| 单词 | fill |
| 释义 | fill —fill /fɪl/ noun [U] ► F0 someone's fill is as much as they want or as much as they can deal with: » He took only a few minutes to eat/drink his fill.» I'd had my fill of his rude remarks.Thesaurus+: ↑EnoughWord Builder:–Nouns: fill, refill, filling–Adjectives: filling–Verbs: fill, refillverb (SPACE) ↑Verb Endings for fill A2 [I or T] to make or become full; to use empty space: » I filled the bucket with water.» I could hear the cistern filling.» I went to the library to fill (in) an hour (= use that period of time) until the meeting.» FIGURATIVE Happy sounds filled the room (= could be heard everywhere in the room).» FIGURATIVE The thought of it fills me with (= makes me feel) dread.Thesaurus+: ↑Filling and completingC2 [I or T] to put a substance into an empty space: » Before painting, fill (in) all the cracks in the plaster.» These cakes are filled with cream.» FIGURATIVE The product clearly filled a need/gap in the market.Thesaurus+: ↑Filling and completingF0 [T] to put a substance into a hole in a tooth to repair it: » You should get that cavity filled.Thesaurus+: ↑Dentistry , ↑The teeth , ↑Problems with bones, joints and teethWord Builder:–Nouns: fill, refill, filling–Adjectives: filling–Verbs: fill, refill• • • Extra Examples:» On New Year's Eve, thousands of revellers fill Trafalgar Square.» The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror.» The setting sun filled the sky with a deep orange glow.» The perfume of the roses filled the room.» The bath was filling with water.verb [T] (JOB) ↑Verb Endings for fill ► C1 to give a job or position to someone: » I'm sorry, the job/post/vacancy has already been filled.» We would prefer to fill the post with (= give it to) a recent graduate.Thesaurus+: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobsWord Builder:–Nouns: fill, refill, filling–Adjectives: filling–Verbs: fill, refill |
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