fault
1. at fault 有错，有责任，有毛病。如：
My memory was at fault. 我记错了。
She was not at fault; don’t blame her. 她没有责任，不要责怪她。
2. be one’s fault 是某人的错。如：
I’m really sorry --- it’s all my fault. 实在对不起，这完全是我的错。
He lost his job, but it was his own fault for telling lies. 他丢了工作，但那是因为他自己说谎的错。
3. find fault (with sb) 找(某人的)错。如：
Why do you find fault so much? 你为什么老是抱怨?
He is always finding fault with me. 他老是挑我的毛病。
favo(u)r
1. do sb a favour / do a favour for sb 帮助某人。如 ：
Will you do me a favor? 请帮个忙好吗?
He is always ready to do a favour for his classmates. 他总是乐于帮助同学。
注：以下各句均可表示“劳驾请把窗户打开”：
Do me a favour and open the window.
Do me a favour by opening the window.
Do me a favour ---- open the window, please.
Do me the favour to open the window.
Do me the favour of opening the window.
2. in favour of 赞成，主张。如：
Are you in favour of stopping now? 你赞成现在就停止吗?
I spoke in favour of the motion. 我发言支持这个提议。
3. in one’s favour 对某人有利。如：
The decision went in his favour. 这一判决对他有利。
All the comments are in your favour. 所有的评论都对你有利。
fear
1. fear for sb (sth) 为某人(某事物)担心。如：
They feared for the lost child. 他们为丢失的孩子担心。
He feared for his son’s safety. 他为他儿子的安全担心。
比较：
We all fear him. 我们都怕他。
We all fear for him. 我们都为他担心。
2. fear to do [doing] sth 害怕做某事。如：
Women fear to go out at night. 妇女害怕晚上出去。
He fears telling her what happened. 他害怕告诉她所发生的事情。
3. for fear of 由于怕……，以防……。如：
He left an hour early for fear of missing the train. 他提前一小时离开，以免错过火车。
4. in fear of 害怕……，担心……。如：
We’re in fear of more snow. 我们担心会再下雪。
The thief passed the day in fear of discovery. 这个小偷整天提心掉胆担心会被发现。
feed
1. feed on sth 吃……。如：
Sheep feed mostly on grass. 羊以草为主食。
Foxes feed on small animals. 狐狸以小动物为食。
2. feed sb on sth 用某物喂某人。如：
He fed the horse on potatoes. 他给马喂土豆。
She feeds the child on cow’s milk. 她用牛奶喂小孩。
注：该结构中的介词 on 通常不宜省略，即 feed 通常不带双宾语，但在现代英语中，偶尔也可用于双宾语句型，学生宜慎用。
3. feed sth to sb 喂某物给某人。如：
We feed meat to our dog. 我们喂肉给狗吃。
Please feed some grass to the cow. 请给牛喂点草。
feel
1. feel for sb 同情某人。如：
We really felt for her when her husband died. 她丈夫死了，我们十分同情她。
比较：She is feeling the baby. 他在摸这婴儿。
2. feel for sth 摸着找某物。如：
The man felt in the dark for the switch. 这个人在黑暗中摸索寻找开关。
比较：The doctor first felt my pulse. 医生先摸了我的脉。
3. feel like (doing) sth
(1) 感到想要(做某事)。如：
I don’t feel like going to the movies. 我不想去看电影。
Do you feel like (having) a drink? 要喝一杯吗?
(2) 摸起来好像。如：
It feels like silk. 这东西摸起来像丝绸。
The material feels like velvet. 这料子摸起来像丝绒。
(3) (感到)像是……的样子。如：
It feels like rain (snow). 像是要下雨(雪)的样子。
I feel like catching a cold. 我像是感冒了。
4. feel oneself 觉得身体情况正常。如：
I don’t feel like myself today. 我今天感到不太舒服。
有时可省略介词 like。如：
He isn’t feeling himself this morning. 今天早上他感到不太舒服。
5. feel sb (sth) to be 认为或觉得某人(某事物)是……。如：
He felt them to be right. 他认为他们是对的。
They all felt the plan to be unwise. 他们都认为这个计划不明智。
注：该结构常可与带宾语从句的句子转换。如以上两句也说成：
He felt that they were right.
