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F0126200 (fīn)adj. fin·er, fin·est 1. a. Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine wine.b. Excellent in character or ability: a fine person; a fine writer.2. Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper.3. a. Free from impurities.b. Metallurgy Containing pure metal in a specified proportion or amount: gold 21 carats fine.4. Very sharp; keen: a blade with a fine edge.5. Thin; slender: fine hairs.6. Carefully or delicately made or done: fine china. See Synonyms at exquisite.7. Consisting of very small particles; not coarse: fine dust.8. a. Marginally different or subtle: a fine difference.b. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision; sensitive: has a fine eye for color.9. Trained to the highest degree of physical efficiency: a fine racehorse.10. Characterized by refinement or elegance: people in the finest society.11. Satisfactory; acceptable: Handing in your paper on Monday is fine.12. Being in a state of satisfactory health; quite well: "How are you?" "I'm fine."13. Used as an intensive: a fine mess.adv.1. Finely.2. Informal Very well: doing fine.tr. & intr.v. fined, fin·ing, fines To make or become finer, purer, or cleaner.

[Middle English fin, from Old French, from Latin fīnis, end, supreme degree.]

fine′ness n.

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F0126200 (fīn)n.1. A sum of money required to be paid especially to the government as a penalty for an offense.2. Obsolete An end; a termination.tr.v. fined, fin·ing, fines To require the payment of a fine from; impose a fine on.Idiom: in fine1. In conclusion; finally.2. In summation; in brief.

[Middle English fin, from Old French, settlement, compensation, from Medieval Latin fīnis, from Latin, end.]

fin′a·ble, fine′a·ble adj.

fi·ne³

F0126400 (fē′nā)n. Music The end.

[Italian, from Latin fīnis, end.]

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(faɪn) adj1. excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind: a fine speech. 2. superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment: a fine violinist. 3. (of weather) clear and dry4. enjoyable or satisfying: a fine time. 5. (postpositive) informal quite well; in satisfactory health: I feel fine. 6. satisfactory; acceptable: that's fine by me. 7. of delicate composition or careful workmanship: fine crystal. 8. (Metallurgy) (of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity: fine silver; gold 98 per cent fine. 9. subtle in perception; discriminating: a fine eye for antique brasses. 10. abstruse or subtle: a fine point in argument. 11. very thin or slender: fine hair. 12. very small: fine dust; fine print. 13. (of edges, blades, etc) sharp; keen14. ornate, showy, or smart15. good-looking; handsome: a fine young woman. 16. polished, elegant, or refined: a fine gentleman. 17. morally upright and commendable: a fine man. 18. (Cricket) cricket (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket: fine leg. 19. (prenominal) informal disappointing or terrible: a fine mess. adv20. informal quite well; all right: that suits me fine. 21. a nonstandard word for finely22. (Billiards & Snooker) billiards snooker (of a stroke on the cue ball) so as to merely brush the object ball23. cut it fine to allow little margin of time, space, etcvb24. to make or become finer; refine25. (often foll by: down or away) to make or become smaller26. (Brewing) (tr) to clarify (wine, etc) by adding finings27. (Billiards & Snooker) (tr) billiards snooker to hit (a cue ball) fine28. informal (foll by: up) Austral and NZ (of the weather) to become fine[C13: from Old French fin, from Latin fīnis end, boundary, as in fīnis honōrum the highest degree of honour]

fine

(faɪn) n1. a certain amount of money exacted as a penalty: a parking fine. 2. (Law) a payment made by a tenant at the start of his tenancy to reduce his subsequent rent; premium3. (Law) feudal law a sum of money paid by a man to his lord, esp for the privilege of transferring his land to another4. (Law) a method of transferring land in England by bringing a fictitious law suit: abolished 18335. in fine a. in short; brieflyb. in conclusion; finallyvb (tr) to impose a fine on[C12 (in the sense: conclusion, settlement): from Old French fin; see fine¹]

fine

(ˈfiːneɪ) n1. (Music, other) the point at which a piece is to end, usually after a da capo or dal segno2. (Music, other) an ending or finale[Italian, from Latin fīnis end]

fine

(fin) n (Brewing) brandy of ordinary quality[literally: fine]

