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file

noun
 
🔊/faɪl/
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  1.  
    a box or folded piece of card for keeping loose papers together and in order文件夹；卷宗
    • a box file文件箱
    • A stack of files awaited me on my desk.我桌上有一堆文件等着我去处理。🔊🔊
    • in a file I keep paper copies of all my invoices in this file.我将所有发票的纸质副本保留在此文件中。
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    • She closed the file and put it aside.她合上档案放到一边。
    • She went to the filing cabinet and took out a file.她走到档案柜那儿，拿出了一份档案。
    • Some files and papers were taken away by the investigators.一些档案和文件被调查人员带走。
    • In those days, most of us were perfectly happy to keep contact information in desktop card files.在那些日子里，我们大多数人都非常乐意将联系信息保存在台式机卡文件中。
    • Previously all reports were held in paper files.以前，所有报告都以纸质文件保存。
    • six box files bulging with notes6 个装满笔记鼓鼓囊囊的盒式卷宗
    • He brings out a cardboard file full of photographs.他拿出一个装满照片的纸板文件。
    • a lever arch file杠杆拱锉
    Topics Working lifeb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bulging
    • bulky
    • thick
    • …
    … of files
    • box
    • stack
    verb + file
    • have
    • keep
    • maintain
    • …
    file + verb
    • contain something
    file + noun
    • cabinet
    • drawer
    • folder
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the file
    • on file
    • file on
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     a collection of information stored together in a computer, under a particular name（计算机的）文件
    • to create/delete/download/upload a file创建/删除/下载/上传文件
    • to open/access/copy/save a file打开/访问/复制/保存文件
    • a/an PDF/audio/text/image file一个/ PDF /音频/文本/图像文件
    • The service converts video files from one format to another.该服务将视频文件从一种格式转换为另一种格式。
    • You can transfer and edit files on your smartphone.您可以在智能手机上传输和编辑文件。
    • The media player supports a wide variety of file formats.媒体播放器支持多种文件格式。
    see also PDF, zip file
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    • Every file on the same disk must have a different name.同一磁盘上的每一个文件都必须有不同的文件名。🔊🔊
    • Working online eliminates the need to download massive files before working on them.在线工作使您无需在处理大量文件之前先下载它们。
    • This feature lets you upload video files to the app.此功能使您可以将视频文件上传到应用程序。
    • You can drag and drop files onto your desktop.您可以将文件拖放到桌面上。
    • All you need to do is unzip the file into a folder.您需要做的就是将文件解压缩到一个文件夹中。
    • All these files are stored in the same folder.所有这些文件都存储在同一文件夹中。
    • Delete temporary files and folders.删除临时文件和文件夹。
    • Send your application as a PDF file via email.通过电子邮件以PDF文件形式发送您的应用程序。
    • music files stored on USBUSB上存储的音乐文件
    • You can open, save and convert PowerPoint files.您可以打开，保存和转换PowerPoint文件。
    • The app is great for accessing files stored in the cloud.该应用程序非常适合访问存储在云中的文件。
    • Right-click a file, series of files, or a folder and select ‘Compress’. 右键单击一个文件，一系列文件或文件夹，然后选择“压缩”。
    • how to recover deleted files如何恢复已删除的文件
    • Data has been deleted from this file.数据已从该文档中删除。
    • to create a backup file创建备份文件
    • You need a special password to access this file.要输入特定密码才能打开这份文档。
    • This is a must for fast file transfers.这是快速文件传输所必需的。
    • The sync time from your local folder to the cloud depends on file size.从本地文件夹到云的同步时间取决于文件大小。
    Topics Computersb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • large
    • computer
    • digital
    • …
    … of files
    • directory
    • list
    • set
    • …
    verb + file
    • create
    • download
    • upload
    • …
    file + verb
    • contain something
    file + noun
    • name
    • format
    • size
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the file
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  3.  
     a file and the information it contains, for example about a particular person or subject档案
    • The film is based on real FBI case files.这部电影是根据真实的联邦调查局案件档案制作的。
    • secret police files 警方秘密档案
    • I made a note in his personeel file.我在他的个人档案中做了笔记。
    • on file Your application will be kept on file (= in a file, to be used later).你的申请书将存档。🔊🔊
