大学英语四级/cet4词汇带英文注释(三十五)

　　flee [to run away from]

　　He tried to flee but the police caught him.

　　float [(1) to be on water without sinking;(2) to move or be moved gently on water or through air]

　　The boat floated on top of the water.(1)

　　The balloon rose into the air and floated away.(2)

　　flood [(1) to cover with water;(2) the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land]

　　The rising waters flooded much of the town.(1)

　　The flood began to go down when the rain stopped.(2)

　　floor [(1) the bottom part of a room for walking on;(2) the level of a building]

　　The book fell to the floor.(1)

　　The fire was on the first floor.(2)

　　flow [to move like a liquid]

　　The oil flowed through the engine.

　　flower [the colored part of plants that carry seeds]

　　The field was covered by blue and red flowers.

　　fluid [any substance that can flow, such as a liquid]

　　The fluid on the floor was a harmless chemical.

　　fly [(1) to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; (2) to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle]

　　Birds fly high in the sky.(1)

　　Walter will fly to Los Angeles tomorrow morning.(2)

　　fog [a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through]

　　The fog slowed traffic for several hours.

　　follow [(1) to come or go after;(2) to accept the rule or power of; (3) to obey]

　　He asked us to follow him to his house.(1)

　　He follows the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church.(2)

　　The official said he followed the orders of the President's lawyer.(3)

　　food [that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth]

　　He wanted to get food for hungry people.

　　fool [(1) to make someone believe something that is not true;(2) to trick; (3) a person who is tricked easily]

　　Her lies fooled a lot of people.(1)

　　He fooled people to get what he wanted.(2)

　　Being tricked made him feel like a fool.(3)

　　foot [the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks]

　　Her foot hurts because she stepped on a sharp rock.

　　for [(1) because of;(2)in exchange; (3)through space or time;(4) representative of;(5) to be employed by]

　　He is famous for his work.(1)

　　Give me one dollar for the book.(2)

　　They traveled for one hour.(3)

　　I speak for all people.(4)

　　She works for a computer company.(5)