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fade
fade away（intr） 消失，逐渐减弱（常指声音）：
The band moved on and the music faded away.
乐队继续行进，乐声逐渐听不见了。
fall
fall back（intr）后退，撤退（指有意识的行动，与 fall behind 不同，后者是不由自主的）：
As the enemy advanced we fell back.
敌人向前推进，我们就后退了。
fall back on（tr） 退而求其次地使用某物：
We had to fall back on dried milk as fresh milk wasn't available.
因为找不到鲜奶，我们不得已使用了奶粉。
He fell back on the old argument that if you educate women they won't be such good wives and mothers.
他重弹老调，说如果给妇女受教育的机会，她们就不会是这样的贤妻良母了。
fall behind（intr）（因不能赶上别人而）落后，不能按协议的时间分期支付：
At the beginning the whole party kept together but by the end of the day those who were less fit had fallen behind.
起初全体人员都在一起，但到了晚间身体不够强壮的人就落后了。
He fell behind with his rent and the landlord began to become impatient.
他不能按期交房租，房东不耐烦了。
fall in with someone's plans 接受别人的计划并同意与之合作：
We'd better fall in with his suggestion for the sake of peace.
为了息事宁人，我们还是接受他的建议为好。
fall in（intr）of troops etc.列队，整队（指军队等）
fall off（intr）（数目、观众等）减少，下降：
Orders have been falling off lately；we need a new advertising campaign.
近来订货量下降了；我们需要再搞一次广告宣传运动。
If the price of seats goes up much more theatre attendances will begin to fall off.
如果票价大幅度上扬，观众人数就会下降了。
fall on（tr） 凶猛地袭击，扑上来（受害者没有自卫的机会，因为袭击者太有力；有时也用于描述饥饿的人急于吃食物）：
The mob fell on the killers and clubbed them to death.
乱民凶猛地攻击杀人者，把他们乱棍打死了。
The starving men fell on the food.
饥饿的人们狼吞虎咽地吃了起来。
fall out（intr）争吵：
When thieves fall out honest men get their own.
窃贼争吵，好人受益。（格言；意指失主能得回他们的财产）
fall out（intr）of troops etc.解散（队伍）：
The troops fell in and were inspected.After the parade they fell out and went back to their barracks.
队伍列队并接受了检阅。游行完毕后他们解散回营房了。
fall through（intr）（计划）未能实现，化为泡影：
My plans to go to Greece fell through because the journey turned out to be much more expensive than I had expected.
我上希腊去的计划未能实现，因为我发现旅行远比我预期的要昂贵。
feed
be fed up（intr），be fed up with（tr）完全厌倦，十分腻烦（俚语）：
I'm fed up with this wet weather.
我对这潮呼呼的天气腻烦极了。
I'm fed up with waiting；I'm going home.
我等得不耐烦了；我要回家了。
feel
feel up to（tr） 感到有体力（能做某事）：
I don't feel up to tidying the kitchen now.I'll do it in the morning.
我现在没劲儿打扫厨房。我早上干吧。
I don't feel up to it.
我觉得没有力气做这件事。
fill
fill in/up ?forms etc.填写表格：
I had to fill in three forms to get my new passport.（fill three forms in/fill them in）
为了领新护照，我不得不填写三张表格。
find
find out（tr）通过有意识的努力而弄清或发现：
In the end I found out what was wrong with my hifi.
我终于搞清楚我的高保真音响出了什么毛病。
The dog found out the way to open the door.（found it out）
那狗搞清楚怎么开门了。
find someone out 发现某人在干坏事（这常是一种意外的发现，因为某人一直是受信任的）：
After robbing the till for months the cashier was found out.
那出纳员从钱柜里偷钱偷了好几个月后才被发现。
fix
fix up（tr）安排：
The club has already fixed up several matches for next season.（fixed several matches up/fixed them up）
俱乐部已经为下一个赛季安排了几场比赛。
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