    • file on somebody to have/open/keep a confidential file on somebody有／设立／保存某人的机密档案
    • Police have reopened the file (= have started collecting information again) on the missing girl.警方对失踪的女孩已重新建档调查。🔊🔊
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    • He had compiled a file of largely circumstantial evidence.他已搜集了一些证据资料，大部份为间接证据。
    • I'll check the files for any information on the case.我会查一下档案，看有没有和这个案件相关的信息。
    • It is important to update customer files.更新客户档案很重要。
    • Personnel files are kept in secure storage.人事档案存放在安全的地方。
    • She was threatened with the placement of a disciplinary letter in her personnel file.她受到威胁要在她的人事档案中放置纪律信。
    • The company keeps secret files on all its employees.这家公司保存所有员工的机密资料。
    • All the details of the transaction are on file.交易的所有细节都有存档。
    • They had it on file that he'd applied for a loan.他们将他申请贷款记录在案。
    • The company has more than 4,000 experts on file who can be consulted depending on a client's requirements.该公司有4000多名专家在案，可以根据客户的要求进行咨询。
    • The details of the incident will be entered into the file.这一事件的详情将会记入档案。
    • The file on the murder was closed five years ago.这起谋杀案的档案已于 5 年前封存。
    • The police already have a thick file on that family.警方已经掌握了有关那个家庭的厚厚一本资料。
    • The work involves preparing case files and attending court.需要做的工作包括整理案件档和出庭。
    • Henry was a victim of so much abuse that it actually brought tears to my eyes when reading his case file.亨利（Henry）遭受了如此多的虐待，以至于在阅读他的案卷时，它确实让我眼泪汪汪。
    • A file on the incident was sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions.有关该事件的文件已发送给公共检察官。
    • He thought they were monitoring his emails, building a file on him.他认为他们正在监视他的电子邮件，并在他身上建立文件。
    • She discovered the KGB had a file on her.她发现克格勃有一个文件。
    • the information contained in the police files警方档案中的信息
    • the information held in this file贮存在该文件中的信息
    • The police were accused of keeping secret files on political activists.警方被指控存有政治活动人士的秘密档案。
    • Confidential files on clients are kept for a maximum of three years.客户的机密文件最多可以保留三年。
    • He had prepared a file containing all the evidence.他准备了一个包含所有证据的文件。
    • Exactly what information is kept in these files?这些档案里到底是什么内容？
    • Hospitals would not allow patients access to their own case files.医院不允许患者访问自己的病例档案。
    • It's all in your medical files.全部在您的医疗档案中。
    • According to intelligence files, he was suspected of being a spy.根据情报文件，他被怀疑是间谍。
    • According to my files, this invoice has not been paid.根据我的文件，此发票尚未付款。
    • Please add this document to your files.请把这份文件归入你的档案。
    • It's important to update your files regularly.定期更新文件很重要。
    • Some of the files had gone missing.一些文件丢失了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bulging
    • bulky
    • thick
    • …
    … of files
    • box
    • stack
    verb + file
    • have
    • keep
    • maintain
    • …
    file + verb
    • contain something
    file + noun
    • cabinet
    • drawer
    • folder
    • …
    preposition
    • in a/​the file
    • on file
    • file on
    • …
    See full entry
  4. (Canadian English) a number of issues and responsibilities connected with a particular government policy area
    • The politician's handling of flood, infrastructure and education files has been questioned.政客对洪水，基础设施和教育档案的处理受到质疑。
  5. a metal tool with a rough surface for cutting or shaping hard substances or for making them smooth锉；锉刀
    • Use a file to smooth the edge.使用文件平滑边缘。
    see also nail file
  6. a line of people or things, one behind the other排成一行的人（或物）
    • in file They set off in file behind the teacher.他们跟在教师后面鱼贯出发。🔊🔊
    see also rank and file
    7. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘string documents on a thread or wire to keep them in order’): from French filer ‘to string’, fil ‘a thread’, both from Latin filum ‘a thread’. Compare with file ‘line’. noun sense 5 late 16th cent.: from French file, from filer ‘to string’. noun sense 4 Old English fīl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijl and German Feile.
Idioms
(in) single file
(also old-fashioned (in) Indian file)
  1. (in) one line, one behind the other一路纵队；单行
    • They made their way in single file along the cliff path.他们一个接着一个沿悬崖小径前进。🔊🔊

