| 单词 | fetch |
| 释义 | fetch (fetʃ ) Word forms: fetches , fetching , fetched 1. verb B1 If you fetch something or someone, you go and get them from the place where they are. Sylvia fetched a towel from the bathroom. [VERB noun] Fetch me a glass of water. [VERB noun noun] The caddie ran over to fetch something for him. [VERB noun + for] Synonyms: bring, pick up, collect, go and get 2. verb If something fetches a particular sum of money, it is sold for that amount. The painting is expected to fetch between two and three million pounds. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sell for, make, raise, earn 3. See also far-fetched, fetching 4. fetch and carry phrase [Vs inflect] If you fetch and carry, you perform simple, often boring tasks for someone, such as collecting and carrying things for them. I helped out in the tents fetching and carrying. Phrasal verbs: fetch up phrasal verb If you fetch up somewhere, you arrive there, especially when you have not planned to go there. [informal] He spent the first few months on a walking and sketching tour, before fetching up in Dublin. [VERB PARTICLE preposition/adverb] Collocations: fetching water From fetching water from the well, to cooking, washing and cleaning, her writings present a flood of observations on water. Times,Sunday Times And after a day carving out canoes, fetching water, building campfires or foraging for berries, you'll have earned your (surprisingly good) supper. Times, Sunday Times Others slipped away while fetching water. Times, Sunday Times They will often be up at 4am fetching water from a well before going to school from 10-4. The Sun I pondered the philosophical significance of the domestiques, valiantly working for the team leader, fetching water, punching a hole in the wind, giving every ounce to the cause. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 取来 Japanese: 行って連れて来る |
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