托业考试综合辅导(12)
fabric n. cloth made of woven threads; textile; weave; structure; framework; construction
fabricate v. to make; create; to construct by combining or assembling diverse, typically standardized parts; to concoct in order to deceive
facilitate v. to make easy; to assist; to forward; to promote; to expedite
facilitator n. person or thing which promotes; expeditor
facility n. device; ease; tool; convenience; talent; ability; willingness; place used for a specific purpose; establishment; institution
factor n. cause; agent; broker; financier; money lender; number which is multiplied with another to produce a given result
fade v. to discolor; to lose color; to become dim; to wilt; to wither; to die out; to bleach; to become weaker; to disappear
falter v. to hesitate; to stammer; to stumble; to sway; to totter; to be unstable
fame n. notoriety; renown; good reputation
familiar adj. ordinary; common; skilled; close; intimate; well-known; informal
familiar n. good friend; acquaintance
familiarize v. to cause to be acquainted; to accustom; to make something well known; to publicize
fare n. cost for traveling (on a bus, train, etc.); person who pays to travel in a vehicle (bus, train, boat, ferry, etc.); meals; provisions; something offered or supplied
fascinate v. to hold an intense interest or attraction for; to hold motionless; spellbind
faulty adj. containing a fault or defect; imperfect or defective
favorable adj. positive; approving; likable; helpful; encouraging; promising; desirable
favorite adj. preferred; beloved; liked
feasibility n. capability of being carried out; capability of being achieved; likelihood; probability
feasible adj. able to be carried out; achievable; possible; likely
feature n. characteristic; function; capability (of a product, machine, device, software etc.); prominent quality; facial structure; full-length film; attraction; regular column (in a newspaper); attribute; advantage
feature v. to characterize; to depict; to describe; to star in a move (or theatrical performance, etc.); to present; to emphasize; to give prominence
feedback n. response; critique; critical analysis; information about the results of a certain procedure or performance; return of part of the output (of a circuit, an amplifier, etc.)
fellow adj. having membership in; belonging to (a group, academic organization, etc.); of the same type
fellow n. friend; member of an academic organization; suitor
ferry n. boat for crossing a body of water; shuttle; ferryboat
ferry v. to convey passengers or cargo by boat across a small body of water
fertile adj. bearing or producing crops or vegetation abundantly; fruitful; rich in material needed to sustain plant growth; highly or continuously productive; prolific
fertilize v. to impregnate; to inseminate; to enrich the soil by the addition of organic or chemical substances
fertilizer n. organic or chemical substance added to soil to enrich it (i.e. manure)
fester n. a small festering sore or ulcer; a pustule
fester v. to generate pus; suppurate; to form an ulcer; to undergo decay; rot; to infect, inflame, or corrupt
fetch v. to go after and bring back; to call; to gather; to pick up; to charm; to deliver a blow; to bring forth (sound, sigh, etc.); to inhale; to execute; to bring in a certain amount of money
fiber n. a slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; a natural or synthetic filament, as of cotton or nylon
figure n. number; image; form; character; price; human shape; impression; phrase; symbol
figure v. to calculate; to think; to assume; to portray; to depict; to express verbally; to adorn with figures or patterns; to express in numerical digits; to embellish
file v. to arrange papers methodically for preservation and reference; to submit in a formal way; to walk in a line; to march in line; to sharpen
fill out v. to insert written information into the gaps on a form
filling n. something used to fill a space, cavity, or container
final adj. at the end; last; ultimate; decisive; conclusive; definitive
final n. end; conclusion; last edition of a newspaper
finalize v. to end; to sum up; to complete; to conclude
finance n. money management (including investment, banking etc.); science of money management
finance v. to raise money for; to provide with funds; to fund; to pay for
fine n. monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money
fine v. to impose a tax upon; to refine; to purify; to become fine or finer; to make thin or thinner; to reduce; to clarify
fiscal adj. of public funds; of or pertaining to money matters
fixture n. something which is permanently or securely attached; person who has been in the same place or position for a long time; set date for a sporting event; regularly scheduled sporting event
