单词 | refill |
释义 | refill (once / 3759 pages) vn To refill is to fill something again, the way you refill your motorcycle's gas tank or refill your cat's water bowl when you notice it's almost empty. You can also refill a prescription, by going to the pharmacy and getting another month's worth of medication. The bottle of pills itself can also be called a refill. People commonly use this word as a noun for the act of filling up, too: "Hey, grab that waiter and ask for a refill on the Cokes!" WORD FAMILYrefill: refilled, refilling, refills+/fill: filled, filler, filling, fills, overfill, refill/filled: unfilled/filler: fillers/filling: fillings/overfill: overfilled, overfilling, overfills/refilling: refillings USAGE EXAMPLESThe state also found additional money in accounts that won’t be refilled with more funds next year. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) I eavesdropped as I emptied ashtrays and refilled mugs. The New Yorker(Dec 22, 2016) Then, as gases and magma refill the chamber, it begins to inflate again. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) 1v fill something that had previously been emptied refill my glass, please Syn|Hyper fill again, replenish fill, fill up, make full make full, also in a metaphorical sense 2n a commercial product that refills a container with its appropriate contents he got a refill for his ball-point pen he got a refill for his notebook Hyper merchandise, product, ware commodities offered for sale 3n a prescription drug that is provided again he got a refill of his prescription the prescription specified only one refill Hyper ethical drug, prescription, prescription drug, prescription medicine a drug that is available only with written instructions from a doctor or dentist to a pharmacist |
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