| 单词 | fixture |
| 释义 | fixture (once / 1727 pages) n A fixture is something that is stuck or "fixed" somewhere, like the plumbing fixtures in your bathroom or the guy who is a fixture in this favorite diner, always sitting in the third booth from the door. When a house is for sale, it's generally assumed that the fixtures — the kitchen sink, the fireplace, or a ceiling fan — are included with the house. Fixtures tend to be the objects that are fixed, or securely fastened, in place. A regular patron or customer can also be called a fixture, like the fixtures at the local diner who never fail to show up for the early bird special. Fixture, modeled after mixture, comes from the Latin root fixus, "immovable, established, or settled." WORD FAMILYfixture: fixtures+/fix: fixative, fixed, fixer, fixes, fixing, fixture/fixed: fixedly, fixedness, fixity, unfixed/fixer: fixers/fixing: fixings/fixity: fixities USAGE EXAMPLESFrance beat Germany in Group A's other fixture, with USA, Spain, Australia and the Czech Republic completing the line-up in Group B. BBC(Jan 02, 2017) He spent 17 years at the station and also presented Top of the Pops and was a weekly fixture on Noel's House Party. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Southampton's Virgil van Dijk was also level with that bunch until he was sent off late in their final fixture of the year on Saturday. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) 1n an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) Hypo|Hyper bathroom fixture any fixture in a bathroom lighting fixturea fixture providing artificial light plumbing fixturea fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building soap disha bathroom or kitchen fixture for holding a bar of soap chandelier, pendant, pendentbranched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling fluorescent, fluorescent fixturea lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp fount, fountaina plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water indirect lightinga concealed lighting fixture showera plumbing fixture that sprays water over you sinkplumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe can, commode, crapper, pot, potty, stool, throne, toileta plumbing fixture for defecation and urination urinala plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate hydrant, tap, water faucet, water tapa faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 2n the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper fastness, fixedness, fixity, secureness looseness the quality of movability by virtue of being free from attachment or other restraints lodgement, lodging, lodgment the state or quality of being lodged or fixed even temporarily immovability, immovableness not capable of being moved or rearranged 3n the act of putting something in working order again Syn|Hypo|Hyper fix, fixing, mend, mending, repair, reparation darning the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads patchingthe act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it care, maintenance, upkeepactivity involved in maintaining something in good working order band aid, quick fix, quickie, quickyhurried repair restorationthe act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state reconstructionthe activity of constructing something again restitutionthe act of restoring something to its original state re-establishmentrestoration to a previous state camera carekeeping a camera in good working order car carekeeping a car in good working order inspection and repair, overhaul, serviceperiodic maintenance on a car or machine gentrificationthe restoration of run-down urban areas by the middle class (resulting in the displacement of low-income residents) reclamation, rehabilitation, renewalthe conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation makeovera complete reconstruction and renovation of something reassembly, refabricationassembling again re-formation, regenerationforming again (especially with improvements or removal of defects); renewing and reconstituting rebuildingbuilding again pump primingintroducing water into a pump to improve the seal and start the water flowing scheduled maintenancemaintenance at a regularly scheduled time steam fittingcare (installation and maintenance) of equipment for ventilating or heating or refrigerating rehabilitationthe restoration of someone to a useful place in society reinstatementthe act of restoring someone to a previous position rejuvenationthe act of restoring to a more youthful condition improvement the act of improving something 4n a regular patron a bum who is a Central Park fixture Syn|Hyper habitue, regular frequenter, patron a regular customer |
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