fluster
【考法 1】 v. 使慌乱： to put into a state of agitated confusion
【例】 A GPA of 1.0 flusters him. 1.0 的绩点让他很慌乱
【近】 abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, faze, mortify, nonplus, rattle
【反】 calm, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize 安抚，使情绪镇定
foible
【考法 1】 n. 小缺点： a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior
【例】 admired their teacher despite his foibles 尽管有些小缺点，但还是很敬佩他们的老师
【近】 demerit, dereliction, failing, fault, frailty, shortcoming, sin, vice, want, weakness
【反】 merit, virtue 优点，美德
foil
【考法 1】 v. 挫败： to prevent from being successful; defeat
【例】 foil her enemy by pulling some strings 通过一些关系和手段挫败了她的对手
【近】 baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, discomfit, frustrate, thwart
【反】 forward, foster, further, promote 帮助，促进
foment
【考法 1】 vt. 助长，煽动： to promote the growth or development of
【例】 He was accused of fomenting violence. 他被指控煽动暴力行为
【近】 abet, brew, ferment, incite, instigate, provoke, raise, stir
【反】 quash, quell, quench, squash 平息，镇压
foolproof
【考法 1】 adj. 十分简单以至于不会失败的： so simple, plain, or reliable as to leave no opportunity for error,misuse, or failure
【例】 Anything foolproof is impossible and what truly counts is probability. 没有万无一失的事情，真正的问题在于概率
【近】 guaranteed, infallible, safe, unfailing, fail-safe
【反】 fallible 容易出错的
footloose
【考法 1】 adj. 无拘无束的，自由的： having no attachments or ties; free to do as one pleases
【例】 After having been chained for so long, the suddenly footloose dog ran about the yard tirelessly. 这只长期被锁链束缚的小狗因为突然之间获得了自由，在院子里不知疲倦地奔跑
【近】 loose, unbound, unconfined, unfettered, unrestrained, untrammeled
【反】 bound, confined, restrained, tied 有束缚的
forbearance
【考法 1】 n. 克制；忍耐： tolerance and restraint in the face of provocation; patience
【例】 reach the end of my forbearance 到了让我忍无可忍的地步
【近】 patience, temperance, tolerance, toleration
【反】 impatience 不耐烦
【考法 2】 n. 友好仁慈的态度： kind, gentle, or compassionate treatment especially towards someone who is
undeserving of it
【例】 The judge showed forbearance, and gave the teenaged first offender a suspended sentence. 法官网
开一面，给了初犯的少年犯一个缓刑
【近】 charity, clemency, leniency, mercifulness, quarter
【反】 vindictiveness 恶意
forebear
【考法 1】 n. 祖先：a person from whom one is descended; an ancestor
【例】 The son of Abrahamis traditionally considered to be the forebear of the Arabs. 亚伯拉罕之子传统上被认为是阿拉伯人的祖先
【近】 ancestor, antecedent, asendant,father, grandfather, primogenitor, progenitor
【反】 descendant, offspring 后代
forestall
【考法 1】 vt. 预先阻止： to delay, hinder, or prevent by taking precautionary measures beforehand
【例】 You can often forestall skidding on the ice simply by driving more slowly. 通常你只需慢点开车就可以防止车辆在冰面上失控打滑
【近】 avert, deter, obviate, preclude, prevent
【反】 abet, assist, facilitate, further, precipitate, promote 帮助，促进
foreword
【考法 1】 n. 前言： a preface or an introductory note, as for a book, especially by a person other than the author
【例】 The foreword of this book is co-written by Jason and Franklin. 这本书的序由 Jason 和 Franklin 共同写成
【近】 beginning, introduction, overture, preamble, preface, prelude, prologue
【反】 epilogue, coda 尾声；finale 终场