[/faɪn; faɪn/] n sum of money that must be paid as a punishment for breaking a law or rule 罚金; 罚款:
Offenders may be liable to a heavy fine. 触犯者罚款很重. fine 2
v [Tn, Tn.pr, Dn.n] ~ sb (for sth/doing sth) punish sb by a fine 处某人以罚款:
fined for dangerous driving 因危险驾驶而被罚款 *
The court fined him 500. 法庭罚他500英镑. fine 3
[/faɪn; faɪn/] adj (-r, -st)用法:
1 (a) of high quality 高质量的:
a fine painting 精美的绘画 *
a very fine performance 非常精彩的表演 *
fine food, clothes, material 上好的食品、 衣服、 材料.
(b) carefully and skilfully made; easily damaged; delicate 精制的; 易损坏的; 纤巧的:
fine workmanship 精巧的手工 *
fine silk 细绸.
(C) good; beautiful; pleasing; enjoyable 好的; 美的; 漂亮的; 令人愉快的:
a fine view 美丽的景色 *
We had a fine holiday in Switzerland. 我们在瑞士度过了一个愉快的假期. *
(ironic 反语) This is a fine mess we're in! 好一个乱摊子! 用法:
2 (of weather) bright; clear; not raining （指天气）晴朗的, 无云的, 无雨的:
It poured all morning, but turned fine later. 下了一上午的瓢泼大雨, 後来才转晴. 用法:
3 made of very small grains or particles 颗粒微小的:
fine powder, flour, dust, etc 细粉末、 精制的面粉、 微细的灰尘 *
Sand is finer than gravel. 沙子比碎石细. 用法:
4 slender; thin 纤细的; 细小的:
fine thread 细线 *
a pencil with a fine point 很尖的铅笔. 用法:
5 (of metals) refined; pure （指金属）精炼的, 纯的:
fine gold 纯金. 用法:
6 (a) difficult to perceive; subtle 难於察觉的; 细微的:
You are making very fine distinctions. 你做的区分非常精细.
(b) that can make delicate and careful distinctions 能辨别细微差别的:
a fine sense of humour 敏锐的幽默感 *
a fine taste in art 对艺术的细致的鉴赏力. 用法:
7 (of speech or writing) ornate; rhetorical; complimentary, esp in an insincere way （指语言或文字）词藻华丽的, 修辞的, 恭维的（尤指虚伪地）:
His speech was full of fine words which meant nothing. 他的讲话净是华而不实的词藻. 用法:
8 in good health; well; comfortable 健康的; 舒适的:
`How are you?' `Fine, thanks.' ｀你好吗?＇｀很好, 谢谢!＇ 用法:
9 (infml) satisfactory 满意的:
I'm not very hungry a small snack is fine for me. 我不太饿--来点小吃就够了. 用法:
10 (idm 习语) chance would be a fine thing => chance1. the finer points (of sth) the details or aspects of sth which can be recognized and appreciated only by those who understand or know it well 只有行家才能领悟和欣赏到的某些方面或细节:
I don't understand the finer points of snooker but I enjoy watching it on TV. 我不太懂落袋台球游戏, 但我喜欢看电视里的这种节目. get sth down to a fine `art (infml) learn to do sth perfectly 学会将某事物做得尽善尽美:
She's got the business of buying birthday presents down to a fine art. 她对购买生日礼品的事非常在行. not to put too fine a `point on it to speak plainly 直截了当地说:
I don't much like modern music in fact, not to put too fine a point on it, I hate it. 我不很喜欢现代音乐--说句老实话, 我其实很讨厌现代音乐. one fine `day (in story-telling) on a certain day, in the past or in the future （讲故事用语）有一天（可指过去或将来）. fine 4
[/faɪn; faɪn/] adv 用法:
1 (infml) very well 很好:
That suits me fine. 那对我很合适. 用法:
2 (in compounds 用以构成复合词) in a fine2(1, 6) way 细微地; 精美地; 难於察觉地:
fine-drawn (ie subtle) distinctions 细微的区别 *
fine-spun, ie delicate 精细的. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) cut it/things `fine leave oneself only the minimum amount, esp of time 给自己剩下最小的量（尤指时间）:
If we only allow five minutes for catching our train, we'll be cutting it too fine. 假如我们只留五分钟的时间赶火车, 那麽我们卡的时间就太紧了. |