托业考试综合辅导(6a)

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

fizzle n. failure; fiasco; sputtering which gradually fades into silence

flaw n. defect; imperfection; crack; strong gust or wind

flaw v. to crack; to become defective; to become cracked

flawed adj. defective; imperfect; cracked

flawless adj. perfect; impeccable

flee v. to run away, as from trouble or danger; to pass swiftly away; vanish

fleet adj. swift; fast

fleet n. group of ships, cars, trucks or other vehicles

fleet v. to move quickly; to pass quickly

flexibility n. elasticity; ability to adapt to new circumstances; pliability

flexible adj. elastic; easily bent; adroit; adept; pliable