barron词汇 F |
barron词汇 F
1316. fabricate
释义: build; lie
例句: Because of the child's tendency to fabricate, we had trouble believing her.
1317. facade
释义: front of the building
例句: The facade of the church had often been photographed by tourists because it was more interesting than the rear.
1318. facet
释义: small plane surface (of a gem); a side
例句: The stonecutter decided to improve the rough diamond by providing it with several facets.
1319. facetious
释义: humorous; jocular
例句: Your facetious remarks are not appropriate at this serious moment.
1320. facile
释义: easy; expert
例句: Because he was a facile speaker, he never refused a request to address an organization.
1321. facilitate
释义: make less difficult
例句: He tried to facilitate repayment of the loan by getting a part-time job.
1322. facsimilie
释义: copy
例句: Many museums sell facsimilies of the works of art on display.
1323. faction
释义: party; clique; dissension
例句: The quarrels and bickering of the two small factions within the club disturbed the majority of the members.
1324. factious
释义: inclined to form factions; causing dissension.
例句: Your statement is factious and will upset the harmony that now exists.
1325. factitous
释义: artificial; sham
例句: Hollywood actresses often create factitious tears by using glycerine.
1326. factotum
释义: handyman; person who does all kinds of work
例句: Although we had hired him as a messenger, we soon began to use him as a general factotum around the office.
1327. faculty
释义: mental or bodily powers; teaching staff
例句: As he grew old, he feared he might lose his faculties and become useless to his employer.
1328. fallacious
释义: misleading
例句: Your reasoning must be fallacious because it leads to a ridiculous answer.
1329. fallible
释义: liable to err
例句: I know I am fallible, but I feel confident that I am right this time.
1330. fallow
释义: plowed but sowed; uncultivated
例句: Farmers have learned that it is advisable to permit land to le fallow every few years.
1331. falter
释义: hesitate
例句: When told to dive off the high board, she did not falter, but proceeded at once.
1332. fanaticism
释义: excessive zeal
例句: The leader of the group was held responsible even though he could not control the fanaticism of his followers.
1333. fancied
释义: imagined; unreal
例句: You are resenting fancied insults. No one has ever said such things about you.
1334. fancier
释义: breeder or dealer of animals
例句: The dog fancier exhibited her prize collie at the annual Kennel Club show.
1335. fanciful
释义: whimsical; visionary
例句: This is a fanciful scheme because it does not consider the facts.
1336. fanfare
释义: call by bugles or trumpets; showy display
例句: The exposition was opened with fanfare of trumpets and the firing of cannon.
1337. fantastic
释义: unreal; grotesque; whimsical
例句: Your fears are fantastic because no such animal as you have described exists.
1338. farce
释义: broad comedy; mockery
例句: Nothing went right; the entire interview degenerated into a farce.
1339. fastidious
释义: difficult to please; squeamish
例句: The waitresses disliked serving him dinner because of his very fastidious taste.
1340. fatalism
释义: belief that events are determined by forces beyond one's control
例句: With fatalism, he accepted the hardships that beset him.
1341. fathom
释义: comprehend; investigate
例句: I find his motives impossible to fathom.
1342. fatuous
释义: foolish; inane
例句: He is far too intelligent to utter such fatuous remarks.
1343. fauna
释义: animals of a period or region
例句: The scientist could visualize the fauna of the period by examining the skeletal remains and the fossils.
1344. fawning
释义: courting favor by cringing and flattering
例句: She was constantly surrounded by a group of fawning admirers who had hoped to win some favor.
1345. faze
释义: disconcert; dismay
例句: No crisis could faze the resourceful hotel manager.
1346. feasible
释义: practical
例句: This is an entirely feasible proposal. I suggest we adopt it.
1347. febrile
释义: feverish
例句: In his febrile condition, he was subject to nightmares and hallucinations.
1348. fecundity
释义: fertility; fruitfulness
例句: The fecundity of his mind is illustrated by the many vivid images in his poems.
