| 单词 | fill |
| 释义 | fill (fɪl ) Word forms: fills , filling , filled 1. verb A2 If you fill a container or area, or if it fills, an amount of something enters it that is enough to make it full. Fill a saucepan with water and bring to a slow boil. [VERB noun + with] She made sandwiches, filled a flask and put sugar in. [VERB noun] The victims' lungs fill quickly with fluid. [VERB with noun] The boy's eyes filled with tears. [VERB + with] While the bath was filling, he padded about in his underpants. [VERB] Synonyms: top up, fill up, make full, become full Fill up means the same as fill. Pass me your cup, Amy, and I'll fill it up for you. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Warehouses at the frontier between the two countries fill up with sacks of rice and flour. [VERB PARTICLE + with] 2. verb B1 If something fills a space, it is so big, or there are such large quantities of it, that there is very little room left. He cast his eyes at the rows of cabinets that filled the enormous work area. [VERB noun] The text fills 231 pages. [VERB noun] Fill up means the same as fill. ...the complicated machines that fill up today's laboratories. [VERB PARTICLE noun] filled adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] B2 ...four museum buildings filled with historical objects. -filled combining form ...the flower-filled courtyard of an old Spanish colonial house. 3. verb If you fill a crack or hole, you put a substance into it in order to make the surface smooth again. Fill small holes with wood filler in a matching colour. [VERB noun + with] The gravedigger filled the grave. [VERB noun] Fill in means the same as fill. If any cracks have appeared in the tart case, fill these in with raw pastry. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 4. verb B1+ If a sound, smell, or light fills a space, or the air, it is very strong or noticeable. In the parking lot of the school, the siren filled the air. [VERB noun] All the light bars were turned on which filled the room with these rotating beams of light. [VERB noun + with] The barn was filled with the sour-sweet smell of fresh dung. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: saturate, charge, pervade, permeate -filled combining form ...another sunshine-filled day. ...those whose work forces them to be in dusty or smoke-filled environments. 5. verb B2 If something fills you with an emotion, or if an emotion fills you, you experience this emotion strongly. I admired my father, and his work filled me with awe and curiosity. [VERB noun + with] He looked at me without speaking, and for the first time I could see the pride that filled him. [VERB noun] He stared at his favourite child, dismayed, filled with fear. [VERB-ed] 6. verb If you fill a period of time with a particular activity, you spend the time in this way. If she wants a routine to fill her day, let her do community work. [VERB noun] Fill up means the same as fill. On Thursday night she went to her yoga class, glad to have something to fill up the evening. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 7. verb If something fills a need or a gap, it puts an end to this need or gap by existing or being active. I could take this skill set and turn it into something that fills a need. [VERB noun] She brought him a sense of fun, of gaiety that filled a gap in his life. [VERB noun] 8. verb If something fills a role, position, or function, they have that role or position, or perform that function, often successfully. The company develops internal candidates to fill management roles. [VERB noun] 9. verb If a company or organization fills a job vacancy, they choose someone to do the job. If someone fills a job vacancy, they accept a job that they have been offered. The unemployed may not have the skills to fill the vacancies on offer. [VERB noun] A vacancy has arisen which I intend to fill. [VERB noun] 10. verb If you fill yourself with food, you eat so much that you do not feel hungry. They joked and drank coffee and filled themselves with chocolate cake. [V pron-refl with n] Synonyms: satisfy, stuff, gorge, glut 11. verb A play, film, or performer that fills a theatre, concert hall, or cinema attracts a very large audience. Children are enthralled by his stories; he has been known to fill theatre halls in Australia. [VERB noun] 12. verb When a dentist fills someone's tooth, he or she puts a filling in it. ...children having teeth filled due to decay. [VERB noun] 13. verb If you fill an order or a prescription, you provide the things that are asked for. [mainly US] A pharmacist can fill any prescription if, in his or her judgment, the prescription is valid. [VERB noun] 14. have had one's fill of sth phrase [VERB inflects] If you have had your fill of something, you have had enough of it, and do not want to experience it any more or do it any more. We feel that we have had our fill of disappointments and emotional upsets. 15. to fill the bill phrase If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose. If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees. Synonyms: be suitable, fit, be right, be suited Phrasal verbs: fill in 1. phrasal verb A2 If you fill in a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it. [mainly British] If you want your free copy of the magazine, fill this form in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Fill in the coupon and send it first class to the address shown. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If you fill in a shape, you cover the area inside the lines with colour or shapes so that none of the background is showing. When you have both filled in your patterns, you may want to share these with each other. [VERB PARTICLE noun] With a lip pencil, outline lips and fill them in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. phrasal verb If you fill someone in, you give them more details about something that you know about. [informal] I didn't give Reid all the details yet–I'll fill him in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] He filled her in on Wilbur Kantor's visit. [V n P + on] 4. phrasal verb If you fill in for someone, you do the work or task that they normally do because they are unable to do it. Small firms rely on agencies to fill in for absent permanent staff. [VERB PARTICLE + for] 5. phrasal verb [usually passive] If you are filling in time, you are using time that is available by doing something that is not very important. That's not a career. She's just filling in time until she gets married. