| 单词 | fix |
| 释义 | fix I. transitive verb 1. a. (1) < fix a post in the ground > < the internal passport system introduced … to fix the population — Bernard Pares > (2) < intent on fixing a way of life outmoded in the home country — D.M.Friedenberg > < harsh words, threats … only fix the habit deeper — H.R.Litchfield & L.H.Dembo > (3) < fixed the cultural pattern that dominates the contemporary scene — American Guide Series: Minnesota > < Greene and his fellows evolved the style of what was to become Shakespearean drama, and … Marlowe fixed it — W.B.Adams > (4) < that other aspect of truth which the scientist tries to catch and fix — J.L.Lowes > < fixed their fears … in ebony images — F.J.Mather > < a voyage of speculation that aimed rather to survey the world than to fix a convincing vision — Edmund Wilson > < fix in words, before time blurs them, the clear lineaments of genius — Dock Leaves > b. (1) < fix ammonia > also < fix nitrogen to form ammonia > < leaves of many plants take up carbon dioxide and fix it in organic acids > (2) (3) (4) < fix an oil in the vapor state by mixing it with a gas > (5) (6) (7) c. (1) < once the toxin has been combined with our tissues, it remains firmly fixed to them — Justina Hill > < the old-fashioned scythe blade … usually works loose, unless skillfully fixed — F.D.Smith & Barbara Wilcox > < will be able to fix a silver and red badge to their vehicles — New York Times > (2) < fixed his ambition upon orthopedic surgery as his lifework — J.M.Phalen > specifically < his mother fixes him icily — Samuel Taylor > < fixed her with his eye — Agnes S. Turnbull > (3) < tried to fix her eyes with his, but she was … looking away — Marcia Davenport > < seemed capable of being … attractive without wanting to fix the attention of every man near her — Jane Austen > 2. a. < fixed his residence in the city > < fixed himself in New York > b. < federal and state courts fix not only wages but hours and working conditions as well — Nathaniel Peffer > < fix the limits of a debate > < wonder why such a lonely spot was fixed in the first place — Sydney Moorhouse > < difficult to fix the place of this remarkable statesman in history > < no time or place has yet been fixed — Jess Whitworth > c. < fix responsibility > < fix the guilt > < so many mistakes were made … that it was difficult to fix the blame — Isaac Rosenfeld > 3. a. < fixed his face in an expression of mock disgust — C.B.Flood > < fixed his spectacles and read aloud — George Meredith > < fixed its door so that it couldn't be opened from the outside — Raymond Chandler > b. 4. a. (1) < fixed the same room for you — Ellen Glasgow > < fixed their hair in the Hollywood manner — Norman Cousins > < asked me to fix the table for the family dinner > specifically < fixes lunches for the children to take to school — New York Times > < coffee fixed with milk — Lorraine Calhoun > < fixed himself a drink > (2) < they know how to fix their cars — Feliks Gross > < called in a plumber to fix the drain > also < that doctor fixed up my son fine > < told her that food would fix her up — E.D.Radin > (3) < getting your name in the society columns won't fix anything — Better Homes & Gardens > < anything that's wrong with our life today, people expect the schools to fix — Hannah Lees > — often used with impersonal it as object < the battalion surgeon fixed it so I didn't have to go to the hospital — P.B.Kyne > (4) (5) b. < wish I could fix them — P.G.Wodehouse > < God'll fix you — Dan Browne > < the vigilante committee warned sheepmen away … on the threat of fixing them up — American Guide Series: Oregon > c. (1) < all his fights have been fixed — Budd Schulberg > < arrested for fixing games — Sports Illustrated > < he can fix an election so that one of his stooges becomes a key official — Malcolm Johnson > : tamper with in advance < a horse fixed to lose a race > < a fixed slot machine > (2) < the jury had been fixed > : obtain the quashing or disposal of by tampering or other arrangement < fixes a traffic ticket or bribes a building inspector — Herman Kogan > 5. slang intransitive verb 1. 2. a. b. < her eyes fixed sideways for an instant > — often used with on or upon < the examinee is then directed to fix on the examiner's right eye — H.G.Armstrong > c. < the general had fixed to be out by that hour — Jane Austen > — usually used with on or upon < fix with a contractor on a sum to be paid for the job — Glasgow Sunday Post > < had fixed on the first week in November — Edna Ferber > < fixed on a cabin by the lake to spend vacation > 3. < are fixing to ship some cattle — F.B.Gipson > < fixing to cop the first postwar contract in the shipbuilding industry — Time > < fixing to leave town for good — Erskine Caldwell > < fixing to rain > Synonyms: see fasten, set • - fix bayonets II. 1. a. < found himself in an awful fix > b. 2. 3. a. (1) < collusion between state party officials and the local collector of internal revenue led to tax fixes for gamblers, racketeers, and businessmen — New Republic > (2) b. < in the dream life of the little businessman the sure fix is replacing the open market — C.W.Mills > specifically < virtually impossible for a spectator to recognize a fix even if he is told — O.R.Cohen > 4. slang 5. < brandy fix > < gin fix > Synonyms: see predicament III. 1. < a fix on the future — Will Manley > 2. < a coffee fix > 3. < a short-term fix to get us through this crisis > |
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