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单词 fit
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fitverb

uk/fɪt/us/fɪt/-tt-

fit verb (CORRECT SIZE)

B1 [ I or T ] to be the right size or shape for someone or something:

That jacket fits you perfectly.
The dress fits like a glove (= very well).
Our new sofa doesn't fit through the door.
I don't think another desk will fit into this classroom.
My car's too big to fit in this space.

More examples

  • Those trousers fit you nicely.
  • This tiny device fits into the palm of your hand.
  • Their new car barely fitted into the garage.
  • If you can't fit all the cases in your car, I can take a few in mine.
  • One size fits all.

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Style & appearance of clothes

  • backless
  • baggy
  • bespoke
  • black tie
  • bootcut
  • half-sleeve
  • hang
  • ill-fitting
  • knitted
  • low-cut
  • preppy
  • ruck
  • S, s
  • scantily
  • scoop-neck
  • sequin
  • skintight
  • tweedy
  • white-tie
  • wraparound

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fit verb (BE SUITABLE)

C1 [ T ] to be suitable for something:

With her qualifications, she should fit the job perfectly.
Let the punishment fit the crime.
I'm sure we'll have something to fit your requirements.

More examples

  • He doesn't fit my image of how an actor should look.
  • He doesn't conform fit the national stereotype of a Frenchman.
  • We had to adapt our plans to fit Jack's schedule.
  • The soundtrack really fits the era in which the film is set.
  • I don't have anything that really fits the occasion.

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Being suitable or unsuitable

  • age-barred
  • answer
  • be made for sb/sth idiom
  • become
  • befit
  • behove
  • bill
  • do 1
  • fill/fit the bill idiom
  • find your own level idiom
  • fit in
  • fit the bill idiom
  • go
  • lend
  • make
  • order
  • out of order idiom
  • part
  • suit sb (right) down to the ground idiom
  • unworthy

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fit verb (PUT IN POSITION)

B2 [ T ] to provide something and put it in the correct position:

All the carpets we sell are fitted free.
She's been fitted with an artificial leg.

More examples

  • We're having a new bathroom suite fitted at the weekend.
  • He was recently fitted with a brace for his bad back.
  • Do you know anyone who can fit windows?
  • He was messing with his bike and then he couldn't fit the parts back together.
  • My car is having new tyres fitted.

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Placing and positioning an object

  • -based
  • appose
  • bung
  • change sth around
  • consign
  • consign sb/sth to sth
  • install
  • manoeuvre
  • perch
  • pop
  • position
  • sandwich sb/sth between sb/sth
  • sandwich sth together
  • set sb down
  • set sth down
  • shelve
  • shove
  • stand
  • stuff
  • whack

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fit verb (ILLNESS)

[ I ] UK to have a fit (= sudden attack of uncontrolled movements)

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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system

  • acoustic neuroma
  • akinetic-rigid HD
  • ALS
  • Alzheimer's
  • amyloid plaque
  • atrophy
  • catalepsy
  • chronic fatigue syndrome
  • cramp
  • Morton's metatarsalgia
  • motor neuron disease
  • Moyamoya disease
  • multiple system atrophy
  • muscular dystrophy
  • myasthenia gravis
  • persistent vegetative state
  • rabid
  • rabies
  • spasm
  • writer's cramp

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Idiom(s)

fit the bill
fit to burst
fit to drop
if the cap fits (wear it)

Phrasal verb(s)

fit in
fit sb/sth in
fit in with sth
fit sth out
fit sth up
fit sb up

fitadjective

uk/fɪt/us/fɪt/fitter, fittest

fit adjective (HEALTHY)

A2 healthy and strong, especially as a result of exercise:

I jog to keep fit.
You need to be very fit to hike the Inca Trail.
Opposite
unfit

More examples

  • He's jogging round the park every morning in an effort to get fit for the football season.
  • At 73, she's still fighting fit, walking five miles a day.
  • Her hearing is going, but otherwise she's remarkably fit for a 95-year-old.
  • "What do you do to keep fit?" "I jog and go swimming."
  • Most exercise classes start gently, lulling you into thinking that you're fit.

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Animal physiology: fit & healthy

  • agile
  • amazon
  • an apple a day keeps the doctor away idiom
  • apple
  • athleticism
  • be (as) fit as a fiddle idiom
  • be (as) right as rain idiom
  • beach-ready
  • bouncing
  • clean
  • fighting fit
  • foot
  • healthy
  • iron man
  • limber
  • lithe
  • muscle-bound
  • strength
  • sturdy
  • virility

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fit adjective (SUITABLE)

C1 suitable for a particular purpose or activity:

She's not fit for the level of responsibility she's been given.
Opposite
unfit
be in no fit state to do sth

to not be able to do something because you are upset, ill, drunk, etc.:

He's very upset and is in no fit state to drive.
fit for human consumption

safe for people to eat

fit for purpose

UK Something that is fit for purpose does what it is meant to do.

see/think fit

C1 to consider an action or decision to be correct for the situation:

Just do whatever you think fit - I'm sure you'll make the right decision.
Spend the money as you see fit.