1349. feign
释义: pretend
例句: Lady Macbeth feigned illness in the courtyard although she was actually healthy.
1350. feint
释义: trick; shift; sham blow
例句: The boxer was fooled by his opponent's feint and dropped his guard.
1351. felicitous
释义: apt; suitably expressed; well chosen
例句: He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many banquet.
1352. felicity
释义: happines; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc.)
例句: She wrote a note to the newlyweds wishing them great felicity in their wedded life.
1353. fell
释义: cruel; deadly
例句: The newspapers told of the tragic spread of the fell disease
1354. felon
释义: person convicted of a grave crime
例句: A convicted felon loses the right to vote
1355. ferment
释义: agitation; commotion
例句: With the breakup of the Soviet Union, much of Eastern Europe was in a state of ferment.
1356. ferret
释义: drive or hunt out of hiding
例句: She was ferreted out their secret.
1357. fervent
释义: ardent; hot
例句: She felt that the fervent praise was excessive and somewhat undeserved.
1358. fervid
释义: ardent
例句: Her fervid enthusiasm inspired all of us to undertake the dangerous mission.
1359. fervor
释义: glowing ardor
例句: Their kiss was full of the fervor of first love.
1360. fester
释义: generate pus
例句: When her finger began to fester, the doctor lanced it and removed the splinter that had caused the pus to form.
1361. fester
释义: rankle, produce irritation or resentment
例句: Joe's insult festered in Anne's mind for days, and made her too angry to speak to him.
1362. festive
释义: joyous; celebratory
例句: Their wedding in the park was a festive occasion.
1363. fete
释义: honor at a festival
例句: The returning hero was feted at a community supper and dance.
1364. fetid
释义: malodorous
例句: The neglected wound became fetid.
1365. fetter
释义: shackle
例句: The prisoner was fettered to the wall.
1366. fiasco
释义: total failure
例句: Our ambitious venture ended in a fiasco and we were forced to flee.
1367. fiat
释义: command
例句: I cannot accept government by fiat; I feel that I must be consulted.
1368. fickle
释义: changeable; faithless
例句: He discovered his supposedly faithful girlfriend was fickle
1369. fictitious
释义: imaginary
例句: Although this book purports to be a biography of George Washington, many of the incidents are fictitious.
1370. fidelity
释义: loyalty
例句: A dog's fidelity to its owner is one of the reasons why that animal is a favorite household pet.
1371. figment
释义: invention; imaginary thing
例句: That incident never took place; it is a figment of your imagination.
1372. figurative
释义: not literal, but metaphorical; using a figure of speech
例句: "To lose one's marbles" is a figurative expression; if you're told Jack has lost his marbles, no one expects you to rush out to buy him a replacement set.
1373. figurine
释义: small ornamental statuette
例句: In the Maltese Falcon, Sam Spade was hired to trace the missing figurine of a black bird.
1374. filch
释义: steal
例句: The boys filched apples from the fruit stand.
1375. filial
释义: pertaining to a son or daughter
例句: Many children forget their filial obligations and disregard the wishes of their parents.
1376. filibuster
释义: block legislation by making long speeches
例句: Even though we disapproved of Senator Foghorn's political goals, we were impressed by his ability to filibuster endlessly to keep an issue from coming to a vote.
1377. filigree
释义: delicate, lacelike metalwork
例句: The pendant with gold filigree that she wore round her neck trembled with each breath she took.
1378. finale
释义: conclusion
例句: It is not until we reach the finale of this play that we can understand the author's message.
1379. finesse
释义: delicate skill
例句: The finesse and adroitness of the surgeon impressed the observers in the operating room.
1380. finicky
释义: too particular; fussy
例句: The old lady was finicky about her food and ate very little.
1381. finite
释义: limited
例句: It is difficult for humanity with its finite existence to grasp the infinite.
1382. firebrand
释义: hothead; troublemaker
例句: The police triedto keep track of all the local firebrands when the President came to town.
