单词 | fetch |
释义 | fetch 1. v. & n. --vtr.   1. go for and bring back (a person or thing) (fetch a doctor).   2. be sold for; realize (a price) (fetched {pound}10).   3. cause (blood, tears, etc.) to flow.   4. draw (breath), heave (a sigh).   5. colloq. give (a blow, slap, etc.) (usu. with recipient stated : fetched him a slap on the face).   6. excite the emotions of, delight or irritate. --n   1. an act of fetching.   2. a dodge or trick.   3. Naut. a the distance travelled by wind or waves across open water. b the distance a vessel must sail to reach open water. Phrases and idioms fetch and carry run backwards and forwards with things, be a mere servant. fetch up colloq.   1. arrive, come to rest.   2. vomit. Derivatives fetcher n. Etymology: OE fecc(e)an var. of fetian, prob. rel. to a Gmc root = grasp 2. n. a person's wraith or double. Etymology: 18th c.: orig. unkn. |
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