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Suitable and acceptable

  • able
  • acceptable
  • accepted
  • accordingly
  • age-appropriate
  • correct
  • doctor
  • felicitous
  • fit in
  • fit in with sth
  • fitting
  • germane
  • horse
  • keeping
  • rightly
  • satisfaction
  • seasonable
  • seemly
  • sit
  • sit right/well (with sb) idiom

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Inability and awkwardness
Edible & inedible

fit adjective (ATTRACTIVE)

UK slang sexually attractive:

I met this really fit bloke in a club last night.

Idiom(s)

be (as) fit as a fiddle
fit to be tied

fitnoun

uk/fɪt/us/fɪt/

fit noun (ILLNESS)

[ C ] a sudden attack of illness when someone cannot control their movements and becomes unconscious:

an epileptic fit
He had a fit at work and collapsed.

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Disorders of muscles & the nervous system

  • acoustic neuroma
  • akinetic-rigid HD
  • ALS
  • Alzheimer's
  • amyloid plaque
  • atrophy
  • catalepsy
  • chronic fatigue syndrome
  • cramp
  • Morton's metatarsalgia
  • motor neuron disease
  • Moyamoya disease
  • multiple system atrophy
  • muscular dystrophy
  • myasthenia gravis
  • persistent vegetative state
  • rabid
  • rabies
  • spasm
  • writer's cramp

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fit noun (SHORT PERIOD)

[ C ] a sudden, uncontrolled period of doing something or feeling something:

a coughing/sneezing fit
She hit him in a fit of anger.

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Disease & illness - general words

  • abnormality
  • autoimmune disease
  • bilharzia
  • bluetongue
  • bout
  • CFS
  • CGD
  • complaint
  • dose
  • dreaded lurgy
  • endemic
  • life-threatening
  • lurgy
  • morbidity
  • pandemic
  • pinkeye
  • strangulated
  • syndrome
  • viral
  • wasting disease

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Short in time

fit noun (CORRECT SIZE)

[ S ] the way that something fits:

These shoes are a perfect fit.
The trousers were a good fit but the jacket was too small.
Check the fit of the pieces before gluing them in place.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Style & appearance of clothes

  • backless
  • baggy
  • bespoke
  • black tie
  • bootcut
  • half-sleeve
  • hang
  • ill-fitting
  • knitted
  • low-cut
  • preppy
  • ruck
  • S, s
  • scantily
  • scoop-neck
  • sequin
  • skintight
  • tweedy
  • white-tie
  • wraparound

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Idiom(s)

have/throw a fit
in fits of laughter
in/by fits and starts

fitverb

uk/fɪt/usfitting, fitted, US usually fit

[ I or T ] to be the right size or shape for someone or something:

Their trained staff can take one look at your figure and tell you which brand of jeans is most likely to fit you.
fit in/into The device is small enough to fit into a shirt pocket.

[ T ] to add a piece of equipment to something else:

Some insurance firms offer lower premiums to people who fit security locks and alarms.
fit sth on/onto/to sth You can claim money for having solar cells fitted on your home.
fit sth with sth The vehicle may be fitted with a satellite tracking system.

[ T ] to be suitable for someone or something:

You adjust your strategy to fit the business realities.
Her new role fits her well.
What alternatives fit the needs of the corporation and provide the best solution?

[ I + adv/prep ] if two or more things fit, or if one thing fits with another, they suit each other well:

fit together The organization and the people must fit together.
fit with sth We select individuals who are most likely to fit with the firm's culture.

[ T ] mainly UK to make someone or something suitable for something:

fit sb/sth for sth How do you think your career to date has fitted you for this particular job?
fit sb/sth to do sth Academic qualifications alone do not fit a person to become a good manager.
fit the bill

to be suitable for a particular purpose:

Some travel policies don't fit the bill, because they limit the amount of time you can spend abroad.

Phrasal verb(s)

fit in
fit sb/sth out

fitnoun [ S ]

uk/fɪt/us

the way in which two or more things suit each other or work together:

The two banks are a perfect fit.
a fit with sth This role is a great fit with my experience in Asia.
a fit between sth and sth There must be a fit between the environment and the organization.
a fit for sth A financial product must be a good fit for the client's particular needs and aspirations.

the way that something such as a piece of clothing fits:

Testers loved the comfortable fit of the armholes.
See also
strategic fit

fitadjective

uk/fɪt/us

suitable for a particular purpose or activity:

be fit for sth The Seller gives no undertaking that the goods are fit for any particular purpose.
fit for human consumption

of a good enough quality to be eaten by people:

Companies and consumers bought the poultry, believing it fit for human consumption.
fit for purpose

if something is fit for purpose, it does what it is intended to do:

I have spent a lot of my time making this organization fit for purpose.
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