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adj. fin•er, fin•est, adj. 1. of superior or best quality; of high or highest grade; excellent: fine wine. 2. consisting of minute particles: fine sand. 3. very thin; slender: fine thread. 4. keen; sharp, as a tool. 5. delicate in texture or workmanship: fine cotton. 6. highly skilled; accomplished: a fine musician. 7. trained to the maximum degree, as an athlete. 8. characterized by refinement or elegance; polished; refined: fine manners. 9. affectedly ornate or elegant. 10. delicate; subtle: a fine distinction. 11. healthy; well. 12. elegant in appearance; smart. 13. good-looking; handsome: a fine young man. 14. (of a precious metal or its alloy) free from impurities; containing a large amount of pure metal. adv. 15. Informal. excellently; very well. 16. finely; delicately: fine wrought lettering. v.i. 17. to become fine or finer, as by refining. v.t. 18. to make fine or finer, esp. by refining or pulverizing. 19. to reduce the size or proportions of (often used with down or away): to fine down heavy features. 20. to clarify (wines or spirits) by filtration. [1250–1300; Middle English fin < Anglo-French, Old French: extreme, farthest, best < Latin fīnis end]

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n., v. fined, fin•ing. n. 1. a sum of money imposed as a penalty for an offense or dereliction: a parking fine. 2. a fee paid by a feudal tenant to a landlord, as on the renewal of tenure. 3. (formerly) a conveyance of land through decree of an English court, based upon a simulated lawsuit. 4. Archaic. a penalty of any kind. v.t. 5. to subject to a fine. Idioms: in fine, in short; briefly. [1150–1200; Middle English fin < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin fīnis end, Medieval Latin: settlement, payment]

fi•ne³

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n. Music. the end.

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Fine is usually an adjective, but in conversation you can also use it as an adverb. Fine has three main meanings.

1. used to mean 'very good'

You can use it to say that something is very good or impressive.

He gave a fine performance.From the top there is a fine view.

When you use fine like this, you can use words such as very or extremely in front of it.

He's intelligent and he'd do a very fine job.This is an unusually fine piece of work.

You can't use fine as an adverb with this meaning, but you can use the adverb finely in front of an -ed participle.

This is a finely crafted story.2. used to mean 'satisfactory'

You can also use fine to say that something is satisfactory or acceptable.

'Do you want more milk?' 'No, this is fine.'

If you say that you are fine, you mean that your health is satisfactory.

'How are you?' 'Fine, thanks.'

When you use fine to mean 'satisfactory', don't use 'very' in front of it. However, you can use just.

Everything is just fine.'Is she settling down in England?' 'Oh, she's just fine.'

In conversation, you can use fine as an adverb to mean 'satisfactorily' or 'well'.

We got on fine.I was doing fine.

Be Careful!
Don't use 'finely' in sentences like these. Don't say, for example, 'We got on finely'.

3. used to mean 'small' or 'narrow'

You can also use fine to say that something is very narrow, or consists of very small or narrow parts.

She has long, fine hair.

When you use fine like this, you can use words such as very in front of it.

These pins are very fine and won't split the wood.

You can use finely as an adverb with this meaning.

Put the mixture in the bowl and add a cup of finely chopped onions.

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Past participle: fined
Gerund: fining

Imperative
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fine

Present
I fine
you fine
he/she/it fines
we fine
you fine
they fine

Preterite
I fined
you fined
he/she/it fined
we fined
you fined
they fined

Present Continuous
I am fining
you are fining
he/she/it is fining
we are fining
you are fining
they are fining

Present Perfect
I have fined
you have fined
he/she/it has fined
we have fined
you have fined
they have fined

Past Continuous
I was fining
you were fining
he/she/it was fining
we were fining
you were fining
they were fining

Past Perfect
I had fined
you had fined
he/she/it had fined
we had fined
you had fined
they had fined

Future
I will fine
you will fine
he/she/it will fine
we will fine
you will fine
they will fine

Future Perfect
I will have fined
you will have fined
he/she/it will have fined
we will have fined
you will have fined
they will have fined

Future Continuous
I will be fining
you will be fining
he/she/it will be fining
we will be fining
you will be fining
they will be fining

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been fining
you have been fining
he/she/it has been fining
we have been fining
you have been fining
they have been fining

