into a loop.
珍妮特很轻松就把软线弯成了一个圈。
联 flexibility n. 灵活性

第四部分

float [fləʊt]

v. 漂浮,使漂浮〈同 drift along〉
例 A small boat floated on the surface of the lake.
一艘小船漂浮在湖面上。

flock [flɒk]

n.(禽、畜等的)群;大量〈同 group〉
例 The flock of swallows flew south for the cold winter.
这群燕子飞到南方去度过寒冷的冬天。
v. 蜂拥,群集〈同 gather〉
例 The crowd flocked around the movie star.
人群聚集在这个电影明星周围。

flourish [ˈflʌrɪʃ]

vi. 繁荣,茂盛;健康成长〈同 thrive〉
例 The orange trees flourished in the sun.
橘子树在阳光下长得很茂盛。

fluent [ˈfluːənt]

adj. 流利的,流畅的
例 This job requires you to be fluent in English and Spanish.
这份工作要求你能流利地说英语和西班牙语。

focus [ˈfəʊkəs]

n. 焦距;(兴趣活动等的)中心〈同 center〉
例 Please adjust the focus before you look through the telescope.
在通过望远镜观察之前,请调整焦距。
v. 聚焦,注视〈同 center〉
例 The photographer focused the lens and then took the picture.
摄影师先对准镜头的焦距,然后再拍照。

forecast [ˈfɔːkɑːst]

n. 预测;预报〈同 prediction〉
例 When asked if he thought we would win, the coach refused to make a forecast.
当教练被问及是否认为我们会赢时,他拒绝进行预测。
v. 预报;预测〈同 predict〉
例 The weatherman forecasts snow for tomorrow, so bring a warm jacket.
天气预报员预报明天有雪,所以带件暖和的外套吧。

forgive [fəˈɡɪv]

vt. 原谅,饶恕〈同 pardon〉
例 Can you ever forgive me for insulting you? I will never do it again.
你能原谅我对你的无礼吗?我再也不会那么做了。

format [ˈfɔːmæt]

n. 模式,格式〈同 structure, pattern〉
例 The format of Jack’s essay was not what the teacher had asked for and so he got a zero for it.
杰克论文的格式不符合老师的要求,所以他得了零分。
联 formation n. 形成;编队

formula [ˈfɔːmjʊlə]

n. 公式;规则
例 We had to learn chemical formulae at school.
我们在学校里得学习化学公式。

fountain [ˈfaʊntən]

n. 泉水,喷泉
例 The fountain is lit with colorful lights at night.
到了晚上,喷泉便被五彩缤纷的灯光照亮了。