- of very high quality优质的, 高品质的:
this was a fine piece of film-making
这是一部制作精良的电影
fine wines.
好酒。
- (of a person) worthy of or eliciting admiration(人)令人称羡的:
what a fine human being he is.
他是一位多么令人敬佩的人啊。
- good; satisfactory好的; 令人满意的:
relations in the group were fine.
该团体内关系融洽。
- used to express one's agreement with or acquiescence to something用以表示对某事的同意或默许可以的, 行的, 允许的:
anything you want is fine by me, Linda
你想要任何东西我都同意, 琳达
he said such a solution would be fine.
他说这种解决办法可以。
- in good health and feeling well健康的:
"I'm fine, just fine. And you ?"
“我身体很好, 非常好, 你呢?”
- (of the weather) bright and clear(天气)晴好的:
it was another fine winter day.
又是一个晴朗的冬日。
- of imposing and dignified appearance or size气势宏伟的; 壮观的; 高贵的:
a very fine Elizabethan mansion.
一座气势不凡的伊丽莎白时代的豪宅。
- (of speech or writing) sounding impressive and grand but ultimately insincere(讲话或写作)矫饰的, 华而不实的:
fine words seemed to produce few practical benefits.
浮华的言词似乎没有带来多少实际的好处。
- denoting or displaying a state of good, though not excellent, preservation in stamps, books, coins, etc.(邮票、书籍、硬币等)保存得好的。
- (of gold or silver) containing a specified high proportion of pure metal(金, 银)含量高的, 纯度高的, 成色高的:
the coin is struck in .986 fine gold.
这种金币是用含量为0.986的黄金铸造的。
- (of a thread, filament, or person's hair) thin(线, 丝, 头发)纤细的:
I have always had fine and dry hair.
我的头发总是又细又干。
- (of a point) sharp(尖端)快的, 锋利的:
I sharpened the leads to a fine point.
我把铅笔芯削得尖尖的。
- consisting of small particles由微小颗粒构成的:
the soils were all fine silt.
那儿的土壤全是由颗粒微小的泥沙组成的。
- having or requiring an intricate delicacy of touch精细复杂的; 需要精细复杂做工的:
exquisitely fine work.
需要精湛技术的工作。
- (of something abstract) subtle and therefore perceived only with difficulty and care(抽象事物)细微的; 难以察觉的:
the fine distinctions between the new and old definitions of refugee.
关于难民的新旧定义之间的细微差别。
- (of feelings) refined; elevated(感情)高尚的:
you might appeal to their finer feelings.
你可以对他们动之以情。
- Cricket directed or stationed behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled【板球】在三柱门后面的。
fines
- very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.(采矿、磨粉等的)微小颗粒。
- informal in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well〈非正式〉令人满意(或愉快)地; 很好; 很:
"And how's the job-hunting going?" "Oh, fine."
“工作找得怎么样?”“喔, 挺好。”
- Cricket behind the wicket and close to the line of flight of the ball when it is bowled【板球】在三柱门后面。
- with obj. clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production澄清(啤酒, 葡萄酒), 使变纯(或变清)。
- no obj.(of liquid) become clear(液体)变纯, 变清:
the ale hadn't had quite time to fine down.
啤酒还没来得及变清。
- make or become thinner(使)变细; (使)变瘦:
with obj. it can be fined right down to the finished shape它可以加工得很精细, 与成品的形状完全一样
no obj. she'd certainly fined down - her face was thinner.她的确瘦了——她的脸更瘦削了。
- no obj.
fine up
N. English & Austral./NZ informal (of the weather) become bright and clear〈北英格兰, 澳/新西兰, 非正式〉(天气)变得晴朗, 放晴。
cut it(或 things)fine
- allow a very small margin of something, especially time(尤指在时间上)所留余地太小:
boys who have cut it rather fine are scuttling into chapel.
把时间掐得太紧的男生们正匆匆奔入小礼拜堂。
do fine
- be entirely satisfactory令人称心如意(或心满意足):
an omelette will do fine.
一份煎蛋就行了。
- be healthy or well很健康:
the baby's doing fine.
婴儿很健康。
- do something in a satisfactory manner令人满意地做某事:
he was doing fine acquiring all the necessary disciplines in finance.
他表现不错, 学到了金融方面的所有必要学科。
do someone fine
- suit or be enough for someone适合某人; 对某人而言已经足够。
fine feathers make fine birds
- proverb beautiful clothes or an eye-catching appearance make a person appear similarly beautiful or impressive〈谚〉人靠衣装。
the finer points of
- the more complex or detailed aspects of…的更复杂(或更详细)的方面:
he went on to discuss the finer points of his work.
他接着谈起了他工作中的更复杂的方面。
-'s finest
- N. Amer. informal the police of a particular city〈北美, 非正式〉…城市的警方:
Moscow's finest.
莫斯科警方。
one's finest hour
- the time of one's greatest success某人的鼎盛时期。
fine words butter no parsnips
- proverb nothing is achieved by empty promises or flattery〈谚〉花言巧语无济于事。
not to put too fine a point on it
- to speak bluntly坦率地说:
not to put too fine a point on it, your Emily is a liar.
恕我直言, 你的艾米丽是个谎话连篇的人。
ORIGIN: figuratively, with reference to the sharpening of a weapon, tool, etc.
one fine day
- at some unspecified or unknown time有朝一日, 有一天:
you want to be the Chancellor one fine day.
你想有朝一日当上大法官。
finely
adverbfineness
noun- a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other body or person in authority罚款, 罚金:
a parking fine.
违章停车罚金。
- punish (someone), typically for breaking the law, by making them pay a sum of money(尤指因违法而)处(某人)以罚款:
she was fined £1,500 for driving offences.
她因违章驾车而被罚款1,500英镑。
fineable
adjective- French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace优质法国白兰地酒。
- short for FINE CHAMPAGNE.FINE CHAMPAGNE的简称。