They all felt that the plan was unwise.
6. feel sth (sb) do [doing] sth 感觉某人(某事物)在做某事。如：
We all felt the house shake [shaking]. 我们都感觉这房子在震动。
I felt something crawl [crawling] up my arm. 我觉得有什么东西顺着我的胳膊向上爬。
注：该结构中用作宾语补足语的不定式通常不带 to, 但是下面各句中不定式带了 to, 情况有所不同(用作目的状语)：
He felt the coat to see if it was wet. 他摸了一下衣服，看它是否湿了。
7. feel sth (sb) done 感觉某事物(某人)被……。如：
I felt myself lifted up. 我感到自己被举起来。
He felt a great weight taken off his mind. 他感到去掉了一件大心事。
fetch
1. fetch sb sth / fetch sth for sb 为某人去拿某物。如：
Go upstairs and fetch me my glasses, will you? 去上楼把我的眼镜拿来，好吗?
Fetch me the dictionary. / Fetch the dictionary for me. 给我把那本字典拿来。
2. fetch sb (sth) from 从……把某人(某物)拿来或接来。如：
It’s time to fetch the children from school. 是把孩子们从学校接回来的时候了。
He fetched a globe from the living room. 他到起居室拿来了地球仪。
few
1. a few 几个。如：
I have a few friends besides you. 除你外我还有几个朋友。
His theory is very difficult, and few people understand it. 他的理论很深奥，没几个人能懂。
比较：
I have few friends except you. 除你外我几乎没有朋友。
His theory is very difficult, but a few people understand it. 他的理论很深奥，但还是有些人能懂。
2. not a few 不少，相当多，好些。如：
Not a few of the members were absent. 不少会员未出席。
3. quite a few 相当多，不少。如：
He has made quite a few friends. 他交了不少朋友。
Quite a few of us are worried. 我们不少人很着急。
注：quite a few 也可说成 a good few。
4. the few 少数。如：
He was among the few who have read the book. 他是少数读过这本书的人之一。
Only the few are likely to enjoy this music. 可能只有少数人欣赏这种音乐。
fight
1. fight with sb (sth)
(1) 与某人(某事)斗争(战斗)。如：
We fought with the enemy bravely. 我们勇敢地同敌人作战。
注：此时也可用介词 against。如：
We fought against the enemy bravely.
(2) 用某事物打。如：
The children fought with snow-ball. 孩子们打雪战(用雪球打战)。
(3) 与某人一起战斗。如：
England fought with France against Germany in World War I. 英国在第一次世界大战与法国一起对德作战。
比较：England fought with [against] France. 英法交战。
2. fight for sth
(1) 为某事物而战斗或斗争。如：
He died fighting for the country. 他为国战死。
(2) 为得到某物而战斗或斗争。如：
They fight for peace. 他们为和平而战。
注：有时用介词 about, over。如：
The two dogs fought for [over, about] a bone. 这两条狗为一根骨头争斗。
figure
1. figure sth in 将某事物包括(计算)在内。如：
Have you figured in the cost of food for our holiday? 你把咱们度假的食物费用计算在内了吗?
