单词 | fig |
释义 | Word Frequency fig 1(fɪɡ) noun 1. any moraceous tree or shrub of the tropical and subtropical genus Ficus, in which the flowers are borne inside a pear-shaped receptacle 2. the fruit of any of these trees, esp of F. carica, which develops from the receptacle and has sweet flesh containing numerous seedlike structures 3. any of various plants or trees having a fruit similar to this 4. Hottentot fig 5. (used with a negative) something of negligible value; jot I don't care a fig for your opinion 6. Also: feg dialect a piece or segment from an orange 7. Also called: fico an insulting gesture made with the thumb between the first two fingers or under the upper teeth Word origin C13: from Old French figue, from Old Provençal figa, from Latin fīcus fig treeWord Frequency fig 2(fɪɡ) slang verbWord forms: figs, figging or figged (transitive) 1. (foll by out or up) to dress (up) or rig (out) 2. to administer stimulating drugs to (a horse) noun 3. dress, appearance, or array (esp in the phrase in full fig) 4. physical condition or form in bad fig Word origin C17 feague, of uncertain originWord Frequency fig.abbreviation for 1. figurative (ly) 2. figure |
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