1. A 美好的，优秀的，优良的，杰出的　 beautiful and of high quality; better than most of its kind
2. 纤细的　 very thin
3. A 细微的　 delicate and difficult to understand or notice
4. 晴朗的，无雨的　 bright and sunny; not wet
5. P 健康的；舒适的　 healthy and comfortable
6. 过分夸饰的，炫耀的　 too grand and perhaps not true
7. A 可怕的，糟透的　 terrible

　～ feathers　好羽毛，好的外表
　～ features　美貌，温柔的线条
　～ flavour　美味
　～ fur　好皮子
　～ future　美好的未来
　～ taste in art　对艺术精确的鉴赏力
　～ things　好东西
　exceptionally ～　特别精美
　～ in texture　质地细密

　There was no doubt that he was a fine scholar.　毫无疑问，他是位杰出的学者。
　What a fine view!　多美的景色啊！
　The fine view of my hometown is practically unchanged from former times.　我家乡的美景和从前相比没有什么变化。
　She likes to use pencils with fine points, I don't.　她喜欢用笔头尖细的铅笔，我不喜欢。
　People should not often eat bread made of fine flour.　人们不应该经常食用精粉制的面包。
　Her evening dress was made of a very fine material.　她的晚礼服是用非常精致的料子做的。
　It is going to be a fine day.　今天将会是一个好天气。
　The fine weather is favourable for outdoor sports.　天气很好，有利于户外运动。
　We had a fine time at the party last night.　昨晚我们在晚会上玩得很开心。
　Your shoes will be in a fine state if you walk in the mud.　你要是在泥里走路，你的鞋就会弄得很脏。
　It is but a piece of fine writing.　这不过是一篇矫揉造作的文章。
　A fine friend you have been!　你可真够朋友！
　That's fine excuse to make.　那真是个好借口。
　Sand is finer than gravel.　沙子比碎石细。
　You are looking very fine today.　你今天看起来真漂亮。
　I hope it will turn fine in the afternoon.　我希望下午天气会转晴。
　Today it will be mostly fine and sunny, with intermittent showers.　今天大部分是晴天有太阳，但有间断阵雨。
　How are you?—I am fine, thank you.　你好吗?——我很好，谢谢。
　He is not feeling fine today.　他今天不舒服。
　The print is too fine for me to read.　这种印刷字太小，我看起来有困难。
　Cut up the vegetables very fine.　把菜切细。

 ♣ fine and dandy
　十全十美；令人满意　satisfactory
　We've finished decorating the living room and it all looks fine and dandy.　我们已经完成了起居室的装修，现在一切看上去都十全十美。
　I understand that everything was to be fine and dandy once Peter started his new job.　我明白，只要彼得开始那桩新的工作，一切都会令人满意的。
 ♣ fine distinction
　细微的差别　a slight difference
　The law makes fine distinctions.　法律作出细致的区别。
　He is able to draw a fine distinction between very good wine and excellent wine.　他能够指出很好的酒和最好的酒之间的细微差别。
 ♣ fine for
　适合…的　suitable for sb/sth
　The tool will be fine for the job.　那件工具干这活儿正合适。
　This apartment's fine for two people, but not more.　这套房子两个人住挺舒适，但人再多就不行了。
　Such a system is fine for those who have it in them to succeed.　这样的制度对那些有能力成功的人来说如鱼得水。
　Don't reckon on the weather being fine for your garden party.　不要指望你们举行游园会时是好天气。
 ♣ get down to a fine art
　很精通…　be very proficient at sth
　He will service your car in less than an hour—he's got it down to a fine art.　他将在一个小时内检修完你的汽车——他非常精通这个工作。
 ♣ not to put too fine a point on it
　直截了当地说，说实话　be frank
　I don't like your attitude and not to put too fine a point on it, I won't tolerate it in future.　我不喜欢你的态度，不客气地说，今后我不会容忍的。
 ♣ one of these fine days
　总有一天，日内　one day soon
　One of these fine days, my boy, you're going to find out what it's like to have to get up every morning and go to work.　我的孩子，总有一天你会发现每天早上不得不起来去上班是什么滋味了。

 ♣ fine, beautiful, nice, pretty, wonderful
　参见nice条。
 ♣ fine, choice, elegant
　这三个词均可指“上等的，精美的，优美的”。其区别在于：fine是常用词；choice指品质上等的，通常经过精心选择，且选择者能判断其品质上的细微差别；elegant指“雅致的”“考究的”。例如：
　He does fine work.　他工作做得好。
　He selected a choice piece of jade.　他选中一块上等玉。
　The designer was noted for his elegant styles.　那位时装设计师以其风格高雅著称。
 ♣ fine, delicate, subtle
　参见delicate条。
 ♣ fine, good, nice, well
　参见well条。

　在one fine day, some fine day等短语中fine几乎没有意义。例如：
　One fine day he found himself a ruined man.　有一天醒来，他发现自己成了破产者。
　Some fine day you will be sorry.　总有一天你会后悔的。

1. 很好，不错　 very well
2. 细微地，精巧地　 so as to be very thin or in very small bits

　cook ～　烹饪技术很好
　cut ～　切细
　do ～ in school　学习很好
　get along ～　相处得很好
　suit ～　很适合
　talk ～　说得很好听
　work ～　运转得好

　Is your son doing fine in school?　你儿子在学校学习好吗?
　Yes, we are getting along fine.　是的，我们相处得很好。
　The shirt suits me fine.　那衬衫很适合我。

