大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(三十二)

　　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.

　　farm [land used to grow crops and animals for food]

　　His family owns a big farm 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 warm; (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)