file

verb
 
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they file
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he / she / it files
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past simple filed
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past participle filed
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-ing form filing
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  1.  
     [transitive] to put and keep paper documents in a particular place and in a particular order so that you can find them easily; to put a paper document in a box, file, etc.把（文件等）归档
    • file something (+ adv./prep.) The forms should be filed alphabetically.这些表格应该按字母顺序归档。🔊🔊
    • Please file it in my ‘Research’ file.请把它归入我的研究类档案。🔊🔊
    • file something away I filed the letters away in a drawer.我把信件存放到抽屉里了。🔊🔊
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    • She mentally filed the name away for later.她把这个名字记在心里，以便以后用。
    • The card is filed alphabetically under the name of the editor.卡片按编辑者姓名的字母顺序归档。
    • These notes should be carefully filed away for future reference.这些记录应认真归档，以便日后查阅。
    • The report was filed away in the archives.那份报告归档了。
    • Wynne-Jones should be filed under ‘W’.温-琼斯应当归到字母W下。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • alphabetically
    • electronically
    • mentally
    • …
    preposition
    • under
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     [intransitive, transitive] (law法律) to present something so that it can be officially recorded and dealt with提起（诉讼）；提出（申请）；送交（备案）
    • file for something to file for divorce/bankruptcy申请离婚/破产
    • file something to file a lawsuit/complaint/petition提起诉讼/投诉/请愿
    • file something against somebody/something No criminal charges were filed against him.没有对他提起刑事诉讼。
    • file to do something He filed to divorce his wife.他提交了与妻子离婚的申请。🔊🔊
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    • A copy of the notice must be filed with the court.必须将通知副本送交法院备案。
    • He filed a lawsuit against the company for $100 000 in damages.他向这家公司提起诉讼，要求赔偿10万元的损害赔偿金。
    • He has now formally filed a complaint against the police.他已经正式提出对警方的投诉。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • formally
    • officially
    • jointly
    • …
    preposition
    • for
    • with
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  3. [transitive] file something (of a journalist记者) to send a report or a story to your employer发送（报道给报社）
    • Newspaper and television reporters filed dozens of stories from the scene of the fire.报纸和电视记者从大火现场归档了数十个故事。
  4. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to walk in a line of people, one after the other, in a particular direction排成一行行走
    • The doors of the museum opened and the visitors began to file in.博物馆开门了，参观者鱼贯而入。🔊🔊
    • The long line of mourners filed silently past.一长队哀悼者默默地走过。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • silently
    • out
    • past
    • …
    preposition
    • in
    • into
    • out of
    • …
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  5. [transitive] file something (away/down, etc.) to cut or shape something or make something smooth using a file锉平；锉去；锉薄；锉光滑
    • to file your nails把指甲锉光滑
    6. Word Originverb senses 1 to 3 late Middle English (as a verb meaning ‘string documents on a thread or wire to keep them in order’): from French filer ‘to string’, fil ‘a thread’, both from Latin filum ‘a thread’. Compare with file ‘line’. verb sense 4 late 16th cent.: from French file, from filer ‘to string’. verb sense 5 Old English fīl, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch vijl and German Feile.