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face to face 面对面
The two men stood face to face. 两个人面对面站着.
in the face of 面对,尽管
He ran in the face of danger. 面对危险,他跑了.
make faces/a face 做苦脸,做鬼脸
Don't make a face at me. 别对我做鬼脸.
to one's face 当着(某人的)面,坦率地
Would you ever say that to his face? 你能当他的面说这个吗?
face up to 大胆面对
Pull yourself together and face up to life. 振作起来.面对生活.
as a matter of fact 事实上,其实
I finished it yesterday, as a matter of fact. 实际上,我昨天完成的.
in fact 实际上,其实
In fact, I don't know what to think of it. 实际上, 我不知道该怎样.
fall behind 落后,跟不上
To be promoted or to fall behind is not a matter of salary but even more a matter of self respect. 提升或落后不是工资的问题,而是自尊的问题.
be familiar to/with 熟悉
Your name is very familiar to me. 你的名字对我很熟悉.
as far as 远到;就……而言,至于
I will help you as far as I can. 我尽可能帮你.
far from 远离;绝没有
It is far from perfect. 这件事远没有完美.
By far 远远……,……得多
This is better by far 这样好的多.
so far 迄今为止
Our lives have been easy so far. 我们的生活一直很轻松.
find fault with 抱怨,找岔子
They found fault with every box I made. 他们对我做的每个盒子都挑刺.
be in favo(u)r of 支持,有利于
They were in favor of free trade. 他们赞同自由贸易.
be favo(u)rable to 赞同;有利于,有益于
Is he favorable to the proposal7 他同意这个建议吗?
feel at home 畅快,自在
Please feel at home and make yourself comfortable. 请放松, 别紧张.
feel like 触摸时感觉像;想要(有……的感觉)
I feel like a cup of tea. 我想来杯茶.
a few 有些,几个
He had a few grey hairs. 他有一些白头发.
figure out 计算出;领会到
Please help me to figure out my income tax 请帮我计算一下我的收入税..
fill in 填写,填补
Fill in each blank with the proper form of the verb in bracket. 请将动词的正确形式填空.
fill out 填写
The policeman filled out a report of the accident. 警察填写事故报告.
catch fire 着火
Paper catches fire easily. 纸很容易着火.
make a fire 生火
Let’s make a fire! 咱们生火吧.
on fire 燃烧着,兴奋着
The house was on fire. 房子着火了.
at first sight 一看就……
At first sight the problem seemed easy. 猛一看,这个问题很容易.
for the first time 第一次
For the first time he heard of socialism. 他第一次听说社会主义.
at (the) first 首先
At first people had refused to believe such a thing possible. 开始, 人们拒绝相信这样一件事.
from the first 从头
I was against it from the first. 我从一开始就反对这件事.
first of all 首先
First of all, you must be frank. 首先, 你必须坦诚.
Focus on 聚集于,集中(注意力)于;中心、主题为
Our research has focused on a drug which is so powerful as to be able to change brain chemistry. 我们的研究集中在一种能够改变我们大脑化学性质的药品上.
as follows 如下
His arguments are as follows. 他的论点如下.
be fond of 喜爱,喜好
Are you fond of this country? 你喜欢这个国家吗?
on foot 步行
Always we went on foot. 我们总是步行.
and so forth 等等
The costumes were red, pink, blue, purple, yellow, and so forth. 演出服有红色, 粉色, 紫色, 黄色等.
free from 无……的,不受……影响的
He wished to live a life entirely free from troubles. 他想过一种完全自由自在的生活.
free of 脱离,无……的
Most of the roads are now free of snow. 多数道路都没有积雪了.
set free 释放
They set the prisoner free. 他们释放了犯人.
free from/of 使自由,解放,使摆脱
At last I am free of her. 最后, 我摆脱了她.
in front of 在……前面,面对
He placed the book in front of him. 他把书放在面前.
make fun of 取笑
Ah, you always make fun of me. 哈, 你总是取笑我.
in future 今后,从今以后
I shall look after her in future. 今后,我来照顾她.
in the future 在将来(带the指全部将来,无the指将来某一时间)
She would see less of him in the future. 她将来会很少见到他.