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been fining
you will have been fining
he/she/it will have been fining
we will have been fining
you will have been fining
they will have been fining

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been fining
you had been fining
he/she/it had been fining
we had been fining
you had been fining
they had been fining

Conditional
I would fine
you would fine
he/she/it would fine
we would fine
you would fine
they would fine

Past Conditional
I would have fined
you would have fined
he/she/it would have fined
we would have fined
you would have fined
they would have fined

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	fine - money extracted as a penalty amercement, mulctpenalty - a payment required for not fulfilling a contractlibrary fine - fine imposed by a library on books that overdue when returned
Verb	1.	fine - issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty; "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"ticketbook - record a charge in a police register; "The policeman booked her when she tried to solicit a man"amerce - punish by a fine imposed arbitrarily by the discretion of the court
Adj.	1.	fine - being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"all right, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okaycolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsatisfactory - giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
	2.	fine - minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction"precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment"
	3.	fine - thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"thin - of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section; "thin wire"; "a thin chiffon blouse"; "a thin book"; "a thin layer of paint"
	4.	fine - characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment; "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
	5.	fine - of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles; "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"smooth - having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities; "smooth skin"; "a smooth tabletop"; "smooth fabric"; "a smooth road"; "water as smooth as a mirror"coarse, harsh - of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles; "coarse meal"; "coarse sand"; "a coarse weave"
	6.	fine - free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine"metallurgy - the science and technology of metalspure - free of extraneous elements of any kind; "pure air and water"; "pure gold"; "pure primary colors"; "the violin's pure and lovely song"; "pure tones"; "pure oxygen"
Adv.	1.	fine - an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentenceall right, OK, very well, alright
	2.	fine - in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body"delicately, exquisitely, finely

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¹adjective1. excellent, good, great, striking, choice, beautiful, masterly, select, rare, very good, supreme, impressive, outstanding, magnificent, superior, accomplished, sterling, first-class, divine, exceptional, splendid, world-class, exquisite, admirable, skilful, ornate, first-rate, showy This is a fine book.
excellent poor, inferior, indifferent, second rate, substandard2. well, fit, healthy, in good health, strong, sound, robust, hale, hearty, alive and kicking, fighting fit (informal), in fine fettle, up to par, fit as a fiddle, able-bodied She is fine and sends her best wishes.3. satisfactory, good, all right, suitable, acceptable, convenient, agreeable, hunky-dory (informal), fair, O.K. or okay (informal) It's fine to ask questions as we go along.4. fine-grained, ground, powdered, powdery, granulated, pulverized The ship came to rest on the fine sand.5. thin, small, light, narrow, wispy The heat scorched the fine hairs on her arms.6. delicate, light, thin, sheer, lightweight, flimsy, wispy, gossamer, diaphanous, gauzy, chiffony Her suit was of a pale grey fine material.
delicate heavy, rough, dull, crude, blunt, coarse7. stylish, expensive, elegant, refined, tasteful, quality We waited in our fine clothes.8. delicate, fragile, exquisite, dainty She wears fine jewellery wherever she goes.9. intricate, detailed, complex, complicated, exact, meticulous Fine detailed work is done with the help of a magnifying glass.10. minute, exact, precise, nice They are reserving judgement on the fine detail.11. subtle, narrow, delicate, nice a fine distinction between her official and unofficial duties12. keen, minute, nice, quick, sharp, critical, acute, sensitive, subtle, precise, refined, discriminating, tenuous, fastidious, hairsplitting She has a fine eye for detail.13. brilliant, quick, keen, alert, clever, intelligent, penetrating, astute He had a fine mind and excellent knowledge.14. sharp, keen, polished, honed, razor-sharp, cutting tapering to a fine point15. good-looking, striking, pretty, attractive, lovely, smart, handsome, stylish, bonny, well-favoured You're a very fine woman.16. worthy, good, excellent, deserving, valuable, decent, reliable, respectable, upright, admirable, honourable, honest, righteous, reputable, virtuous, dependable, commendable, creditable, laudable, praiseworthy, meritorious, estimable He was an excellent journalist and a fine man.17. sunny, clear, fair, dry, bright, pleasant, clement, balmy, cloudless I'll do the garden if the weather is fine.
sunny dull, unpleasant, cloudy, overcast18. pure, clear, refined, unadulterated, unalloyed, unpolluted, solid, sterling a light, fine oil, high in vitamin contentadverb1. all right, well, well enough, adequately, not badly, satisfactorily, acceptably, passably, O.K. or okay (informal) After all, we're doing fine now, aren't we?

fine

²noun1. penalty, damages, punishment, forfeit, financial penalty, amercement (obsolete) If convicted he faces a fine of one million dollars.verb1. penalize, charge, punish She was fined £300 and banned from driving.