2. figure on (doing) sth 指望或计划(做)某事。如：
I’m figuring on (getting) a pay increase. 我指望可以加工资。
You can figure on him to be on time. 你可以指望他准时来。
3. figure sth (sb) out
(1) 理解某人，弄明白某事。如：
I"ve never been able to figure him out. 我一直不能理解他。
We must figure out how to do it. 我们必须想出做这事的办法。
(2) 演算(计算)出某事物。如：
Please figure out the total cost. 请计算出总费用。
It took me hours to figure out these maths problems. 算出这几道数学题花了我几个小时。
fill
1. fill sth (sb) with sth 用某物装满某物(某人)。如：
He filled the glass with water. 他把杯子装满了水。
The thought filled me with pleasure. 这个想法使我内心充
满了快乐。
注：有时用被动形式(有时可视为系表结构)。如：
The glass was filled with water. 玻璃杯内装满了水。
2. fill with sth 装满了某物。如：
Her eyes filled with tears. 她眼睛里充满了眼泪。
Soon the house (was) filled with people. 不久房子里就坐满了人。
注：有时可与 be filled with 结构互换。如：
Soon the house (was) filled with people. 不久房子里就坐满了人。
3. fill in
(1) 填充，填写，填满。如：
He filled the hole in with earth. 他用土填满了这个洞。
Fill in your name on this check. 在这张支票上填上你的名字。
注：表示填表等，也可用 fill out, fill up 等。如：
He filled in [out, up] the form. 他填好了表格。
(2) 代替。如：
Mary is ill; can you fill in for her tonight? 玛丽病了，今晚你能替她一下吗?
(3) (向某人)提供详情。如：
Can you fill me in on what has been happening? 你能把所发生的事原原本本地告诉我吗?
4. fill up
(1) 填写。如：
Fill up these forms, please. 请填好这几份表。
(2) 填满，装满。如 ：
Fill her up, please. 请加满油。(加油站用语)
He filled up the gas tank. 他把煤气罐装满了。
find
1. find sb (sth) doing sth 发现某人(某事)正在做某事。如：
He found her crying in the corner. 他发现她在角落里哭。
He found the lost child hiding in the cave. 他发现这个丢失的小孩躲在山洞里。
2. find sb (sth) done 发现某人(某事物)被……。如：
He found her wallet stolen on the bus. 他发现他钱包在公共汽车上被偷了。
He found the city much changed. 他发现这个城市发生了巨大的变化。
3. find sb (sth) to be 发现某人(某事物)是……。如：
We found him to be dishonest. 我们发现他不诚实。
We find the story to be very interesting. 我们发现这个故事很有趣。
注：该结构中的 to be 通常可省略。
4. find sb sth / find sth for sb 为某人找到某事物。如：
Please find me my key. / Please find my key for me. 请给我找到我的钥匙。
Can you find me a hotel? / Can you find a hotel for me? 你能为我找家旅馆吗?
比较以下句子：
We found him a good teacher. / We found that he was a good teacher. 我们发现他是位好老师。(复合宾语)
We found him a good job. / We found a good job for him. 我们为他找了份好工作。(双宾语)
5. find oneself
(1) 发现自己(处于某种状态)，不知不觉或突然……。如：
Suddenly I found myself face to face with the man. 突然我发现自己面对面跟这个人站在一起。
He returned to England to find himself famous. 他回到英国，发现自己竟出了名。
6. find out 查明，弄清。如：
We must find out the truth of the matter. 我们必须查明事实真相。
We must find out where he lives. 我们必须查明他住在什么地方。
fine
1. fine and 很，非常。如：
The tree is fine and tall. 这棵树很高。
He ran fine and fast. 他跑得很快。
2. fine sb for (doing) sth 因为(做)某事处某人以罚款。如：
The court fined him $800. 法庭罚他800美元。
He was fined 30 pounds for speeding. 他因超速被罚款30英镑。
finish
1. finish (doing) sth 做完某事。如：
Have you finished (reading) the book? 这本书你读完了吗?
There was a deadly silence after she finished speaking. 她说完话后是一片沉默。
2. finish off [up]
(1) 吃完，吃光。如：
Let’s finish off the wine. 我们把酒喝了。
The cat will finish up the fish. 猫会把鱼吃完的。
(2) 做完，结束。如：
We finish up in Paris. 我们在巴黎结束行程。
She finished off her speech by thanking her sponsors. 她结束演讲前，感谢了赞助她的人。
3. finish with sth (sb)
(1) 完成或结束后不再用某人或某物。如：
Have you finished with the newspaper? 报纸你看完了吗?
Can you wait for a moment? I’ve not finished with Mary. 请稍等一下，我和玛丽还没有完事呢。
注：有时用于以下这样的系表结构：
Are you finished with the scissors? 剪刀你用完了吗?
