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单词 fill
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fill

verb
 
/fɪl/
/fɪl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fill
/fɪl/
/fɪl/
he / she / it fills
/fɪlz/
/fɪlz/
past simple filled
/fɪld/
/fɪld/
past participle filled
/fɪld/
/fɪld/
-ing form filling
/ˈfɪlɪŋ/
/ˈfɪlɪŋ/
Idioms Phrasal Verbs
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    make full

  1.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to make something full of something; to become full of something
    • fill something Please fill this glass for me.
    • to fill a space/vacuum/void
    • Smoke filled the room.
    • Her image filled the screen.
    • The wind filled the sails.
    • A Disney film can always fill cinemas (= attract a lot of people to see it).
    • The school is filled to capacity.
    • fill something with something She filled the page with writing.
    • bags filled with household waste
    • Carl took a mug and filled it to the brim with hot coffee.
    • fill something + adj. Fill a pan half full of water.
    • You've filled it too full.
    • The room was filling quickly.
    • fill with something Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.
    • The room filled with smoke.
    • The sails filled with wind.
    Extra Examples
    • Mourners filled the streets.
    • Fireworks filled the sky.
    • Crowds filled the stadium.
    • I started to write and quickly filled two pages.
    • Air rushes in to fill the vacuum.
    • A sculpture may fill a void at the end of a hallway.
    • They have to fill containers with water from the river.
    • Fill the device with purified water.
    • I filled a box with books.
    • She filled her pockets with sweets.
    • She had filled the room with flowers.
    • He seemed to fill the room with his presence.
    • The sky was filled with stars.
    • The drawers were all filled to the brim.
    • Don't fill the cups completely full so we can add milk.
    • Fill a bag full of small presents.
    • She filled the kettle from the tap.
    • The room soon filled with people.
    • The river rose and the cellar filled with water.
    • The sails began to fill.
    • The school is filled to capacity—we simply can't take any more students.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • fast
    • quickly
    • rapidly
    verb + fill
    • begin to
    • seem to
    preposition
    • with
    phrases
    • be filled to capacity
    • be filled to the brim (with something)
    See full entry
  2. block hole

  3.  
    [transitive] to block a hole with a substance
    • fill something They used putty to fill the holes.
    • fill something with something The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster.
    Extra Examples
    • They stuffed cloths in the window frames to fill the cracks.
    • Fill all the nail holes before you paint the wall.
  4. tooth

  5. [transitive] fill something a put a filling (= a small amount of special material) in a hole in a tooth
    • I need to have two teeth filled.
  6. with feeling

  7.  
    [transitive, intransitive] to make somebody have a strong feeling; to become full of a strong feeling
    • fill somebody A deep joy filled me.
    • fill somebody with something We were all filled with admiration for his achievements.
    • fill with something His heart filled with pride.
    Extra Examples
    • Hearing this news, he was filled with joy.
    • Filled with delight to see her, they hugged her.
    • I was filled with despair.
    • I felt myself fill with loathing.
    • Horror and disgust filled my heart.
    • My heart filled with sorrow.
    • She was filled with love and gratitude.
    • I was filled with so much emotion I didn't know what to do.
    • This news has filled us with new hope.
    • His experiences have filled his heart with rage.
    • You have filled your mind with hatred.
  8. with smell/sound/light

  9.  
    [transitive] if a smell, sound or light fills a place, it is very strong, loud or bright and easy to notice
    • fill something The sound of bells ringing filled the air.
    • fill something with something Large windows fill the room with light.
    • The streets were filled with the smell of food cooking.
    Extra Examples
    • The smell of paint filled the air.
    • A strong smell of burning filled the room.
    • Sunlight fills the house.
    • He walks in, and tension fills the air.
    • The air is filled with birds singing.
    • When she comes home, she fills the house with laughter.
    • Her parents' house was always filled with music.
    • a garden filled with the scent of flowers
  10. -filled

  11. (in adjectives) full of the thing mentioned
    • a smoke-filled room
    • a fun-filled day
  12. a need/gap

  13. [transitive] fill something to supply something that is missing
    • More nurseries will be built to fill the need for high-quality childcare.
    • Choose the best word to fill the gap in each sentence.
    • The product has filled a gap in the market.
    • She left a space in his life that nothing could fill.
    Extra Examples
    • More reading will fill the gaps in your knowledge.
    • I needed extra coaching to fill the gaps in my grasp of the subject.
    • These kids use drugs to fill a hole in their lives.
    • We believe we are filling a void in the educational system.
  14. job

  15. [transitive] fill something to do a job, have a role or position, etc.
    • The team needs someone to fill the role of manager.
    • to fill a post/position
    • He fills the post satisfactorily (= performs his duties well).
  16. [transitive] fill something to choose somebody for a job
    • The vacancy has already been filled.
  17. time

  18. [transitive] to use up a particular period of time doing something
    • fill something How do you fill your day now that you've retired?
    • Work expands to fill the time available.
    • fill something up I have plenty to fill up my leisure hours.
    • fill something in She went for a walk to fill in the time before her next appointment.
  19. with food

  20. [transitive] fill somebody/yourself (up) (with something) (informal) to make somebody/yourself feel unable to eat any more
    • The kids filled themselves with snacks.
  21. an order

  22. [transitive] fill something if somebody fills an order or a prescription, they give the customer what they have asked for
    • We need to reduce the time taken to fill orders.
  23. see also unfilled
    Word OriginOld English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full.
Idioms
fill/fit the bill
  1. to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose
    • On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.
fill your boots (informal)
  1. used to invite somebody to take as much as they like of something such as food, drink, etc; help yourself
fill somebody’s shoes/boots
  1. to do somebody’s job in an acceptable way when they are not there

fill

noun
/fɪl/
/fɪl/
[singular]
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  1. your fill (of something/somebody) as much of something/somebody as you are willing to accept
    • I've had my fill of entertaining for one week.
  2. your fill (of food/drink) as much as you can eat/drink
    • All we had was what was left after the guests had eaten their fill.
    • The pigs had had their fill of the leftovers.
  3. Word OriginOld English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full.
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