fixture

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fix·ture /ˈfɪkstʃə $ -ər/ noun [countableC]

1 British EnglishBrEDSGAME/MATCH a sports match that has been arranged for a particular time and place 〔预定举行的〕体育比赛

a list of this season’s fixtures

本赛季比赛一览表

2 [usually plural]DHFTBB a piece of equipment that is fixed inside a house or building and is sold as part of the house 〔房屋或建筑物内的〕固定设备，固定装置

light fixtures

照明设备

fixtures and fittings British EnglishBrE (=all the equipment that is normally included as part of a house or building when it is sold) 固定装置和附加设备

3 be a (permanent) fixture STAY/NOT LEAVEto be always present and not likely to move or go away 是固定存在物；是固定成员

Gerrard soon became a permanent fixture in the Liverpool team.

杰拉德很快就成了利物浦队的固定成员。

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be a (permanent) fixture• The catchphrase, after all, is a fixture in an otherwise protean world of television comedy.• Horse-drawn carriages counted as an important industry; blacksmiths were a fixture of everyday industrial life.• Jerry's Hamburger Haven has been a fixture on Third Avenue for over 20 years.• He must be a fixture of the cliche.• But a room divider doesn't have to be a permanent fixture, particularly if you don't have much space.• Like Ross Vartian's museum, it will be a permanent fixture.

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fixture• Our super results and fixtures service will keep you up-to-date with all the action.• Bathrooms retain old-fashioned yet appealing tiles and fixtures.• President Robert Zeitsiff, who sent the handyman the catalog, said that the firm makes custom fixtures as well.• I've got a plain TeX version of Leeds' league fixtures for this season all nicely done in a ruled table.• Bidets are scarcely inexpensive, ranging from $ 250 to $ 800 just for the fixture.• If the fixture list is so crowded it would be one way of freeing some space.• The seller should also be asked to fill in the fixtures, fittings and contents questionnaire and the property information form.

fixtures and fittings• The interior is superb with much teak panelling, brass fixtures and fittings.• For instance, it's up to you to dismantle self assembly furniture and take down curtains, fixtures and fittings.• The room itself and all its fixtures and fittings are so filthy as to be almost picturesque.• Provisions against redundancies and the write-off of fixtures and fittings is one element in the £50m-£55m bill for exceptional costs.• There is now a large range of fixtures and fittings from which to choose.• A disused Victorian toilet block, with many of the original fixtures and fittings still in tact.• The seller must be asked whether any of the fixtures and fittings are subject to hire purchase or loan agreements.• Consider your fixtures and fittings and ask how to guard against damage to property.

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