(2) 与某人绝交或断绝联系。如：
He should finish with such friends. 他应该与那些朋友绝交。
I’ve finished with smoking. 我已戒烟了。
fire
1. catch [take] fire 着火，开始燃烧。如：
Cotton catches fire easily. 棉花容易着火。
The house took [caught] fire. 房子着火了。
2. make [start, build] a fire 生火。如：
Let’s start [make, build] a fire. 我们生个火吧。
You put up the tent and I’ll start the fire. 你搭帐篷，我来生火。
注：start a fire 有时表示“引起火灾”。如：
A cigarette thrown into the woods in dry weather may start a fire. 干燥时将点燃的香烟扔在树林里会引起火灾。
2. on fire 着火。如：
The house is on fire. 房子着火了。
Her clothes were on fire. 她的衣服着火了。
3. set fire to sth / set sth on fire 使燃烧，放火烧。如：
He set fire to the house. / He set the house on fire. 他放火烧了房子。
first
1. be the first to do sth 是做某事的第一个。如：
He was the first (man) to come. 他是第一到的。
Whoever is the first to finish will get a prize. 头一个做完的人得奖。
2. It’s the first time＋that-clause 第一次做某事。如：
It’s the first time I’ve come here. 这是我第一次来这儿。
It’s the first time that he has seen an elephant. 这是他第一次见到大象。
注：该句型的从句谓通常用现在完成时态。
3. the first time 第一次(用作连词)。如：
He fell in love with her the first time he saw her. 他对她一见钟情。
The first time I flew in a plane I was really nervous. 我第一次坐飞机时真的很紧张。
比较：When I flew in a plane for the first time, I was really nervous.
4. at first 开始，起初。如：
I found English very difficult at first. 我开始发现英语很难。
At first I didn’t like him but now I do. 起初我不喜欢他，但现在喜欢了。
比较 first 与 at first：前者强调先生顺序，后者强调前后对照。比较：
I’ll have to finish my homework first. 我得先把作业做完。
At first I didn’t want to go, but I soon changed my mind. 我开始不想去，但我很快就改变了主意。
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fit
1. be fit for [to do] sth 适合做(做)某事。如：
The water is not fit to drink. 这水不适合饮用。
He’s not fit for [to do] the work. 他不适合做这项工作。
注：后接不定式时，若主语与不定式有动宾关系，不定式可用主动式，也可用被动式。如：
They are not fit to eat [to be eaten]. 它们不适合食用。
2. fit sb (sth) for sth 使某人(某物)能适合于……。如：
The course fits you for the position. 学习这门课程能使你胜任这个职位。
3. fit sth to sth 使某事物与某事物相符合。如：
Let me fit my plan to yours. 让我的计划来配合你的计划。
We always fit our deeds to our words. 我们向来说话算数。
fix
1. fix on sb (sth) 选定或确定某人(某事物)。如：
We fixed on Bill as the new chairman. 我们决定让比尔当新的主席。
Have you fixed on the date for the meeting? 你们确定了开会的时间吗?
注：有时可后接动名词。如：
We have fixed on starting tomorrow. 我们决定明天出发。
2. fix to do sth 决定做某事。如：
He is fixing to study abroad. 他决定出国留学。
We have fixed to return home. 我们决定返回家。
注：有时不定式前或带有疑问词。如：
We haven’t fixed where to stay. 我们还没决定住什么地方。
Have you fixed who (is) to lead? 你们决定了谁做领导吗?
3. fix sb up with sth 为某人安排或提供某事或某物。如：
I’ll fix you up with a place to stay. 我来给你安排住处。
Can you fix me up with a job? 你能为我安排一个工作吗?
4. fix sth on [upon] sth 把某物集中于某物。如：
He fixed his eyes on the picture on the wall. 他的眼睛盯着墙上的画。
He fixed his thoughts [attention] on his work. 他全神贯注地工作。
5. fix up 决定，安排。如：
Let’s fix up a time for the party. 我们给聚会订个时间吧。
We haven’t fixed up the date of her visit yet. 她访问的日期我们还没有作出决定。
注：该用法中的副词 up 常可省略。
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