单词 | fix |
释义 | Word Frequency fix(fɪks) verb (mainly tr) 1. (also intr) to make or become firm, stable, or secure 2. to attach or place permanently fix the mirror to the wall 3. (often foll by up) to settle definitely; decide let us fix a date 4. to hold or direct (eyes, attention, etc) steadily he fixed his gaze on the horizon 5. to call to attention or rivet 6. to make rigid to fix one's jaw 7. to place or ascribe to fix the blame on someone 8. to mend or repair 9. informal to provide with how are you fixed for supplies? 10. informal to influence (a person, outcome of a contest, etc) unfairly, as by bribery 11. slang to take revenge on; get even with, esp by killing 12. informal to give (someone) his or her just deserts that'll fix him 13. informal to arrange or put in order to fix one's hair 14. informal to prepare to fix a meal 15. dialect or informal to spay or castrate (an animal) 16. US dialect or informal to prepare oneself I'm fixing to go out 17. photography to treat (a film, plate, or paper) with fixer to make permanent the image rendered visible by developer 18. cytology to kill, preserve, and harden (tissue, cells, etc) for subsequent microscopic study 19. a. to convert (atmospheric nitrogen) into nitrogen compounds, as in the manufacture of fertilizers or the action of bacteria in the soil b. to convert (carbon dioxide) into organic compounds, esp carbohydrates, as occurs in photosynthesis in plants and some microorganisms 20. to reduce (a substance) to a solid or condensed state or a less volatile state 21. (intransitive) slang to inject a drug noun 22. informal a predicament; dilemma 23. the ascertaining of the navigational position, as of a ship, by radar, observation, etc 24. slang an intravenous injection of a drug, esp heroin 25. informal an act or instance of bribery Derived forms fixable (ˈfixable) adjective Word origin C15: from Medieval Latin fixāre, from Latin fixus fixed, from Latin fīgere |
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