单词 | fitting |
释义 | fitting (once / 349 pages) 1adjn 2n WORD FAMILY fitting: fittingly, fittingness, fittings, ill-fitting+/fit: fitful, fitly, fitness, fits, fitted, fitter, fittest, fitting, misfit, refit, unfit/fitful: fitfully, fitfulness/fitness: fitnesses/fitter: fitters/misfit: misfits, misfitted, misfitting/refit: refits, refitted, refitting/unfit: unfitly, unfitness, unfits, unfitted, unfitting/unfitness: unfitnesses/unfitting: unfittingly USAGE EXAMPLESWilliams said Pickens’ comments about the fired employees “not fitting in” reinforces a long history of African-Americans not being allowed into elite, private-club settings. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) A tied game after two periods was fitting for how evenly it was played. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) It is fitting that the career of the woman who will always be respected for valuing Hollywood costumes began with a blouse. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1adj in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this Syn proper marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness 2adj being precisely fitting and right Syn meet just used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting 3n making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances Syn|Hypo|Hyper accommodation, adjustment readjustment the act of adjusting again (to changed circumstances) domesticationaccommodation to domestic life habituationa general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions shakedowninitial adjustments to improve the functioning or the efficiency and to bring to a more satisfactory state advance, betterment, improvement a change for the better; progress in development 4n putting clothes on to see whether they fit 2Syn|Hyper try-on, trying on run, test, trial the act of testing something 1n a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system Hypo|Hyper gas fitting the fitting (pipes or valves or meters) that convey gas from the gas main to the gas fixtures of a building pipe fitting, pipefittingfitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together receptaclean electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert outlet box(electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system reducerpipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter expansion slot, slot(computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board socketa receptacle into which an electric device can be inserted electric outlet, electric receptacle, electrical outlet, outlet, wall plug, wall socketreceptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices accessory, add-on, appurtenance, supplement a supplementary component that improves capability 2n (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) Syn|Hyper appointment furnishing (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable |
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