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单词 full
释义 full
I. \ˈfu̇l\ adjective
(-er/-est)
Etymology: Middle English ful, full, from Old English full; akin to Old High German fol full, Old Norse fullr, Gothic fulls, Latin plenus full, plēre to fill, Greek plērēs full, plēthein to be full, Sanskrit pūrṇa full
1.
 a. : containing all that possibly can be placed or put within
  < a full hamper >
  < a full magazine >
  — often used with of
  < a bin full of corn >
 b. : having the normal or intended capacity supplied or accommodated : entirely occupied
  < a full bus >
  < a full house >
 c. : occupying completely the requisite space
  < a full cargo >
  < a full audience >
 d. : possessed of the appropriate or normal complement
  < a full dramatic company >
  < a full jury >
 e. : regularly allotted : normally apportioned
  < more than its full share of lovely old American houses — Jerome Weidman >
 f. of an ablaut grade : normal
2.
 a.
  (1) : lacking restraint or check : precipitous, headlong
   < full retreat >
  (2) : being without reservation : unqualified
   < full supporters of a policy >
 b. : possessing the maximum strength or force
  < a full gale >
 c.
  (1) : followed to the greatest extent feasible : all possible
   < making full use of a library's resources >
  (2) : greatest or highest potential
   < a ship going at full speed >
   < a machine operating at full capacity >
  (3) : being at or of the greatest or highest degree : maximum
   < full strength >
   < full potency >
3.
 a. : rounded in outline
  < a full face >
  : well filled out : plump
  < a full figure >
  : generously formed : swelling
  < full lips >
 b.
  (1) : filled or distended by wind
   < full sails >
  (2) of a ship : having the sails filled with wind
 c. : big with young or eggs
 d. : having an abundance of material especially in the form of gathered, pleated, or flared parts
  < a full skirt >
 e.
  (1) : slightly oversize, projecting, or standing out usually so as to require more tooling
  (2) : risen above the normal level : swollen
   < in spring when the rivers and streams are full >
4.
 a. : possessing, containing, or furnished with an abundance or great number — used with of
  < a face full of wrinkles >
  < a city full of soldiers >
  < a room full of pictures >
 b. : possessing all particulars : completely familiar or expert — used with of
  < he is full of his subject and our foremost authority — W.O.Douglas >
 c. : packed with variety of experience
  < a full life >
 also : possessing much knowledge
  < education having made him a full man >
5.
 a. : satisfied especially with food or drink : replete
 b. : large enough so as to satisfy
  < a full meal >
6.
 a.
  (1) : enjoying or possessed of all recognized or authorized prerogatives, rights, and privileges : not temporary, substitute, or provisional
   < a full member >
  (2) : being without reduction or subtraction : regular
   < working only half time but drawing full salary >
   < maintaining full diplomatic relations with a foreign country >
   < a full term of office >
  (3) : being without truncation : unabbreviated
   < full words >
 b.
  (1) : containing all details : complete
   < a full statement >
   < a full report >
  (2) : not lacking in any feature, quality, or accomplishment : perfect
   < quite old but in full possession of his faculties >
7. archaic : completely weary : utterly sick — used with of
8. : filled with emotion
 < a full heart >
9.
 a. : having the limit or near limit — used with of
  < a man weary and full of years >
 b.
  (1) : being at the height of development
   < a flower in full bloom >
   < the tide at full flood >
   < a moon nearly full >
  (2) : mature, adult
   < men and women of full age >
10. : having the same parents
 < full sisters >
11. of a color : pure
12.
 a. : carried to the greatest practical extent
  < a shotgun with a full choke >
 b. : extended to or occupying the largest possible space, area, or dimensions
  < a full basement >
 c. : completely covering the boards and backbone
  < a book bound in full crushed blue morocco with gilt edges and blind tooling >
  — compare half
13.
 a. : having marked volume or depth
  < a full voice >
  < a full tone >
 b. of a vowel : back 1c
14.
 a. : squarely facing ahead
  < a full-face portrait >
 b. : being in dead center : direct
  < a cue ball making a full hit on the object ball >
15. : completely occupied : engrossed — used with of
 < I have been full of work since I wrote last — H.J.Laski >
16. : being the rank of the three of a kind in a full house in poker — used postpositively
 < jacks full >
17. : possessing a rich or pronounced quality
 < a wine of full body >
 < a food of full flavor >
II. adverb
Etymology: Middle English ful, full, from Old English full, from full, adjective
1.
 a. : very, extremely
  < I knew full well he had lied to me >
 b. : entirely, completely, quite
  < it was full dark by then — A.J.Liebling >
  < swung full around — Morley Callaghan >
2. : to the full : to the utmost extent : to the highest degree, state, or condition
 < the sun was full on the suburb — Herbert Gold >
3.
 a. of a position : exactly
  < full in the center of the sacred wood — Joseph Addison >
 b. of a direction : straight, squarely
  < the blow hit him full in the face >
  < he turned and looked full at me — Nigel Balchin >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English fulle, from Old English fulla, from full, adjective
1.
 a. : the utmost extent
  < enjoy a book to the full >
 b. : the highest or fullest state, condition, or degree
  < the full of the moon >
  < the full of the tide >
  < when the moon is at full >
2. : a satiating or glutting share or portion — often used with the possessive adjective
 < had his full of that job >
3. : the requisite or complete amount — often used with in
 < paid in full >
4. Britain : beach ridge
5. : full house
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fullen to become full, fill, from ful, full, adjective — more at full I
intransitive verb
of the moon : to become full
transitive verb
1. : to make full in sewing especially by gathering or pleating
2. : to distribute (fullness) by fitting a longer edge to a shorter edge smoothly in sewing — often used with on
V. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English fullen, from Middle French fouler, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin fullare, from Latin fullo fuller; perhaps akin to Sanskrit bhāla luster — more at bald
: to shrink and thicken (woolen cloth) by fulling
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