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fine1 /faɪn/ S1 W1 adjectiveadj

1 GOOD ENOUGHacceptable 可接受的 [not before noun] especially spoken satisfactory or acceptable 令人满意的，可以接受的 SYN OK

‘We’re meeting at 8.30.’ ‘Okay, fine.’

“我们8点30分见吧。”“好的，可以。”

looks/seems/sounds fine

In theory, the scheme sounds fine.

理论上，这个计划听起来不错。

If you want to use cheese instead of chicken, that’s fine.

要是你想用奶酪来替代鸡肉，也是可以的。

‘Do you want chili sauce on it?’ ‘No, it’s fine as it is, thanks.’

“你要浇上辣椒汁吗？”“不用了，这样子就很好，谢谢。”

I’m fine (thanks/thank you) spoken (=used when telling someone that you do not want any more when they offer you something) 我够了（谢谢/谢谢你）

‘More coffee?’ ‘No, I’m fine, thanks.’

“再来点咖啡吗？”“不了，我够了，谢谢。”

that’s fine by me/that’s fine with me etc spoken (=used when saying that you do not mind about something) 我没问题，我不介意

If Scott wanted to keep his life secret, that was fine by her.

如果斯科特想要隐瞒他的生活状况，她也无所谓。

2 healthy 健康的HEALTHY in good health 健康的 SYN OK

‘How are you?’ ‘Fine, thanks, how are you?’

“你好吗？”“很好，谢谢，你呢？”

I feel fine, really.

我感觉很好，真的。

► see thesaurus at healthy

3 very good 很好的 [usually before noun]GOOD/EXCELLENT very good or of a very high standard 很好的；水准很高的

Many people regard Beethoven’s fifth symphony as his finest work.

很多人认为贝多芬的第五交响曲是他最杰出的作品。

He’s a very fine player.

他是个很优秀的选手。

It’s a fine idea.

这是个很妙的主意。

Hatfield House is a fine example of Jacobean architecture.

哈特菲尔德宅第是英王詹姆斯一世时期建筑的典范。

The restaurant was chosen for its good food and fine wines.

这家餐厅因其美酒佳肴而入选。

► see thesaurus at good

4 weather 天气WEATHER bright and not raining 晴朗的

If it’s fine tomorrow we’ll go out.

如果明天天气晴朗，我们就出门。

a fine day/morning/evening 晴朗的一天/早晨/傍晚

I hope it stays fine for you.

我希望天气能为你一直晴下去。

5 narrow 细窄的THIN OBJECT OR MATERIAL very thin or narrow 纤细的，极细的

Fine needles are inserted in the arm.

很细的针扎在胳膊上。

a fine thread

细线

very fine hairs

纤细的头发

→4 See picture of 见图 THIN →5 see picture at 见图 thin1

6 delicate 精致的 [usually before noun] attractive, neat, and delicate 精美的，精巧的

fine china

精美的瓷器

Her dark hair accentuates her fine features (=nose, eyes, cheeks etc).

黑发更衬托出了她清秀的五官。

7 small 小的

a) DIFFICULTfine details, changes, differences etc are very small and therefore difficult to understand or notice 〔细节、变化、差别等〕细微的

We stayed up discussing the finer points of Marxist theory.

我们讨论马克思主义理论的细微之处直到三更半夜。

b) CSSMALLin small grains, pieces, or drops 〔颗粒〕细小的

A fine drizzle started falling.

天上下起了毛毛细雨。

a mixture of fine and coarse breadcrumbs

大小不等的面包屑

c) fine material is made so that the spaces between the threads are very small 〔材料〕细密的

fine netting

细密的网

scarlet cloth with a very fine weave

织得很密的猩红色布料

8 GOOD ENOUGHbad 不好的 [only before noun] especially spoken used humorously to say that someone or something is bad in some way 糟糕的〔幽默用法〕

9 speech/words 话语/词语IMPRESS sounding important and impressive, but probably not true or honest 漂亮的，好听的，虚饰的

10 a fine man/woman etc ADMIREa good person that you respect 值得尊敬的好男人/女人等

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a fine man/woman etc• Really sad case, that, because he'd been a fine man.• And he was a fine man, a good man.• Ben's a fine man, but he does talk so much.• I travelled in and they did an interview which a fine man called Peter Canham heard on his car radio.• He was a fine man, Con Meredith-Lee.• Aye, a fine man, Elizabeth thought admiringly.• She was a fine woman, unspoilt by childbirth, her body hardened by fieldwork.• You're a fine woman when you're roused, my darling.

11 a fine line between something and something DIFFERENTif you say that there is a fine line between two different things, you mean that they are so similar that one can easily become the other 某事物和某事物之间只有一线之差

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a fine line between something and something• It's a fine line between guilt and shame.• There's a fine line between clever and stupid and Warrant are nowhere near it.