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 6. See also fill [sense 3] fill out 1. phrasal verb A2 If you fill out a form or other document requesting information, you write information in the spaces on it. [mainly US] Fill out the application carefully, and keep copies of it. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb If a fairly thin person fills out, they become fatter. A girl may fill out before she reaches her full height. [VERB PARTICLE] fill up 1. phrasal verb If you fill up or fill yourself up with food, you eat so much that you do not feel hungry. Fill up on potatoes, bread and pasta, which are high in carbohydrate and low in fat. [V P + on/with] When you are happy about yourself you won't need to fill yourself up with food. [V pron-refl P + with] 2. phrasal verb A type of food that fills you up makes you feel that you have eaten a lot, even though you have only eaten a small amount. Potatoes fill us up without overloading us with calories. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 3. See also fill [sense 1], fill [sense 2], fill [sense 6] Idioms: have had your fill of something to have had as much of something bad as you can manage They have had their fill of war, poverty, and repression. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fill your boots [British] to get as much of something valuable or desirable as you can As soon as the company was sold off, the bosses were always going to fill their boots with cut-price share options. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fill someone's shoes to do someone's job or hold their position as well as they did It'll take a good man to fill our old boss's shoes. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: fill a need What a great story of seeing a need and doing all you can fill that need. Christianity Today But an increasing number of management seminars are becoming available in continuing education and doctor of ministry programs to help fill this need. Christianity Today It means opening eyes, hearts, and pocketbooks to fill a need. Christianity Today He said the schools could help fill a need to train the trainers. Globe and Mail Both were designed to either fill a niche or augment existing communication habits; unsurprisingly, neither made it out of the lab and into widespread use. The Times Literary Supplement They decided to fill the niche in the market they had discovered. Times, Sunday Times However, the importance of merrymaking at weddings was not diminished, and musicians came forth to fill that niche, klezmorim. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In houses that do not have dedicated family rooms or recreation rooms, a den may fill that niche. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some condylarths evolved to fill the niche, while others remained insectivorous. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was also the one who forgot to fill the pool. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Over a quarter of a million gallons of filtered river water would be used to fill the pool itself. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You'll have to fill the pool with buckets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After planting grass seedlings, and before filling the pool, the builders ran out of water and tried to tap into a neighbouring village's supply. Times, Sunday Times They then showered, rested for three minutes, and swam two lengths in a similar pool filled with water. Times, Sunday Times Even before the pandemic hit, the act of paying £107 million for a 28-year-old who did not fill a position of need felt vaguely unconscionable. Times,Sunday Times The jockey's contract, held since 2001 when he was the surprise choice to fill a position that had lain vacant for six years, has been renewed for another 12 months. Times, Sunday Times He has long been considered a favourite to fill the position. The Sun Crouch was elected to fill the position in a caucus by precinct committeemen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Desperate to fill the position, the principal takes him at his word and gives him the job. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Providing easy access to prescription medications increases the likelihood that the patient will fill their prescription and undergo the recommended treatment plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The nation's pharmacists struck back, demanding that the 'concept' be revised because it might confuse people looking to fill their prescriptions (never mind those looking for a square meal). Times, Sunday Times Trained college volunteers work to fill the prescriptions which are meant to treat the underlying social and environmental causes of patients health problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Or should he be selected on his versatility and his ability to fill any slot? Times, Sunday Times He could certainly fill that slot looking farther ahead. Times, Sunday Times A new series of the popular comedy stand-up show was quickly commissioned to fill the slot, which featured films for four weeks after the suspension. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The future prime minister dutifully did what he was told and rambled on until he had filled his slot. Times, Sunday Times Both schools were otherwise bowl-eligible, thus forcing bowl organizers to scramble even more to fill their slots. