单词 | file |
释义 | Word Frequency file 1(faɪl) noun 1. a folder, box, etc, used to keep documents or other items in order 2. the documents, etc, kept in this way 3. documents or information about a specific subject, person, etc we have a file on every known thief 4. an orderly line or row 5. a line of people in marching formation, one behind another Compare rank1 (sense 6) 6. any of the eight vertical rows of squares on a chessboard 7. computing a named collection of information, in the form of text, programs, graphics, etc, held on a permanent storage device such as a magnetic disk 8. obsolete a list or catalogue 9. Canadian a group of problems or responsibilities, esp in government, associated with a particular topic the environment file 10. on file verb 11. to place (a document, letter, etc) in a file 12. (transitive) to put on record, esp to place (a legal document) on public or official record; register 13. (transitive) to bring (a suit, esp a divorce suit) in a court of law 14. (transitive) to submit (copy) to a newspaper or news agency 15. (intransitive) to march or walk in a file or files the ants filed down the hill Derived forms filer (ˈfiler) noun Word origin C16 (in the sense: string on which documents are hung): from Old French filer, from Medieval Latin fīlāre; see filamentWord Frequency file 2(faɪl) noun 1. a hand tool consisting essentially of a steel blade with small cutting teeth on some or all of its faces. It is used for shaping or smoothing metal, wood, etc 2. rare, British slang a cunning or deceitful person verb 3. (transitive) to shape or smooth (a surface) with a file Derived forms filer (ˈfiler) noun Word origin Old English fīl; related to Old Saxon fīla, Old High German fīhala file, Greek pikros bitter, sharpWord Frequency file 3(faɪl) verb (transitive) obsolete to pollute or defile Word origin Old English fӯlan; related to Middle Low German vülen; see defile1, filth, foul |
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