VOA慢速英语1500基础单词 [F]

force [(1) to make someone do something or make something happen by using power; (2) power, strength; (3) strength used against a person or object; (4) military power of a nation; (5) a military group]
They forced him to go with them. (1)
The bomb exploded with great force. (2)
He used powerful force to lift the fallen tree from her body. (3)
The President said he will use the full force of the country against foreign invaders. (4)
A Navy and Marine Corps landing force is on its way to the troubled island. (5)

foreign [(1) of, about or from another nation; (2) not from one's own place or country]
The United States has diplomatic relations with almost every foreign nation. (1)
Foreign products seem to cost less than most products made here. (2)

forest [a place of many trees]
New laws prevent companies from cutting all the trees in the forest.

forget [to not remember]
The man was in trouble because he forgot his wedding anniversary.

forgive [(1) to pardon; (2) to excuse; (3) to remove guilt]
A pardon by the President forgives a criminal for the crime. (1)
I forgive you for taking my car. (2)
Please forgive me for being late. (3)

fomp3 [(1) to make; (2) to start; (3) to shape; (4) a kind]
We fomp3ed a plan before starting the project. (1)
They fomp3ed a swim team. (2)
She fomp3ed the clay bottle with her hands. (3)
Swimming is a fomp3 of exercise. (4)

fomp3er [(1) earlier in time; (2) not now]
At a fomp3er time, Philadelphia was the national capital. (1)
His fomp3er wife lives across the street from him. (2)

forward [(1) the direction in front of; (2) toward the front]
The group with the flags was 10 meters forward of the rest of the parade. (1)
The men stepped forward when the sergeant commanded, "Forward, march." (2)

free [(1) to release; (2) not controlled by another or by outside forces; (3) not in prison; (4) independent; (5) not limited by rules; (6) without cost]
He was freed at the end of the trial. (1)
For the first time, she felt free as a bird. (2)
He was a free man after being found not guilty. (3)
The United States is a free nation. (4)
After his final day of studies, he was free from all the rules of school. (5)
The prize she won was a free ride in an airplane. (6)

freedom [the condition of being free]
Many people in history have died for freedom.

freeze [(1) to cause or to become very cold; (2) to make or to become hard by cold]
You will freeze unless you wear a coat. (1)
She freezes food and stores it in her freezer. (2)

fresh [(1) newly made or gathered; (2) recent]
His garden produces fresh vegetables every day. (1)
The lawyer criticized the fresh evidence found by police. (2)

friend [a person one likes and trusts]
The two men have been friends for more than fifty years.

frighten [to cause great fear]
Loud noises frighten my daughter.

from [(1) having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause; (2) at a place distant, not near; (3) because of]
It is a message from the president. (1)
The school is five kilometers from my home. (2)
He is suffering from cancer. (3)

front [(1) the forward part; (2) the opposite of back; (3) the beginning; (4) the first part]
The front of her house needs painting. (1)
She wanted to sit in the front of the bus, not in the back. (2)
They were at the front of the line waiting to buy tickets. (3)
He said the best part was toward the front of the book. (4)

fruit [food from trees and plants]
Much of the fruit fell from the tree.

fuel [any substance burned to create heat or power]
Which kind of fuel do you use to heat your home?

full [(1) containing as much as a person or thing can hold; (2) complete]
The gasoline tank is full. (1)
He will spend the full week away from the office. (2)

fun [anything that is pleasing and causes happiness]
The children had fun at the birthday party.

funeral [a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead]
After the funeral, the President's remains were buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

future [(1) time after now; (2) in the time to come]
We can talk about it in the future. (1)
All future meetings will be held in this room. (2)