1383. fissure
释义: crevice
例句: The mountain climbers secured footholds in tiny fissures in the rock.
1384. fitful
释义: spasmodic; intermittent
例句: After several fitful attempts, he decided to postpone the start of the project until he felt more energetic.
1385. flaccid
释义: flabby
例句: His sedentary life had left him with flaccid muscles.
1386. flag
释义: droop; grow feeble
例句: When the opposing hockey team scored its third goal only minutes into the first period, the home team's spirits flagged.
1387. flagrant
释义: conspicuously wicked
例句: We cannot condone such flagrant violations of the rules.
1388. flail
释义: thresh grain by hand; strike or slap; toss about
例句: In medieval times, warriors flailed their foe with a metal ball attached to a handle.
1389. flair
释义: talent
例句: She has an uncanny flair for discovering new artists before the public has become aware of their existence.
1390. flamboyant
释义: ornate
例句: Modern architecture has discarded the flamboyant trimming on buildings and emphasizes simplicity of line.
1391. flaunt
释义: display ostentatiously
例句: She is not the one of those actresses who flaunt their physical charms; she can act.
1392. flay
释义: strip off skin; plunder
例句: The criminal was condemned to be flayed alive.
1393. fleck
释义: spot
例句: Her cheeks flecked with tears, were testimony to the hours of weeping.
1394. fledgling
释义: inexperienced
例句: While it is necessary to provide these fledgling poets with an opportunity to present their work, it is not essential that we admire everything they write.
1395. fleece
释义: wool coat of a sheep
例句: They shear sheep of their fleece, which they then comb into separate strands of wool.
1396. fleece
释义: rob; plunder
例句: The tricksters fleeced him of his inheritance.
1397. flick
释义: light stroke as with a whip
例句: The horse needed no encouragement; only one flick of the whip was all the jockey had to apply to get the animal to run at top speed.
1398. flinch
释义: hesitate; shrink
例句: He did not flinch in the face of danger but fought back bravely.
1399. flippancy
释义: trifling gaiety
例句: Your flippancy at this serious moment is offensive.
1400. flit
释义: fly; dart lightly; pass swiftly by
例句: Like a bee flitting from flower to flower, Rose flitted from one boyfriend to the next.
1401. floe
释义: mass of floating ice
例句: The ship made slow progress as it battered its way through the ice floes.
1402. flora
释义: plants of a region or era
例句: Because she was a botanist, she spent most of her time studying the flora of the desert.
1403. florid
释义: flowery; ruddy
例句: His complexion was even more florid than usual because of his anger.
1404. flotsam
释义: drifting wreckage
例句: Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the flotsam and jetsam of the sea.
1405. flourish
释义: grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures
例句: The orange trees flourished in the sun.
1406. flout
释义: reject; mock
例句: The headstrong youth flouted all authority; he refused to be curbed.
1407. fluctuation
释义: wavering
例句: Meteorologists watch the fluctuations of the barometer in order to predict the weather.
1408. fluency
释义: smoothness of speech
例句: He spoke French with fluency and ease.
1409. fluke
释义: unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune
例句: When Douglass defeated Tyson for the heavyweight championship, some sportscasters dismissed his victory as a fluke.
1410. fluster
释义: confuse
例句: The teacher's sudden question flustered him and he stammered his reply.
1411. fluted
释义: having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
例句: All that remained of the ancient building were the fluted columns.
1412. flux
释义: flowing; series of changes
例句: While conditions are in such a state of flux, I do not wish to commit myself too deeply in this affair.
1413. fodder
释义: coarse food for cattle, horses etc.
例句: One of Nancy's chores ar the ranch was to put fresh supplies of fodder in the horses' stalls.
1414. foible
释义: weakness; slight fault
例句: We can overlook the foibles of our friends; no one is perfect.
