2012年5月31日 星期四

流行英語(F)


fad(noun)流行一時的興趣

fair-weather friend(noun phrase)不能共患難的朋友

fait accompli(noun french)既成事實的事

fall foul of(verb phrase)不經意地犯了官非

fathom(verb)洞悉

to a fault(adj phrase)過份的

faux pas(noun french)失態

feather one's own nest(verb phrase)中飽私囊

make a federal case out of something(American slang)小事化大

feeding frenzy(noun phrase)傳媒瘋狂的追訪

fend for oneself(verb phrase)自謀生計

to have a field day(verb phrase)盡情享受的時刻

Fifth amendment, take the fifth(verb phrase/noun)第五修定

not give/care a fig(verb phrase)全不介意

can't fight city hall(saying)官字兩個口

figment of one's imagination(noun phrase)憑空想像出來的事物

go figure(noun phrase)試想想吧

it figures(verb phrase) 全不意外

fire in the belly(noun phrase)膽色/耐力

catch fire(verb phrase)引起大眾注意及接受

fish in troubled waters(verb phrase idiom)混水摸魚

either fish or cut bait(verb phrase idiom)不要猶豫不決,採取有決定性的行動

like a fish out of water(noun phrase idiom)身處於不熟悉的環境,產生尷尬情況

have not the foggiest(adj phrase)一點都不知道

living in a fool's paradise(verb phrase)處於虛幻的樂境中

footloose and fancy free(adj phrase)自在逍遙

foul play(noun phrase)犯罪暴力行為

frame(verb)誣告/陷害

freak accident(noun phrase)不尋常的意外

freak out(verb phrase)情緒失控

full of hot air(adj phrase)口出狂言

full of oneself(adj phrase)自視過高

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