请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 fix-up
释义

fix-up

[ fiks-uhp ]
/ ˈfɪksˌʌp /

noun

repair; improvement: fix-ups that will make the house more salable.

Origin of fix-up

1825–35, Americanism; noun use of verb phrase fix up

Words nearby fix-up

fix-it, fixity, fix someone's wagon, fixt, fixture, fix-up, Fizeau, fizgig, fizz, fizzer, fizzle
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for fix-up

  • "Speckerlation" and "callerlation" and "fix-up" are specimens of words that were prolific in expression.

    In the Wilderness|Charles Dudley Warner

British Dictionary definitions for fix-up

fix up

verb (tr, adverb)

to arrangelet's fix up a date
(often foll by with) to provideI'm sure we can fix you up with a room
informal to repair or rearrangeto fix up one's house
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with fix-up

fix up

1

Repair, refurbish, or renew. For example, They're busy fixing up their house, or We fixed ourselves up before we ventured outside. [Late 1700s]

2

fix someone up. Provide or furnish someone with something, as in He can fix you up with a new car, or Can you fix up my friend with a date for the dance? [Colloquial; c. 1930]

3

Smooth over or settle, as in You'd think they could fix up these small differences. [Late 1800s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/31 23:22:31