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adjective1. Of fine quality:choice, first-class, prime, select, superior.2. Exceptionally good of its kind:ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, tiptop, top.Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.Slang: boss.Chiefly British: tophole.3. Free from clouds or mist, for example:clear, cloudless, fair, sunny, unclouded.4. Consisting of small particles:dusty, powdery, pulverous, pulverulent.5. So slight as to be difficult to notice or appreciate:delicate, finespun, nice, refined, subtle.6. Able to make or detect effects of great subtlety or precision:delicate, nice, subtle.7. Appealing to refined taste:choice, dainty, delicate, elegant, exquisite.

fine²

nounA sum of money levied as punishment for an offense:amercement, mulct, penalty.verbTo impose a fine on:amerce, mulct, penalize.

Translations

很好细的罚款罚金良好的

fine¹

(fain) adjective1. (usually of art etc) very good; of excellent quality. fine paintings; a fine performance.杰出的2. (of weather) bright; not raining. a fine day.晴朗的3. well; healthy. I was ill yesterday but I am feeling fine today! 良好的，健康的 4. thin or delicate. a fine material.精致的5. careful; detailed. Fine workmanship is required for such delicate embroidery.精巧的6. made of small pieces, grains etc. fine sand; fine rain.细的7. slight; delicate. a fine balance; a fine distinction.微妙的8. perfectly satisfactory. There's nothing wrong with your work – it's fine.完全令人满意的 adverb satisfactorily. This arrangement suits me fine.很好 interjection good; well done etc. You've finished already – fine!好极了ˈfinely adverb 精细地，美好地 ˈfinery noun beautiful clothes, jewellery etc. I arrived in all my finery.华丽的服饰fine art art that appeals immediately to the senses, eg painting, sculpture, music etc. Painting is one of the fine arts.美术

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(fain) noun money which must be paid as a punishment. I had to pay a fine.罚金 verb to make (someone) pay a fine. She was fined $10.处以...罚金

fine

→ 优良的zhCN, 很好zhCN, 细的zhCN, 罚款zhCN

Fine, thanks → 我很好，谢谢
Is the weather going to be good? (US)
Is it going to be fine? (UK) → 天气会晴朗吗？
How much is the fine? → 罚款多少？
Where do I pay the fine? → 在哪儿交罚金？

fine

fine.

1 In criminal law, sum of money exacted by a lawful tribunal as punishment for a crime. In the case of misdemeanors and minor infractions of the law, convicted persons ordinarily have the alternative of paying a fine or undergoing a short term of imprisonment. This practice has been condemned at times as potentially exposing the poor to more onerous punishment than the well-to-do. Fines are also sometimes imposed in convictions for felony, usually in addition to a prison sentence. The Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States prohibits the imposition of excessive fines, but the Supreme Court has never found that any statutory fine violated that provision. 2 In the law of the transfer of land, a legal fiction for permitting the sale of lands in entailentail,
in law, restriction of inheritance to a limited class of descendants for at least several generations. The object of entail is to preserve large estates in land from the disintegration that is caused by equal inheritance by all the heirs and by the ordinary right of free
..... Click the link for more information. . The fine, first worked out in the 15th cent., is in the form of a suit to determine the ownership of land. The buyer sues the seller, who accedes to the buyer's claim that his right of ownership is superior. The judgment of the court to this effect constitutes the buyer's title. The fine was formerly widely used in England and the United States, but simplified methods of defeating the entail have made it obsolete. 3 In feudal law, payment to the lord for rights relating to tenancy, e.g., for the privilege of releasing to another or acquiring for oneself the tenancy of land.

Fine

a monetary exaction; a means of applying financial pressure in certain cases, and in accordance with a certain procedure, established by law.

