VOA慢速英语1500基础单词 [F]

face [(1) the front of the head: eyes, nose, month; (2) to look toward; (3) to turn toward; (4) to have before you, such as a problem or danger]
Put a smile on your face. (1)
He faced the flag. (2)
She faced left, then right. (3)
The nation faced great danger. (4)

fact [something known or proved to be true]
The facts show that he spoke the truth.

factory [a building or group of buildings where goods are made]
The shoe factory in our town is moving to Mexico.

fail [(1) to not succeed; (2) to not reach a goal]
My car failed to start. (1)
The leaders failed to reach a peace agreement. (2)

fair [(1) just; (2) honest; (3) what is right]
The judge made a fair decision. (1)
He played the game fairly. (2)
(～ly adverb)
It was only fair that she invite him to dinner. (3)

fall [(1) to go down quickly; (2) to come down; (3) to drop to the ground or a lower position]
The burning airplane fell from the sky. (1)
The ball fell gently into my hands. (2)
The snow melted as it fell. (3)

false [(1)not true; (2) not correct]
She made a false statement to the police. (1)
The computer gave a false answer. (2)

family [the group that includes children and their parents]
She has a large family.

famous [known very well to many people]
He is a famous actor.

far [at, to or from a great distance]
John's home is far from here.

famp3 [land used to grow crops and animals for food]
His family owns a big famp3 in Kansas.

fast [(1) moving or working at great speed; (2) quick]
He said he could run as fast as a race horse. (1)
My dog is a fast eater. (2)

fat [(1) tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep wamp3; (2) thick; (3) heavy]
She stays thin by not eating any fat. (1)
Her dog looks fat, but all pugs look like that. (2)
The professor has published a fat book on world history. (3)

father [(1) the male parent; (2) a man who has a child or children]
Her father lives with them. (1)
Are you a father? (2)

fear [(1) to be afraid; (2) to worry that something bad is near or may happen; (3) a strong emotion when there is danger or trouble]
He feared what he could not see. (1)
He feared falling down. (2)
He had a fear that he would fall down. (3)

federal [of or having to do with a national or central government]
She works for the federal government as a tax collector.

feed [to give food to]
How many times a day do you feed your dog?

feel [(1) to have or experience an emotion; (2) to know by touching]
I feel sad because he is so far away. (1)
I feel sand between my toes. (2)

female [(1) a woman or girl; (2) the sex that gives birth; (3) of or about women]
With a wife and three daughters, he was surrounded by females. (1)
Females have babies. (2)
Universities provide more support now for female sports programs. (3)

fence [something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out]
The famp3er put up a new fence around the field.

fertile [(1) rich in production of plants or animals; (2) producing much]
The famp3er's fertile soil produces huge crops. (1)
The writer has a fertile imagination. (2)

few [(1) not many; (2) a small number of]
Few people have ever seen such an unusual bird. (1)
I have a few ideas about how to solve the problem. (2)

field [an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals]
The famp3er kept cows in two of his fields.

fierce [(1) extremely strong; (2) violent; (3) angry]
The fierce stomp3 caused much damage. (1)
The soldiers fought fiercely. (2)
The angry demonstrators shouted fiercely. (3)

fight [(1) to use violence or force; (2) to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy;(3) the use of force; (4) a battle]
The two boys were fighting about who would be first. (1)
The two amp3ies fought fiercely to destroy each other. (2)
The fighting failed to push rebel forces from the city. (3)
The two sides exchanged charges in the continuing political fight. (4)

fill [to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more]
Jack filled his cup with hot coffee.

film [(1) to record something so it can be seen again; (2) to make a motion picture or movie; (3) a thin piece of material for making pictures with a camera; (4) a movie]
He filmed the complete ceremony. (1)
She filmed the movie in New York. (2)
My camera needs more film. (3)
My favorite film is "Saving Private Ryan." (4)

final [(1) at the end; (2) last]
Tomorrow is the final day of winter. (1)
We won our final baseball game of the season.(2)

financial [of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks]
The growing political crisis could weaken our financial system.

find [(1) to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; (2) to decide a court case]
He found a new book by his favorite writer. (1)
The jury found the man guilty of murder. (2)

fine [(1) a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; (2) very good; (3) very small or thin]
The court ordered him to pay a 500-dollar fine. (1)
She did fine work for our company. (2)
He drew a fine line under the word. (3)