单词 | fulfilment |
释义 | fulfilment (fʊlfɪlmənt ) also fulfillment 1. uncountable noun Fulfilment is a feeling of satisfaction that you get from doing or achieving something, especially something useful. ...professional fulfilment. 2. uncountable noun The fulfilment of a promise, threat, request, hope, or duty is the event or act of it happening or being made to happen. Visiting Angkor was the fulfilment of a childhood dream. [+ of] Collocations: find fulfilment For decades feminists have fought to escape the kitchen and find fulfilment in their careers. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Mercury makes music the key to increasing creativity and finding fulfilment. The Sun (2012) Some women do find fulfilment in raising a family and running a home. Get the Best out of the Rest of Your Life (1990) The chance of finding fulfilment by continuing to live has to be explained. Times, Sunday Times (2009) There is time yet for him to find fulfilment. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Why can't an athlete's regret at the loss of professional and personal fulfilment be mixed with an awareness of financial loss? Times, Sunday Times Personal fulfilment existed as a concept, but not as a factor in macroeconomics. Times, Sunday Times That brings them closer to personal fulfilment than any 'think positive' course will ever do. The Sun Some people use it to earn a living and others use it for personal fulfilment. ST The lucky ones pick a vocation that provides personal fulfilment and a steady and adequate income. Times, Sunday Times |
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