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- a folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference文件夹; 文件箱：
a file of correspondence.
信件夹。
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- the contents of such a folder or box卷宗, 案卷, 档案; 文件。
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- Computing a collection of data, programs, etc. stored in a computer's memory or on a storage device under a single identifying name【计算机】文件：
as modifier a file name.文件名。
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- Canadian a number of issues and responsibilities relating to a particular policy area〈加〉（与某政策领域相关的）议题; 职责：
what progress has the Prime Minister made on the unity file ?
总理在有关统一的问题上取得了什么进展？
with obj.
1- place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order for preservation and easy reference把（文件）存档（或归档）：
the contract, when signed, is filed
合同签字后要存档
figurative 〈喻〉he still had the moment filed away in his memory.
他对那一刻仍记忆犹新。
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- submit (a legal document, application, or charge) to be placed on record by the appropriate authority（向有关当权者或行政管理机构）提交（法律文件, 申请书）; （向…）提起（诉讼）：
criminal charges were filed against the firm
对该公司的刑事诉讼已经提起
no obj. the company had filed for bankruptcy.该公司已提出破产申请。
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- (of a reporter) send (a story) to a newspaper or news organization（记者）向报社（或新闻机构）发送（报道）。
短语
on file
- in a file or filing system存档。
派生词
filer
noun词源
late Middle English （as a verb meaning 'string documents on a thread or wire to keep them in order'）： from French filer 'to string', fil 'a thread', both from Latin filum 'a thread'. Compare with FILE2 .
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- a line of people or things one behind another纵列：
a file of Christians trudged through the mud.
一队基督教徒步履艰难地穿过了烂泥地。
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- Military a small detachment of men【军】小分队：
a file of English soldiers had ridden out from Perth.
一小分队英国士兵已从珀斯乘车出发。
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- Chess each of the eight rows of eight squares on a chessboard running away from the player towards the opponent【棋】（棋盘上的）格子纵列。比较
RANK1 （义项 2）。
no obj., with adverbial of direction
- (of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner（一群人庄重有序地）列队行进, 鱼贯而行：
the mourners filed into the church.
吊唁者列队进入教堂。
词源
late 16th cent.: from French file, from filer 'to string'.
- a tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, typically of steel, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material锉刀。
短语
file something away/off
- remove something by grinding it off with a file把…锉掉：
the engine numbers were filed away.
发动机号码被锉掉了。
派生词
filer
noun词源
Old English fīl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijl and German Feile.