| 单词 | fine |
| 释义 | fine —fine /faɪn/ adjective (EXCELLENT) ► B2 excellent or much better than average: » purveyors of fine wines and gourmet food» The world's finest collection of Impressionist paintings is housed in the Musée d'Orsay in Paris.» This building is the finest example of its type.Thesaurus+: ↑Extremely good• • • Extra Examples:» The painting is regarded as an exceptionally fine portrait.» The museum has a fine collection of valuable glass.» Jones made sure of his place in the side with three fine goals.» Some of the finest examples of woodcarving in Europe can be found in medieval churches.» She has a liking for fine wines.adjective (THIN) ► C2 very thin or in very small pieces or drops: » The baby's head was covered in fine blond hair.» The eruption had covered the town with a fine layer of ash.» Apply a fine line of highlighter along the middle of your top lip.» She has inherited her mother's fine (= delicate and beautiful) features.Thesaurus+: ↑Thin and fineadjective MAINLY UK (SUNNY) ► B1 sunny and dry: » The forecast said it would be fine and dry today.Thesaurus+: ↑Describing good weatheradjective INFORMAL (BAD) ► F0 bad or not convenient: » That's a fine (= very unpleasant) thing to say about your father after all he's done for you!» He picked a fine time to leave us.Thesaurus+: ↑Serious and unpleasant , ↑Not attractive to look at , ↑Informal words for badadjective [after verb] (SATISFACTORY) ► A1 good or good enough; healthy and well: » I felt terrible last night but I feel fine this morning.» The apartments are very small, which is fine for one person.» "Are you all right?" "Everything's just fine, thanks."» "I'll come round to your place at eight." "Fine. See you then."Thesaurus+: ↑Fit and healthyThesaurus+: ↑Quite good, or not very good , ↑Suitable and acceptable• • • Extra Examples:» To all outward appearances everything was fine, but under the surface the marriage was very shaky.» "Don't you worry about a thing. Everything's going to be just fine," smiled Robin reassuringly.» My diet would be fine if only I didn't have this weakness for sweet things.» I don't understand how he can say that everything's fine when it's so obvious that it's not.» Stop fiddling about with your hair - it looks fine.adjective [usually before noun] (EXACT) ► C1 very exact and delicate, or needing to be done, treated, or considered very carefully: » I understood in general what she was talking about, but some of the finer details/points were beyond me.Thesaurus+: ↑Accurate and exactadverb ► B2 in a satisfactory way: » "Will a loan of $500 be sufficient?" "That will suit me fine."» It was working fine yesterday.Thesaurus+: ↑Quite good, or not very good , ↑Suitable and acceptable• • • Extra Examples:» Work is going fine.» The TV seems to be working fine now.» Part-time work suits me fine.» A three-bedroom house would suit us fine.» A three-day week would suit me fine.noun [C] ► B1 an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law: » The maximum penalty for the offence is a $1,000 fine.» If found guilty, he faces six months in jail and a heavy (= severe) fine.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing and punishments , ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating• • • Extra Examples:» I've just had to pay £10 for a parking fine.» He did not have to pay his speeding fine because he pleaded diplomatic immunity.» They're appealing to the High Court to reduce the prison sentence to a fine.» The judge said that the fine would serve as a warning to other motorists who drove without due care.» The librarian slapped a fine on him for returning the books late.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for fine ► B2 to charge someone an amount of money as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law: » Drivers who exceed the speed limit can expect to be fined heavily.» [+ two objects] They fined him $100 for using threatening behaviour.Thesaurus+: ↑Punishing and punishments , ↑Punishing by causing pain , ↑Hitting and beating• • • Extra Examples:» He was fined for defacing library books.» She was fined for speeding last month.» The council has begun to fine drivers who park in the bus lanes.» The judge decided to fine him rather than impose a prison sentence.» He was fined for impersonating a police officer. |
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