1415. foil
释义: contrast
例句: In "Star Wars," dark, evil Darth Vader is a perfect foil for fair-haired, naive Luke Skywalker.
1416. foil
释义: defeat; frustrate
例句: In the end, Skywalker is able to foil Vader's diabolical schemes.
1417. foist
释义: insert improperly; palm off
例句: I will not permit you to foist such ridiculous ideas upon the membership of this group.
1418. foliage
释义: masses of leaves
例句: Every autumn before the leaves fell he promised himself he would drive though the New England to admire the colorful fall foliage.
1419. foment
释义: stir up; instigate
例句: This report will foment disssension in the club.
1420. foolhardy
释义: rash
例句: Don't be foolhardy. Get the advice of experienced people before undertaking this venture.
1421. foppish
释义: vain about dress and appearance
例句: He tried to imitate the foppish manner of the young men of the court.
1422. foray
释义: raid
例句: The company staged a midnight foray against the enemy outpost.
1423. forberance
释义: patience
例句: We must use forbearance in dealing with him because he is still weak from his illness.
1424. ford
释义: place where a river can be crossed on foot
例句: Rather than risk using the shaky rope bridge, David walked a half-mile downstream until he came to the neartest ford.
1425. forebears
释义: ancestors
例句: Reverence for one's forebears (sometimes referred to as ancestor worship) plays an important part in many Oriental cultures.
1426. foreboding
释义: premonition of evil
例句: Caeser ridiculed his wife's foreboding about the Ides of March.
1427. forensic
释义: suitable to debate or courts of law
例句: In her best forensic manner, the lawyer addressed the jury.
1428. foreshadow
释义: give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure
例句: In retrospect, political analysts realized that Yeltsin's defiance of the attempted coup foreshadowed his emergence as the dominant figure of the new Russian republic.
1429. foresight
释义: ability to foresee future happenings; prudence
例句: A wise investor, she had the foresight to buy land just before the current real estate boom.
1430. forestall
释义: prevent by taking action in advance
例句: By setting up a prenuptial agreement, the prospective bride and groom hoped to forestall any potential arguments about money in the event of a divorce.
1431. forgo
释义: give up; do without
例句: Determined to lose weight for the summer, Ida decided to forgo dessert until she could fit into a size eight again.
1432. formality
释义: adherence to established rules or procedures
例句: Signing this petition is a mere formality; it does not obligate you in any way.
1433. formidable
释义: menacing; threatening
例句: We must not treat the battle lightly for we are facing a formidable foe.
1434. forsake
释义: desert; abandon; renounce
例句: No one expected Foster to forsake his wife and children and run off with another woman.
1435. forswear
释义: renounce; abandon
例句: The captured knight could escape death only if he agreed to forswear Christianity and embrace Islam as the one true faith.
1436. forte
释义: strong point or special talent
例句: I am not eager to play this rather seious role, for my forte is comedy.
1437. forthright
释义: straightforward; direct; frank
例句: I prefer Jill's forthright approach to Jack's tendency to beat around the bush.
1438. fortitude
释义: bravery; courage
例句: He was awarded the medal for his fortitude in the battle.
1439. fortuitous
释义: accidental; by chance
例句: There is no connection between these two events; their timing is entirely fortuitous.
1440. foster
释义: rear; encourage
例句: According to the legend, Romulus and Remus were fostered by a she-wolf that raised the abandoned infants as her own.
1441. founder
释义: fail completely; sink
例句: After hitting the submerged iceberg, the Titanic started taking in water rapidly and soon foundered.
1442. founder
释义: person who establishes (an organization, business)
例句: Among those drowned when the Titanic sank was the founder of the Abraham & Straus chain.
1443. fracas
释义: brawl; melee
例句: The military police stopped the fracas in the bar and arrested the belligerents.
1444. fractious
释义: unruly
例句: The fractious horse unseated its rider.
1445. frailty
释义: weakness
例句: The doctor prescribed vitamin and mineral supplements for the sick old woman because of her frailty.
