VOA慢速英语节目官方词汇表

F

• face - n. the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; v. to look toward; to turn toward; to have before you, such as a problem or danger
• fact - n. something known or proved to be true
• factory - n. a building or group of buildings where goods are made
• fail - v. to not succeed; to not reach a goal
• fair - ad. just; honest; what is right
• fall - v. to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower position
• false - ad. not true; not correct
• family - n. the group that includes children and their parents
• famous - ad. known very well to many people
• far - ad. at, to or from a great distance
• farm - n. land used to grow crops and animals for food
• fast - ad. moving or working at great speed; quick
• fat - n. tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep warm; ad. thick; heavy
• father - n. the male parent; a man who has a child or children
• fear - v. to be afraid; to worry that something bad is near or may happen ("He feared falling down."); n. a strong emotion when there is danger or trouble ("He had a fear that he would fall down.")
• federal - ad. of or having to do with a national or central government
• feed - v. to give food to
• feel - v. to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching
• female - n. a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; ad. of or about women
• fence - n. something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out
• fertile - ad. rich in production of plants or animals; producing much
• few - ad. not many; a small number of
• field - n. an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals
• fierce - ad. extremely strong; violent; angry
• fight - v. to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy; n. the use of force; a battle
• fill - v. to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more
• film - v. to record something so it can be seen again; to make a motion picture or movie; n. a thin piece of material for making pictures with a camera; a movie
• final - ad. at the end; last
• financial - ad. of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks
• find - v. to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to decide a court case ("The jury finds the man guilty of murder.")
• fine - n. a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin
• finish - v. to complete; to end
• fire - v. to shoot a gun; n. the heat and light produced by something burning
• fireworks - n. rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday celebrations
• firm - ad. not easily moved or changed ("She is firm in her opinion.")
• first - ad. coming before all others
• fish - n. a creature that lives and can breathe in water
• fit - v. to be of the correct size or shape ("These shoes fit my feet.")
• fix - v. to make good or right again
• flag - n. a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or organization
• flat - ad. smooth; having no high places
• flee - v. to run away from
• float - v. to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air
• flood - v. to cover with water; n. the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land
• floor - n. the bottom part of a room for walking on ("The book fell to the floor."); the level of a building ("The fire was on the first floor.")
• flow - v. to move like a liquid
• flower - n. the colored part of plants that carry seeds
• fluid - n. any substance that can flow, such as a liquid
• fly - v. to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle
• fog - n. a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close to the ground
• follow - v. to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey
• food - n. that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth
• fool - v. to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; n. a person who is tricked easily
• foot - n. the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks
• for - prep. because of ("He is famous for his work."); in exchange ("Give me one dollar for the book."); through space or time ("They travelled for one hour."); representative of ("I speak for all people."); to be employed by ("She works for a computer company.")
• force - v. to make someone do something or make something happen by using power; n. power, strength; strength used against a person or object; military power of a nation; a military group
• foreign - ad. of, about or from another nation; not from one's own place or country
• forest - n. a place of many trees
• forget - v. to not remember
• forgive - v. to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt
• form - v. to make; to start; to shape ("They formed a swim team."); n. a kind ("Swimming is a form of exercise.")
• former - ad. earlier in time; not now
• forward - ad. the direction in front of; toward the front
• free - v. to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost
• freedom - n. the condition of being free
• freeze - v. to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold
• fresh - ad. newly made or gathered; recent
• friend - n. a person one likes and trusts
• frighten - v. to cause great fear
• from - prep. having a person, place or thing as a beginning or cause ("It is a message from the president."); at a place distant, not near ("The school is five kilometers from my home."); because of ("He is suffering from cancer.")
• front - n. the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first part
• fruit - n. food from trees and plants
• fuel - n. any substance burned to create heat or power
• full - ad. containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete
• fun - n. anything that is pleasing and causes happiness
• funeral - n. a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead
• future - n. time after now ("We can talk about it in the future."); ad. in the time to come ("All future meetings will be held in this room.")