fix1 /fɪks/ ●●● S2 W2 verb1
repair 修理 [transitiveT]REPAIR to repair something that is broken or not working properly 修理He’s outside fixing the brakes on the car. 他在外面修理汽車的刹車。
Ellis was able to quickly find and fix the problem. 埃利斯馬上就找到並解決了問題。
► see thesaurus at repair 2 limit 限制 [transitiveT]LIMIT a) to decide on a limit for something, especially prices, costs etc, so that they do not change 確定,決定〔價格、成本等〕 SYN setfix something at somethingThe interest rate has been fixed at 6.5%. 利率已經定爲6.5%。
Rent was fixed at $1,750 per month. 租金定爲每月1,750美元。
b) if two or more companies fix the price for a particular product or service, they secretly agree on the price they will charge for it, in order to keep the price high and make more profit. This practice is illegal 操縱〔價格〕The government accused the two companies of fixing petrol prices. 政府指控那兩家公司操縱汽油價格。
3 fix a time/date/place etc ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETCto decide on a particular time etc when something will happen 確定時間/日期/地點等Have you fixed a date for the wedding yet? 你確定婚禮的日期了嗎?
4 arrange 安排 (also fix up) [intransitiveI, transitiveT]ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETC spoken to make arrangements for something 安排‘So when do I get to meet them?’ ‘Tomorrow, if I can fix it.’ “那麽,我什麽時候能見他們?”“明天,要是我能安排上的話。”
fix (it) for somebody to do somethingI’ve fixed for you to see him this afternoon at four. 我替你安排了今天下午四點同他會面。
5 attach 固定 [transitiveT]ATTACH to attach something firmly to something else, so that it stays there permanently 使固定,安裝fix something to/on somethingThe shelves should be fixed to the wall with screws. 架子應當用螺絲固定在牆上。
6 prepare food 準備食物 [transitiveT] informal especially American EnglishAmECOOK to prepare a meal or drinks 準備〔食物或飲料〕 SYN getI’ll watch the kids and you fix dinner. 我看孩子,你去準備晚餐。
fix somebody somethingCan I fix you a snack? 要我去給你弄點兒點心嗎?
Terry fixed herself a cold drink and sat out on the balcony. 特裏給自己倒了杯冷飲,坐到外面的陽台上。
► see thesaurus at cook 7 solve 解決 [transitiveT] to find a solution to a problem or bad situation 解決〔問題〕The government seems confident that environmental problems can be fixed. 政府似乎有信心解決環境問題。
8 fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something CAREFULto think about or look at someone or something carefully 把注意力/雙眼/思想等集中在某人/某物上Aziz tried to fix his mind on the job at hand. 阿齊茲努力想把思想集中在手頭的工作上。
Every eye was fixed on the new girl. 每雙眼睛都盯着那個新來的女孩。
fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something• She couldn't turn round so she fixed her eyes on her two brothers on the altar.• She fixed her eyes on Mr Hollins's face and waited for his answer.• I gulped, and fixed my eyes on the blood-red pen on the desk.• She fixed her eyes on the jagged line of rocks to which she had to climb.• She fixed her eyes on the street in an attempt to calm herself. 9 fix somebody with a stare/glare/look etc literaryLOOK AT to look directly at someone for a long time 盯着某人Rachel fixed him with an icy stare. 蕾切爾冷冷地盯着他。
10 hair/face 頭發/臉 [transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmEDCB to make your hair or make-up look neat and attractive 整理〔頭發、妝容〕Who fixed your hair for the wedding? 你在婚禮上的發式是誰給你梳的?
Hold on. Let me just fix my face (=put on make-up) before we go out. 等等,讓我化一下妝再出門。
11. cat/dog 貓/狗 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informalDHP to do a medical operation on a cat or dog so that it cannot have babies 閹割〔貓、狗〕 SYN neuter 12 result 結果 [transitiveT]CHEAT to arrange an election, game etc dishonestly, so that you get the result you want 操縱〔選舉、比賽等〕Many suspected that the deal had been fixed in advance. 許多人懷疑這交易有人事先操縱。
14 punish 懲罰 [transitiveT] informal used to say that you will punish someone you are angry with 收拾,懲罰If anybody did that to me, I’d fix him good. 要是有人那樣對我的話,我會好好修理他的。
15 be fixing to do something American EnglishAmE spokenPREPARE to be preparing to do something – used in some parts of the US 準備[打算]做某事〔美國部分地區使用〕I’m fixing to go to the store. Do you need anything? 我準備去商店,你需要什麽東西嗎?
be fixing to do something• I'm fixing to go to the store. Do you need anything?• He was fixing to get rid of the first one in the divorce courts. 16 fix on somebody/something phrasal verbphr v CHOOSEto choose a suitable thing or person, especially after thinking about it carefully 〔尤指經過認真考慮後〕選定,確定We’ve finally fixed on a place to have the concert. 我們終於定好了舉行音樂會的地點。
17 fix somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETCto arrange a meeting, event etc 安排〔會議、活動等〕I fixed up an interview with him. 我安排了一次對他的采訪。
We’ll have to fix up a time to meet. 我們得安排一個見面的時間。
c) PROVIDEto provide someone with something they want 供給,提供 withCan you fix me up with a bed for the night? 你能弄張床讓我過夜嗎?
d) PROVIDEto find a suitable romantic partner for someone 爲…找〔情侶〕,爲…介紹〔對象〕 withI asked my best friend to fix me up with someone. 我叫我最要好的朋友給我找個對象。
fix with• He fixed us up with a drink, accommodation and a training session that evening.• For anything up to £500, this place can fix you up with a fashion accessory in a class of its own.• One memorable day I wandered along to a municipal course and sat waiting while they fixed me up with a fourball.• Maybe I'd better wing out there right away and have them fix me up with a temporary.• They helped fix us up with clothes, then with a solicitor for an injunction.• Could the real purpose of Sandra's visit to the doctor's be to fix her up with contraception?• You fix it up with Loulse? fix with• He fixed us up with a drink, accommodation and a training session that evening.• For anything up to £500, this place can fix you up with a fashion accessory in a class of its own.• One memorable day I wandered along to a municipal course and sat waiting while they fixed me up with a fourball.• Maybe I'd better wing out there right away and have them fix me up with a temporary.• They helped fix us up with clothes, then with a solicitor for an injunction.• Could the real purpose of Sandra's visit to the doctor's be to fix her up with contraception?• You fix it up with Loulse?