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We think it might be a good way to fill the stadium. The Sun If we do that it must be a very big name, a very, very big name who can fill the stadium. Times, Sunday Times We're not trying to fill the stadium here. The Sun Puckish and likeable, he has an ability to fill a stadium with his persona while still coming off as boyish and casual. Times, Sunday Times The authorities moved quickly to fill the stadium. Times, Sunday Times To fill a vacancy for a third-grade teacher position the school placed an advertisement in an online job bank. Christianity Today The congregation has chosen a committee to seek candidates to fill the vacancy. Christianity Today Finding someone to fill the vacancy wasn't easy. Times, Sunday Times We are disappointed that someone has just left, we're short-handed and anxious to fill a vacancy before the roof falls in. Christianity Today But the recruitment companies have found that even if employers need to fill a vacancy, they are more cautious in doing so. Times, Sunday Times Elected mayors would help to fill the vacuum. Times, Sunday Times The prime minister has promised to stand down if he loses, however, and many are concerned about what might fill the vacuum. Times, Sunday Times Some other, less suitable nation, will fill the vacuum. Times, Sunday Times Regional populist parties appeared to fill the vacuum. Times, Sunday Times The party would be well advised to bring forward that timetable to fill the vacuum in national leadership. Times, Sunday Times Interested individuals are highly encouraged to apply as soon as possible because seats will fill quickly. Christianity Today Hotel rooms fill quickly, so try a villa instead. Times, Sunday Times Social media can be a good way to target potential employees when positions need to be filled quickly. Times, Sunday Times They knew that the venue, which holds about 1,000 people at most, would be filled quickly. Times, Sunday Times This fills quickly with food, which passes slowly into the rest of the stomach. Times, Sunday Times During extreme flood events the reservoir can fill rapidly; the lake has been recorded to rise 11 ft in a single night due to extreme flooding. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As with other employment areas, graduate vacancies within the defence sector are filling rapidly and applications to a number of organisations are likely close in the next month or so. Times, Sunday Times The ball deflated and filled rapidly with icy water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The transport settled by the bow and began filling rapidly with water. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Walking gamely over the rubble that filled the frame, the milkman was a symbol of British pluck and determination. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Its frame was filled by a tall figure in a long white robe. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The table opposite shows the slowest shutter speeds likely to freeze some common subjects if they fill the frame. Photographers Handbook (1993) Search out new directions to fill the hole in your life. The Sun (2013) Pull the biscuit off the stick and fill the hole with rich organic butter and home-made jam. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Superb clubhouse facilities for lunch and dinner provided quality, reasonably priced food that's ideal for filling the hole in one. The Sun (2016) And with the frame he can reach shelves, cupboards, fill the kettle, etc, and do many useful things without fear of falling. Times, Sunday Times I'd fill the kettle to the top for one cup of tea and leave the lights on all over the house. Times, Sunday Times Here's how to do it: fill your kettle half full with a mixture of water and vinegar. Times, Sunday Times Even if all you did was to fill the kettle, you celebrated wetlands and our need for them. Times, Sunday Times Fill the kettle to only how much you need. The Sun The space programme had finished and images of fish and coral now filled the screen. Times, Sunday Times (2014) He froze the frame, then amplified the image until the dean 's lean, angular face filled the screen. COMPULSION He evokes the period by filling the screen with so much swirling dust that you spend half the film trying to stifle a sneeze. Times, Sunday Times (2012) An occasional much larger white cell shot forward, filled the screen for a moment, then was gone. PREY (2002) This space was filled by the royal dukes — the brothers and uncles and cousins of the king. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Pull off the tops and fill the space with some annual planting. Times, Sunday Times (2008) How do you eat without filling the space capsule with blobs of salad dressing? Times, Sunday Times (2010) This encourages stout growth from the base and gives a more rounded shape to fill the space. The Sun (2013) The tablet releases hundreds of harmless particles to help fill the stomach. The Sun It's courtesy to avoid some hungry individual having to watch you fill your stomach. Times, Sunday Times If you think about the long, dark nights and cold winters, you want to fill your stomach up so you don't feel the cold as much. The Sun Ant did, at least, get to fill his stomach before he set sail. The Sun By partially filling the stomach, it makes you feel fuller than you actually are. The Sun Conspiracy theories and political point scoring have filled the void left by the dearth of solid information. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Who is ready to fill the void? Times, Sunday Times (2016) Now she wants to fill the void in British women sprinters, but she will do it her way. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Technology is certainly expected to help fill the void, but to what degree? Smithsonian Mag (2017) Furthermore, you may feel at a loss to know how to fill the void left by the removal of something which had become a way of life. Coping with Bulimia (1987) He can't talk for more than a few moments before his ice-blue eyes begin to fill with tears. Times, Sunday Times His eyes fill with tears as he speaks to me. The Sun One year on, his eyes fill with tears as he tells his story for the first time. Times,Sunday Times He looks at me over the table and his eyes fill with tears. Times, Sunday Times At one point her eyes fill with tears just remembering them. Times, Sunday Times Place the baking dish in a roasting tin, then fill with water until the water reaches halfway up the dish. The Sun Half fill with water and bring to the boil. Times, Sunday Times Many can be only reached at low tide; their tunnel entrances fill with water as the tide rises. ST Your nostrils fill with water so you have to breathe through your mouth in between getting intermittent mouthfuls of water. The Sun Simply grate the zest of a lemon and pop a couple of pieces of zest into each square, fill with water and freeze. The Sun An explosion of laughter fills the room. Times, Sunday Times Nervous laughter fills the room. Times, Sunday Times Yet move closer to the frosty outdoor hard courts, next to the main car park, and laughter fills the air. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 装满 Japanese: いっぱいにする |
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