fix1 /fɪks/ ●●● S2 W2 verb 1 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. 他在外面修理汽车的刹车。
Ellis was able to quickly find and fix the problem. 埃利斯马上就找到并解决了问题。
► 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 确定,决定〔价格、成本等〕 SYN setfix something at something The interest rate has been fixed at 6.5%. 利率已经定为6.5%。
Rent was fixed at $1,750 per month. 租金定为每月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 操纵〔价格〕 The government accused the two companies of fixing petrol prices. 政府指控那两家公司操纵汽油价格。
3 fix a time/date/place etc ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETCto decide on a particular time etc when something will happen 确定时间/日期/地点等 Have you fixed a date for the wedding yet? 你确定婚礼的日期了吗?
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.’ “那么,我什么时候能见他们?”“明天,要是我能安排上的话。”
fix (it) for somebody to do something I’ve fixed for you to see him this afternoon at four. 我替你安排了今天下午四点同他会面。
5 attach 固定 [transitiveT]ATTACH to attach something firmly to something else, so that it stays there permanently 使固定,安装fix something to/on something The shelves should be fixed to the wall with screws. 架子应当用螺丝固定在墙上。
6 prepare food 准备食物 [transitiveT] informal especially American EnglishAmECOOK to prepare a meal or drinks 准备〔食物或饮料〕 SYN get I’ll watch the kids and you fix dinner. 我看孩子,你去准备晚餐。
fix somebody something Can I fix you a snack? 要我去给你弄点儿点心吗?
Terry fixed herself a cold drink and sat out on the balcony. 特里给自己倒了杯冷饮,坐到外面的阳台上。
► see thesaurus at cook 7 solve 解决 [transitiveT] to find a solution to a problem or bad situation 解决〔问题〕 The government seems confident that environmental problems can be fixed. 政府似乎有信心解决环境问题。
8 fix your attention/eyes/mind etc on somebody/something CAREFULto think about or look at someone or something carefully 把注意力/双眼/思想等集中在某人/某物上 Aziz tried to fix his mind on the job at hand. 阿齐兹努力想把思想集中在手头的工作上。
Every eye was fixed on the new girl. 每双眼睛都盯着那个新来的女孩。
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. 蕾切尔冷冷地盯着他。
10 hair/face 头发/脸 [transitiveT] especially American EnglishAmEDCB to make your hair or make-up look neat and attractive 整理〔头发、妆容〕 Who fixed your hair for the wedding? 你在婚礼上的发式是谁给你梳的?
Hold on. Let me just fix my face (=put on make-up) before we go out. 等等,让我化一下妆再出门。
11. cat/dog 猫/狗 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmE informalDHP to do a medical operation on a cat or dog so that it cannot have babies 阉割〔猫、狗〕 SYN neuter 12 result 结果 [transitiveT]CHEAT to arrange an election, game etc dishonestly, so that you get the result you want 操纵〔选举、比赛等〕 Many suspected that the deal had been fixed in advance. 许多人怀疑这交易有人事先操纵。
14 punish 惩罚 [transitiveT] informal used to say that you will punish someone you are angry with 收拾,惩罚 If anybody did that to me, I’d fix him good. 要是有人那样对我的话,我会好好修理他的。
15 be fixing to do something American EnglishAmE spokenPREPARE to be preparing to do something – used in some parts of the US 准备[打算]做某事〔美国部分地区使用〕 I’m fixing to go to the store. Do you need anything? 我准备去商店,你需要什么东西吗?
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 〔尤指经过认真考虑后〕选定,确定 We’ve finally fixed on a place to have the concert. 我们终于定好了举行音乐会的地点。
17 fix somebody/something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v a) ARRANGE A MEETING, EVENT ETCto arrange a meeting, event etc 安排〔会议、活动等〕 I fixed up an interview with him. 我安排了一次对他的采访。
We’ll have to fix up a time to meet. 我们得安排一个见面的时间。
c) PROVIDEto provide someone with something they want 供给,提供 with Can you fix me up with a bed for the night? 你能弄张床让我过夜吗?
d) PROVIDEto find a suitable romantic partner for someone 为…找〔情侣〕,为…介绍〔对象〕 with I asked my best friend to fix me up with someone. 我叫我最要好的朋友给我找个对象。
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?