Under Soviet civil law, the fine is a type of penalty for nonfulfillment or improper fulfillment of a contract obligation. The amount of the fine is either a fixed sum or a set percentage of the value of the obligation; it is determined at the time the contract is drawn up as a means of ensuring the proper., fulfillment of the contract. The fine establishes liability for violating the contract. The fine must be paid only when the party that failed to fulfill its obligation is at fault, although fines are recovered regardless of fault in exceptional cases, as provided by the contract or by law; for example, fines are exacted when the plan for rail transport of goods is violated. The fine is widely used by socialist organizations as an effective means of applying pressure to a contracting party that violates its agreement to provide supplies, to transport goods, or to perform other services.

In Soviet criminal law, the fine is used as a primary and supplementary measure of punishment for certain crimes, as provided by the Basic Principles of Criminal Legislation of the USSR and of the Union republics and the criminal codes of the Union republics. A court may also impose a fine as a way of substituting a milder punishment for the unserved part of a sentence. A fine may be imposed as a supplementary punishment in cases of conditional conviction.

The amount of the fine is established by the court and depends on both the seriousness of the crime and the financial situation of the guilty party. If it should be impossible to exact a fine, the court may convert the fine to a sentence of correctional labor without deprivation of freedom; in such cases, one month of correctional labor is substituted for each ten rubles of the fine, but the sentence cannot exceed one year. The court is not permitted to convert a fine to a sentence of deprivation of freedom or vice versa. The procedure for the payment of a fine is determined at the time of sentencing.

Under Soviet administrative law, fines are imposed on persons guilty of administrative violations. The grounds and procedure for the imposition of fines, the amounts of fines, and the state agencies and officials empowered to impose them are determined by the legislation of the USSR and the Union republics. As a rule, an administrative fine that is imposed on an ordinary citizen should not exceed ten rubles, and one imposed on an official should not be greater than 50 rubles; in certain cases specified by law, however, the limits may be raised to 50 and 100 rubles, respectively. In exceptional cases that pertain to the fulfillment of obligations under international treaties of the USSR, or necessitate an increased administrative liability, still greater fines, specified by legislative acts of the USSR, may be imposed (Basic Principles of Civil Legislation of the USSR and the Union Republics, art. 14). An administrative fine may be imposed only on a citizen or official. Such fines may be imposed by people’s judges (in such cases as petty hooliganism); by administrative commissions attached to the executive committees of soviets of raions, cities, settlements, and villages (in such cases as violation of public order and the regulations of public amenities); by the militia; and by authorized agencies and officials that are responsible for such areas of public protection as fire safety, sanitation, and quarantine of animals.

An administrative fine of up to 30 rubles may be imposed on parents or guardians of minors by commissions on juvenile affairs if the parent or guardian mistreats the child, willfully neglects obligations for the proper upbringing of the child, or brings a minor into a state of drunkenness. A parent or guardian may also be fined if a law is violated by the child.

An order imposing a fine may be appealed by the person concerned or by the aggrieved person to a higher administrative agency or a people’s court in raions and cities within ten days from the date the order is ruled. The submission of an appeal suspends the procedure for collecting the fine until the appeal is considered. A fine must be paid not later than 15 days from the delivery of the order; in case an appeal or a protest has been submitted, it is to be paid not later than 15 days from the delivery of a notice dismissing the appeal or the protest. A fine that has not been paid within the specified time is collected by enforcement measures from the wages of the offender on the order of the agency or the official that imposed the fine. In those cases in which the offender is unemployed, the fine is recovered by levying execution on his property by an officer of the court in compliance with the rules specified by law.

Under Soviet procedural law, courts may impose fines of specific amounts in certain cases, as provided by procedural legislation. These cases include the nonfulfillment of procedural obligations by a party to a proceeding and disorderly conduct in court.

As a measure of social influence, a fine may be applied in certain situations by a comrades’ court.

fine

¹1. (of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity 2. Cricket (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket

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²1. a payment made by a tenant at the start of his tenancy to reduce his subsequent rent; premium 2. Feudal law a sum of money paid by a man to his lord, esp for the privilege of transferring his land to another 3. a method of transferring land in England by bringing a fictitious law suit: abolished 1833

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Music1. the point at which a piece is to end, usually after a da capo or dal segno 2. an ending or finale

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