| 释义 |
fill1 /fil/ transitive verb- To make full
- To put into until all the space is occupied
- To supply abundantly
- To satisfy
- To glut
- To perform the duties of
- To take up (a vacant post)
- To increase the bulk of (soap, cotton fabrics, etc) by mixing in a lower-grade substance
- To put amalgam, gold, etc into (a cavity in a tooth)
- To fulfil or carry out (esp US)
- To make up (a prescription)
intransitive verb- To become full
- To become satiated
noun- As much as fills or satisfies
- A full supply
- The fullest extent
- A single charge of anything
- Anything used to fill
ORIGIN: OE fyllan, from full full fillˈer noun - A person or thing that fills, eg any of various paste-like substances used to fill cracks in wood, plaster, etc
- A vessel from which liquid is poured into a bottle
- Any item used to fill a gap in eg a page of newsprint or a broadcasting schedule
- A word or sound which fills a pause in an utterance without adding to the meaning, such as like in her father is, like, really old
- A substance added to various materials to impart desired qualities
fillˈing noun - Anything used to fill up, stop a hole, to complete, etc, such as amalgam, etc in a tooth, or the woof in weaving
- (in pl) the quantity of new whisky spirit that a blender puts into store for maturation in eg a year, or the output of a distillery supplied for such purposes
adjective Substantial, satisfying filler cap noun A device for closing the filling pipe of a petrol tank in a motor vehicle filler metal noun (engineering) The metal required to be added at the weld in welding processes filler rod noun (engineering) Same as welding rod (see under weld1) fillˈ-in noun - Something used to fill in (time or space)
- A substitute
- Fill-in flash
fill-in flash noun Usu weak flash lighting used to compensate for strong back-lighting or heavy shadow in outdoor photography filling station noun A roadside installation where petrol and oil are sold to motorists fill light noun A supplementary light source in photography, used to soften or eliminate shadows fill-up see fill up below. fill in - To occupy (time)
- To add what is necessary to complete (eg a form)
- To act as a temporary substitute (for; informal)
- To supply someone with information
fill one's boots See under boot fill out - To make or become more substantial, larger or fuller
- To complete (a form, etc)
fill someone in (informal) - To give someone detailed information about a situation
- To thrash or beat up someone (slang)
- To murder someone (slang)
fill the bill To be adequate fill up - To fill, or be filled, by addition of more
- To have one's eyes fill with tears (informal)
- To fill in ( noun fillˈ-up)
fill up with To stuff with (lit and figurative) have one's fill of To have enough of, esp something unpleasant or tiresome |