1446. franchise
释义: right granted by authority
例句: The city issued a franchise to the company to operate surface transit lines on the streets for ninety-nine years.
1447. frantic
释义: wild
例句: At the time of the collision, many people became frantic with fear.
1448. fraudulent
释义: cheating; deceitful
例句: The government seeks to prevent fraudulent and misleading advertising.
1449. fraught
释义: filled
例句: Since this enterprise is fraught with danger, I will ask for volunteers who are willing to assume the risks.
1450. fray
释义: brawl
例句: The three musketeers were in the thick of fray.
1451. frenetic
释义: frenzied; frantic
例句: His frenetic activities convinced us that he had no organized plan of operation.
1452. frenzied
释义: madly excited
例句: As soon as they smelled smoke, the frenzied animals milled about in their cages.
1453. fresco
释义: painting in plaste (usually fresh)
例句: The cathedral is visited by many tourists who wish to admire the frescoes by Glotto.
1454. fret
释义: to be annonyed or vexed
例句: To fret over your poor grades is foolish; instead, decide to work harder in the future.
1455. friction
释义: clash in opinion; rubbing against
例句: At this time when harmony is essential, we cannot afford to have any friction in our group.
1456. frieze
释义: ornamental band on a wall
例句: The frieze of the church was adorned with sculpture.
1457. frigid
释义: intensely cold
例句: Alaska is in the frigid zone.
1458. fritter
释义: waste
例句: He could not apply himself to any task and frittered away his time in idle conversation.
1459. frivolous
释义: lacking in seriousness; self-indulgently carefree; relatively unimportant
例句: Though Nancy enjoyed Bill's frivolous, lighthearted companionship, she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.
1460. frolicsome
释义: prankish; gay
例句: The frolicsome puppy tried to lick the face of its master.
1461. frond
释义: fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
例句: After the storm the beach was littered with the fronds of palm trees.
1462. fructify
释义: bear fruit
例句: This peach tree should fructify in three years.
1463. frugality
释义: thrift; economy
例句: In these economically difficult days businesses must practice frugality or risk bankruptcy.
1464. fruition
释义: bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
例句: This building marks the fruition of all our aspirations and years of hard work.
1465. fugitive
释义: fleeting or transitory; roving
例句: The film brought a few fugitive images to her mind, but on the whole it made no lasting impression upon her.
1466. fulcrum
释义: support on which a lever rests
例句: If we use this stone as a fulcrum and the crowbar as a lever, we may be able to move this boulder.
1467. fulminate
释义: thunder; explode
例句: The people against whom she fulminated were innocent of any wrongdoing.
1468. fulsome
释义: disgustingly excessive
例句: His fulsome praise of the dictator annoyed his listeners.
1469. functionary
释义: official
例句: As his case was transferred from one functionary to another, he began to despair of ever reaching a settlement.
1470. fundamental
释义: basic; primary; essential
例句: The committee discussed all sorts of side issues without ever getting down to addressing the fundamental problem.
1471. funereal
释义: sad; solemn
例句: I fail to understand why there is such a funereal atmosphere; we have lost a battle, not a war.
1472. furor
释义: frenzy; great excitement
例句: The story of her embezzlement of the funds created a furor on the stock exchange.
1473. furtive
释义: stealthy; sneaky
例句: The boy gave a furtive look at his classmate's test paper.
1474. fusilade
释义: simultaneous firing or outburs (of missiles, questions, etc.)
例句: Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture concludes with a thunderous fusilade of cannon fire.
1475. fusion
释义: union; coalition
例句: The opponents of the political party in power organized a fusion of disgruntled groups and became an important element in the election.
1476. futile
释义: ineffective; fruitless
例句: Why waste your time on futile pursuits?
1477. feckless
释义: feeble, ineffective; unthinking, irresponsible
例句: Einstein was noted for his extraordinary inspirations; on the other hand, he was noted for being feckless in his daily chores.
|
|