・fine gas 薄いガス.

・a fine line (製図の)細線.

・There's often a very fine line between success and failure. 成功と失敗はしばしば紙一重だ.

・There's a fine distinction of meaning between those two words. その二語の間には微妙な意味の相違がある.

・fine tuning (ラジオ・テレビなどの)微調整.

・the government's fine tuning of the economy 政府が行う経済の微調整.

・fine profit margins わずかの利鞘(_りざや).

・⇒fine gravel, fine print, fine sand.

b 織目[きめ]の細かい.

・fine linen [lace] 目の細かいリンネル[レース].

・His skin has a very fine texture. 彼の膚は非常にきめが細かい.

c 精巧な, 繊細な.

・fine workmanship 精巧な細工.