12 get something down to a fine art to practise something so often that you become very skilled at it 把某事学到家

13 not to put too fine a point on it spokenHONEST used when you are criticizing something in a plain and direct way 说得不客气一点

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not to put too fine a point on it• The dishes we tried tasted, not to put too fine a point on it, like gasoline.• Everyone there - not to put too fine a point on it - was crazy.

14 finer feelings GOOD/MORALsomeone’s finer feelings are the moral values they have, such as love, honour, loyalty etc 美好的感情〔如爱、荣誉、忠诚等〕

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finer feelings• Women's bodies bring out all his finer feelings.• Ven Gajdusek had no such finer feelings, of course, either conscious or subconscious.• On the other hand, you might appeal to their finer feelings, their sense of duty and responsibility.

15 a fine figure of a man/woman literaryBEAUTIFUL/GOOD-LOOKING someone who looks big, strong, and physically attractive 体形强壮的男性/身材曼妙的女性

16 somebody’s finest hour SUCCESSFULa time when someone is very successful, brave etc 某人的鼎盛时期

→ chance would be a fine thing at chance1(11)

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fine• For Lochlin and Sandy Reidy, corporate life and family life make a perfectly fine blend, and they should know.• Next week will be fine but a little cooler.• a fine chiffon veil with embroidered edges• A fine coating of dust covered most of the furniture.• Scientists are now able to measure fine distinctions between levels of sleep depth.• The collar is made of finest English lace.• Trinity Church is a fine example of Gothic architecture.• It caused a fine flap and the Election Board had no choice but to conduct an inquiry.• I met this fine Italian girl at school.• fine jewelry• A.. One of the nice things about running for chairman is the people who ran against me were fine people.• The charcoal glen plaids are distinctive for their fine royal blue lines.• Cut the onion into fine slices.• It handles like a fine sports car.• a fine spring evening• "How's your wife now?'' "Oh, she's fine, thank you.''• Fine, then, I'll do it myself.• the fine tuning on the radio• The train passes near Gate Manor, a fine Victorian mock Jacobean hall.• I had a fine view from my sitting-room window.• It can take several days of fine weather for the grass to dry out.• Enjoy with your Tandoori special fine wines, draught or bottled beer.• "I could cook something for dinner." "That's okay - a sandwich is fine with me."

I’m fine• "Did you want some more coffee?" "No, I'm fine , thank you."

feel fine• But I ran in it and it felt fine.• I am being set up in the ward and it occurs to me that I am feeling fine.• Maybe not, since Henry, unless he got the thallium anywhere near the chicken leg, would be feeling fine.• He said that while the foot felt fine after the game, his wind was missing.• He said his back feels fine and, at times, retirement is boring.• Spring focus: 2B Craig Biggio says he feels fine, but he is coming off surgery for two torn knee ligaments.• A half-hour went by before I finally decided I wasn't going to feel fine ever again.• I felt fine, I was just missing.

fine wines• Goddard describes the nuances of some of these teas the way a wine connoisseur speaks of fine wines.• They have all been chosen for their comfort, good food and fine wines.• He dines at the best restaurants, drinks fine wines and beds whomever attracts him.• Excellent lunch with fine wines and liqueurs.• Enjoy with your Tandoori special fine wines, draught or bottled beer.• She became taxi driver, purveyor of fine wines, lender of lurex and drag-hag extraordinaire.• The only thing missing were the fine wines that Mellor likes to sample.• The finest wines were always delivered and the food had to match.

stays fine• I hope it stays fine for you.

fine features• He had fine features, I thought, but he looked like every other handsome man I had ever seen.

finer points• It hasn't learned this behaviour; it was born with it, though it gradually learns the finer points.• Sometimes they were right, news crews rarely had the time or the inclination to pursue the finer points.• To begin the evening Laurent Perrier will conduct a champagne tasting, educating us all on the finer points in choosing champagne.• His elucidation of the finer points of betting is also excellent.

a fine one to talk• Mind you our school tested anyway so she's a fine one to talk!• Nev was a fine one to talk.

fine2 S3 adverbadv

1 especially spokenSATISFIED in a way that is satisfactory or acceptable 很好

2 do fine spoken

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do fine• And if the place is allowed to manage itself, it will do fine.• As will be seen, their picks did fine.• Standard hooks and nails should do just fine for hanging the painting.• Savoys do fine in hot weather if given some shade.• Once Hutton relaxes, he should do fine in the role.• I have done a bit myself, but possess neither the ability nor the patience to do fine work.

3. THIN OBJECT OR MATERIALif you cut something fine, you cut it into very small or very thin pieces 〔切得〕细小地 SYN finely

4. cut it/things fine informalON TIME to leave yourself only just enough time to do something 留出刚刚好的时间，把时间扣得很紧

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fine• He said that that suited him fine, and that he was very excited about what I would make of it.• I called the repairman, but of course the TV worked fine when he tried it.

suit ... fine• All in all, a difficult sight to ignore, which suited him fine.• For the remaining 40 minutes I played in the number eight position, which suited me fine.• I've been in that block since it was built, it suits me fine.• I never phoned or saw judy again and barely saw Alistair, which seemed to suit us both fine.• It was nice and positive and suited me fine.• Marlin's record collection was chiefly seduction songs of his sixties adolescence, which suited her fine.• Virginia Woolf and dialogism suit me just fine.• I put on a dark grey suit with a fine stripe, a grey woollen tie and a soft white shirt.

fine3 verb [transitiveT]

PUNISHto make someone pay money as a punishment 对…处以罚款

fine somebody for (doing) something

She was fined for speeding.