 ♣ cut it fine
　刚好赶上　complete just in time
　There are only five minutes to go. You might just manage to get to the station, but you're cutting it rather fine.　只有五分钟了，你可以赶到车站，但时间确实太紧了。

 ♣ fine, finely
　两者意思基本相同，其区别在于：在口语里， fine往往用finely代替；但构成复合词时要用fine，表达人的品格时要用finely. 例如：
　a fine-toothed comb　细齿梳子
　Mr. Hansen cut it rather fine.　汉森先生差一点错过机会。
　I think he behaves finely.　我认为他表现得不错。

1. vt. & vi.转晴；（使）变纯，（使）澄清　 (weather) become bright; make or become pure and clear
2. vt.使精细，使精炼　 improve by making or becoming thinner, less wasteful, or more exact
3. vt.处…以罚金　 punish by a fine

　～ gradually　逐渐转晴
　～ heavily　重罚
　～ away　（使）更好，（使）渐渐消失
　～ down　弄薄，使精细
　～ for　因…而罚

　The weather gradually fined.　天气逐渐转晴。
　The ale will fine.　啤酒会变清的。
　They fined him heavily.　他们重罚了他。
　Before the beer can be bottled it has to be fined.　啤酒在装瓶之前要使其澄清。
　If we smuggle this brandy we run the risk of being caught and fined.　如果我们偷带这瓶白兰地酒，我们将冒被抓住并罚款的危险。
　They fined him ten dollars.　他们判他10美元罚金。
　He was fined ￡200.　他被罚了200英镑。

 ♣ fine away　(v.+adv.)
　（使）更好；（使）渐渐消失　(cause to) make sth better; (cause to) vanish gradually
　His coarse habits have gradually fined away.　他的粗俗习惯渐渐变得文雅起来了。
　He endeavored to fine away the objections of his opponents.　他力图逐渐消除对手的反对。
　She fined away superfluous matter in the design.　她删去了这图案中多余的东西。
 ♣ fine down　(v.+adv.)
1. （使）变薄；（使）苗条 (cause to) become thinner
　She has fined down a lot since last year.　自去年以来，她苗条多了。
　The worker fined the metal down.　这位工人把这块金属弄薄了。
　His face was fined down.　他的脸消瘦下来了。
2. 使精细 refine
　She fined down her choice of words.　她使自己的措词更加精确。
　He needs to fine down his theory a bit.　他需要使他的理论更完善一些。
　Now that the original plans have been fined down, they are much more practical.　既然原来的计划经修订而更精确，其可行性就大大增加了。
 ♣ fine for　(v.+prep.)
　因…而罚（款）　make sb pay money as a punishment for (doing sth wrong)
　He was fined heavily for driving under the influence.　他因酒后开车而受重罚。
　He was fined for failing to complete the tax form.　他因未填税单而被罚款。
　The businessman was fined for dodging taxes.　这个工商业者因为逃税受到罚款处分。
　The motorist was fined for careless driving.　驾驶员因开车不慎而受到罚款。
　The judge fined her 25 dollars for her mistake.　法官因她的错误而对她处以25美元罚款。
　The three demonstrators were fined 50 dollars each for breach of the peace.　那三个示威者因扰乱治安每人被罚50美元。

　警察罚了她100元。
　［误］ The police fined 100 yuan to her.
　［正］ The police fined her 100 yuan.
　［析］ fine接双宾语时其间接宾语不能转化为介词to或for的宾语。

1. U 好天气　 good weather
2. C 罚款，罚金　 an amount of money paid as a punishment

　fine　用作名词的意思是“罚款，罚金”，是可数名词。

　assess a ～　确定罚款金额
　impose ～　处以罚金
　incur ～　招致罚款
　pay a ～　交付罚款
　slap a ～　任意罚款
　corrective ～　惩治性罚款
　heavy ～　大笔罚款
　light ～　小额罚金
　mandatory ～　强制性罚金
　maximum ～　最高额罚金
　severe ～　很重的罚金
　small ～　小额罚金
　stiff ～　大笔罚款
　in ～　总之
　in rain or ～　不管天晴下雨
　a ～ for illegal parking　违章停车罚金
　a ～ of 50 dollars 　50美元的罚款

　In rain or fine, you must reach here on time.　不管天晴下雨，你们必须准时到达这里。
　With no spittoons installed, fines seem unfair.　不设痰盂，罚款似乎是不公平的。
　A few were content to pay the fines.　只有少数几个人愿意支付罚款。
　The court required that he should pay the fine.　法院下令他缴付罚款。
　We should exact fines from people who drop litter on the streets.　我们应该强令在街上乱抛废纸杂物的人缴出罚款。
　There is a fine for driving too fast.　车速过快要罚款。
　He had to go to prison for a month, not to say the fine.　他得蹲一个月的监狱，更不用说罚款了。
　The judge offered the criminal the alternative of a fine or six months in prison.　法官让罪犯选择是罚款还是监禁6个月。
　People who walk on the grass are liable to a fine.　在草坪上行走要受罚。
　He got off with a warning and a small fine.　他只受到警告和少量罚款。
　She was let off with a fine instead of being sent to prison.　她没有坐牢而只是罚款了事。

 ♣ in fine
　总而言之　in a word
　In fine, you will have to say it again.　总之，你得从头再说一遍。

　［同义词］ adj. agreeable, all right, attractive, beautiful, choice, clear, excellent, nice, rare, suitable, sunny, superior v. penalize, punish, sting n. damages, penalty, punishment
　［反义词］ adj. inferior, poor, squalid, broad