Word · Frequency #660
fine
罚款；罚金
A sum of money imposed as a punishment for breaking a law or rule.
- 1.
Fine champagne; French brandy.
香槟白兰地；法国白兰地
- 2.
A fee levied as punishment for breaking the law.
因违法而征收的罚款
- 3.
The end of a musical composition.
音乐作品的结尾
- 4.
A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.
关于土地或租金的最终协议,如领主与其附庸之间的协议
- 5.
money extracted as a penalty
作为罚金征收的钱
- 6.
A drink that must be taken during a meal or as part of a drinking game, following an announcement that anyone who has done some (usually outrageous) deed is to be fined; similar to I have never; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to a sconce at Oxford University, though a fine is the penalty itself rather than the act of issuing it.
在用餐或饮酒游戏中因某行为被罚喝的酒；类似于牛津大学的罚酒,但罚款是惩罚本身而非发出惩罚的行为
- 7.
The location in a musical score that indicates the end of the piece, particularly when the piece ends somewhere in the middle of the score due to a section of the music being repeated.
乐谱中标示乐曲结束的位置,尤其是乐曲因重复某段而在乐谱中间结束时
乐曲结束处；终止标记；法国白兰地；土地租约和解协议；罚酒；罚饮；香槟白兰地；法国白兰地
In use
The driver had to pay a fine for running a red light.
Library fines accrue if books are returned late.
He received a hefty fine for littering in the park.
Connections
Collocations
- pay a fine
- 支付罚款
- He had to pay a fine for littering.他因乱扔垃圾不得不支付罚款。
- impose a fine
- 处以罚款
- The court imposed a fine on the company.法院对该公司处以罚款。
- levy a fine
- 征收罚款
- The city council can levy a fine for parking violations.市议会可以对停车违规征收罚款。
- face a fine
- 面临罚款
- Drivers who speed face a fine of up to $500.超速驾驶者面临最高500美元的罚款。
- heavy fine
- 巨额罚款
- The company received a heavy fine for environmental damage.该公司因环境破坏被处以巨额罚款。
- court fine
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想想超速被开罚单，fine就是罚金。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：law、traffic、administrative fines 该词作为名词表示罚款时，多用于法律、交通等正式场合，但在日常口语中也可使用。
Grammar Note
可数名词，指因违规而缴纳的罚金
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending '-ine' but are pronounced with /aɪn/; the target 'fine' (penalty) is pronounced /fæːn/ per authoritative source, so they do not rhyme. For true rhymes with /æːn/, consider words like 'man' (short vowel) or 'ban', but length differs.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.