她因超速驾车而被罚款。

fine somebody £200/$500 etc

The club was fined £50,000 for financial irregularities.

这家俱乐部因财务违规被罚款5万英镑。

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fine• The company was fined $1.6 million for breaking environmental regulations.• He plead guilty and was fined $ 240.• She was fined $300 for reckless driving.• James Propp, Tsang and Guerin each were fined $ 82,911.• Any young man whose waist went beyond the standard belt length was fined.• Tranmere Rovers manager John Aldridge has been fined after admitting misconduct.• Inspectors have the power to fine any passenger travelling without a ticket.• Reports suggest he could be suspended several races next season and fined as much as $ 1 million.• You will be fined for any lost library books.• One player was fined for fighting during the game.• And school governor is fined for importing pornographic material.• Stores will be fined for selling cigarettes or tobacco to minors.• The state fined the company for safety violations.• Instead, he complained, he had been brought to court, fined, whipped and sentenced to two months imprisonment.

fine somebody for (doing) something• The highest fines were two for $ 500.• But they had a bucket of beer bottles and everything was fine.• They're all fine routes for backpacking holidays but local youth hostels or bed and breakfasts are also available.• We know, don't we, that Lamb hasn't been fined so heavily for breaching a harsh contract.• Best known for her work in film, Perrin Ireland demonstrates a fine gift for detail.• If found guilty, he could be fined $ 500 for each offense.• Two suspects in the Stephen Lawrence murder case were fined £100 each for stealing 14 kegs of alcohol.• Magistrates fined Levy £200 for the assault on Miss Batey but made no order of compensation for her injuries.

fine4 noun [countableC]

PAY FORmoney that you have to pay as a punishment 罚金，罚款

a £40 fine

40英镑罚款

pay a fine/pay £100/$50 etc in fines

She was ordered to pay £150 in parking fines, plus court costs.

她被责令支付150英镑停车罚金，外加诉讼费。

Councils will get sweeping powers to impose fines on drivers who park illegally.

各市政会将有绝对权力对违章停车者处以罚款。

heavy/hefty fine (=a large fine) 巨额罚金

If convicted, the men face heavy fines.

一旦定罪，这些人将面临巨额罚金。

► see thesaurus at punishment

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fine• She faces up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.• The penalty is a $250 fine for the first offense.• He got a $75 fine for speeding.• I got a fine for parking on a double yellow line.• My tardiness prompted an immediate threat of a fine, but it never materialised.• A fine will be imposed for overstaying your visa.• It was the only way to save the Union, to save it from contempt fines and then from bankruptcy.• There are heavy fines for drink-driving. You might even go to prison.• There are heavy fines for drink-driving.• It imposed fines totalling £328,500 on 105 solicitors, compared with 76 solicitors fined an aggregate of £216,000 the year before.• They have demanded provisions for imposing fines on countries with large deficits after the euro is created.• The rebellion was over at a cost he claimed to be more than £4,000 in fines and legal fees.• But instead of levying fines, prosecuting plant officials or revoking their licenses, the agency only wrote threatening letters to trustees.• If you're going into town, will you go and pay my library fines for me please?• The board also urged the courts to impose the maximum fines on bum landlords.

heavy/hefty fine• Jones can expect a hefty fine and possibly a ban.• He was ordered to compensate all of the victims of the fire and pay a heavy fine.• He had to pay a heavy fine for infringing Dollond's patent in that year.• The penalty: a five-year jail sentence and hefty fines.• Racecourse officials and race starter Capt Keith Brown could also face heavy fines after coming in for stiff criticism.• Those violating the law could face heavy fines.• The National Union of Mineworkers also had to pay heavy fines and suffer sequestration.• It can also seek heavy fines on landlords who discriminate.

From Longman Business Dictionary

finefine1 /faɪn/ noun [countableC]

LAWmoney that someone has to pay as a punishment

He served 22 months in jail and paid a $100 million fine to settle insider trading charges.

If convicted, they face heavy fines.

She was ordered to pay £150 in parking fines, plus court costs.

The courts can still impose unlimited fines for water pollution.

finefine2 verb [transitiveT]LAW

to make someone pay money as a punishment

fine somebody for doing something

The company has been fined for illegal nuclear exports to North Korea.

finefine3 adjectiveadj

of a very high quality or standard

fine wines

Origin fine1

(1200-1300) French fin, from Latin finire; → FINISH1

fine4

(1200-1300) French fin, from Latin finis “end”

fine1 adjectiveadj

→10-16

fine2 adverbadvfine3 verbfine4 noun

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