fine

fine¹
[fʌɪn]
adjective

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）值得钦慕的；让人钦佩的
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.
团体里关系融洽。
■used to express one's agreement with or acquiescence to something
可以，行
anything you want is fine by me, Linda.
你想要的任何东西对我来说都没问题，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?’.
"我很好，非常好，你呢？"。
■(of the weather) bright and clear
（天气）晴朗的，明媚的
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；堂皇的
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
（言语文词）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什么实际的好处。
■denoting or displaying a state of good, though not excellent, preservation in stamps, books, coins, etc
（邮票、书籍、硬币等）保存好的
■(of gold or silver) containing a specified high proportion of pure metal
（金，银）含量高的，高纯度的，成色高的
the coin is struck in .986 fine gold.
这块金币是用0.986的高纯度黄金铸造的。
(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
（端点）尖的；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.
土壤全是颗粒微小的泥沙。
■having or requiring an intricate delicacy of touch
手法精巧的；纤巧的
exquisitely fine work.
精美纤巧的作品。
■(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）纯洁的；细腻的；（情绪）高昂的；欢欣的
you might appeal to their finer feelings.
你可以动之以情。
(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

noun

(fines)very small particles found in mining, milling, etc.
矿石、磨粉等的）微小颗粒

adverb

(informal)in a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well
(非正式)令人满意的；很好的
‘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

verb

[with obj.]clarify (beer or wine) by causing the precipitation of sediment during production
澄清（啤酒，葡萄酒），纯化
■[no obj.](of liquid) become clear
（液体）变清
the ale hadn't had quite time to fine down.
浓啤酒还未来得及变清。
make or become thinner
（使）变细；（使）变瘦
[with obj.]it can be fined right down to the finished shape.
能让它正好细到成品的形状。
[no obj.]she'd certainly fined down—her face was thinner.
她的确瘦了——她的脸瘦了。
[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）变晴朗；放晴

常用词组
cut it (或 things) fine

allow a very small margin of something, especially time
（尤指在时间上）精打细算
boys who have cut it rather fine are scuttling into chapel.
时间掐得太紧的男生们正匆匆赶进小礼拜堂。

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
健康
the baby's doing fine.
婴儿很健康。
■do something in a satisfactory manner
令人满意地做
he was doing fine acquiring all the necessary disciplines in finance.
他表现不错，获得了金融方面所有必要的训练。

do someone fine

suit or be enough for someone
适合某人；对某人而言足够

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
…的细微奥妙之处；…的细节
he went on to discuss the finer points of his work.
他接着谈起了他工作中的细节。

——'s finest

(N. Amer. informal)the police of a particular city
(北美，非正式)…市警方
Moscow's finest.
莫斯科警方。

one's finest hour

the time of one's greatest success
鼎盛时期；春风得意之时

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，恕我直言
not to put too fine a point on it, your Emily is a liar.
恕我直言，你的艾米丽说谎了。

one fine day

at some unspecified or unknown time
有朝一日；某一天
you want to be the Chancellor one fine day.
你想有朝一日当上大法官。

派生
finely
adverb
fineness
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French fin, based on Latin finire 'to finish' (see finish)

fine²
[fʌɪn]
noun

a sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other body or person in authority
罚金
a parking fine.
泊车罚金。

verb

[with obj.](常作 be fined)punish (someone), typically for breaking the law, by making them pay a sum of money
（尤指因违法而）罚（某人）款
she was fined £1500 for driving offences.
她因违规驾驶而被罚款1,500英镑。

派生
fineable
adjective
语源

Middle English: from Old French fin 'end, payment', from Latin finis 'end' (in medieval Latin denoting a sum paid on settling a lawsuit). The original sense was 'conclusion' (surviving in the phrase in fine); also used in the medieval Latin sense, the word came to denote a penalty of any kind, later specifically a monetary penalty

fine³
[fiːn]
noun

[mass noun]French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace
优质法国白兰地
■short for fine champagne
fine champagne 的简称

fine⁴
[ˈfiːneɪ]
noun

(in musical directions) the place where a piece of music finishes (when this is not at the end of the score but at the end of an earlier section which is repeated at the end of the piece)
（演奏演唱指示用语）（乐谱前部的）终止，结尾

语源

Italian, from Latin finis 'end'

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