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单词 fitting
释义
fitting
(fɪtɪŋ )
Word forms: fittings
1. countable noun
A fitting is one of the smaller parts on the outside of a piece of equipment or furniture, for example a handle or a tap.
...brass light fittings.
...industrial fittings for kitchen and bathroom.
He has made fittings for antique cars.
Synonyms: accessory, part, piece, unit  
2. plural noun
Fittings are things such as ovens or heaters, that are fitted inside a building, but can be removed if necessary.
3. adjective
Something that is fitting is right or suitable.
A solitary man, it was perhaps fitting that he should have died alone.
The President's address was a fitting end to a bitter campaign.
Synonyms: appropriate, suitable, proper, apt  
fittingly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB before verb]
...a fittingly eccentric figure.
...the four-storeyed, and fittingly named, High House.
Fittingly, she will spend her year off training her voice to sing blues and jazz.
4. countable noun
If someone has a fitting, they try on a piece of clothing that is being made for them to see if it fits.
She lunched and shopped and went for fittings for clothes she didn't need.
-fitting
(-fɪtɪŋ )
combining form
-fitting combines with adjectives or adverbs such as ' close', ' loose', or 'tightly' to show that something is the size indicated in relation to the thing it is on, in, or next to.
...loose-fitting night clothes.
...glass bottles with tight-fitting caps.
Collocations:
dress fitting
The nurse, 23 — due to marry — had her final dress fitting just three days earlier.
The Sun
She's nervous as she heads to her final dress fitting, but the results amaze even her.
The Sun
Actually it fought shy of any analysis; just visits to the dress fittings and some joky stuff with their menfolk.
Times, Sunday Times
She also attended a small hen party for the future duchess and made herself available for dress fittings.
The Sun
I have memories of endless rehearsals and dress fittings.
Times, Sunday Times
electrical fittings
The other end held the gas and electrical fittings.
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It also standardised the system and electrical fittings and had 11 divisions and 12 area boards.
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However, these plans failed and the factory in stead started producing locks, brass candlesticks and electrical fittings.
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The latter renovation included new backstage electrical fittings and may also have been the time the verandah balconies were removed from the street frontage of the theatre.
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Examples of some of the problems found were leakage of hydraulic fittings, generators not working, loose electrical fittings, instruments inoperative, low fluid levels and missing parts, especially clocks.
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final fitting
It seems to me that given the timing of the final fitting, you had no choice other than to accept the dress.
The Sun
Once the hats have been designed, she'll come back for a final fitting to adjust the embellishments or trim.
Times, Sunday Times
After liberal use of special stretching tongs, there's the final fitting as your elbow rests upon a little cushion.
Times, Sunday Times
These gentlemen would run the hotel, and oversaw the final fitting out of the structure as to furnishings, etc.
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For the final fittings, it was rewarding to see how amazing all the menlooked.
Times, Sunday Times
fitting end to
A picnic on our terrace makes a fitting end to our chilled-out day.
The Sun (2016)
It really was a fitting end to an entertaining tie.
The Sun (2017)
Victory would be a fitting end to his year should he decide against joining the tour on security grounds.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was a fitting end for a brutal, mighty king.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He had made sixty-six not out, a personal best, and a fitting end to his school cricket career.
Garth Nix LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR (2001)
fitting memorial
Fitting memorial service will follow, when times permit.
Times,Sunday Times
They are given a fitting memorial in these eloquent pages.
The Times Literary Supplement
It's about time these people were honoured for their sacrifice with a fitting memorial.
The Sun
We have a once-andfor-all chance to create a fitting memorial.
The Times Literary Supplement
Even if not, they will have a fitting memorial.
Times, Sunday Times
fitting metaphor
The image was a fitting metaphor for a life of a rock'n'roll cowboy.
Times, Sunday Times
His audience roared with laughter, missing the bitter reality behind the corporate bonhomie - a fitting metaphor for this unthinking and smug biography of a fascinating man.
Times, Sunday Times
Yet it did end up a fitting metaphor for most governments, the mandarin whispers.
Times, Sunday Times
fitting place
Still, some feel that social situations are the most fitting place to air your views.
Globe and Mail
And it seemed a fitting place to spend a very few days with the centre of my world.
The Sun
It was a fitting place for his final international strike.
The Sun
It's thus a fitting place to conclude my journey.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a fitting place to on an adventure that us that when you encounter the natural world the raw, you can't expect to wholly in control.
Times, Sunday Times
fitting service
The fall was offset by better demand for its bicycles and car equipment fitting service, and a strong performance from its chain of garages.
Times, Sunday Times
Prices start at 79pp for the fitting service and a week's rental, and the company will deal with groups as small as five.
Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, its fitting service, where staff install car parts, has proved a hit.
Times, Sunday Times
In one case, a customer had to wait three months for a '7-day' curtain fitting service.
Times, Sunday Times
Voucher may not be used for the purchase of gift vouchers or any fitting services.
The Sun
fitting tribute
It would be a fitting tribute and a daily reminder to us all of their supreme sacrifice.
The Sun (2014)
This beautiful book is a fitting tribute that any film buff will devour.
The Sun (2017)
It will be a fitting tribute to the British conservationist.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
There could be no more fitting tribute to the dearly departed TV Burp if he was to walk off with all three.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The funeral was a fitting tribute to a wonderful man but it has lost me my family.
The Sun (2016)
perfectly fitting
Thanks to a host of tailoring firms offering something for every taste and budget, buying a perfectly fitting suit has never been easier.
Times, Sunday Times
It was a true story, the product of each player perfectly fitting the role for which he was selected - of strength, pace, buoyant confidence and of brilliant buying.
The Sun
It was incredibly moving, as this ruthlessly fast-paced sport took the time to honour such a talented driver — and perfectly fitting that the tribute coincided with a brilliant race.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 配件设备、家具等的
Japanese: 取付け部品
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