单词 | unfixed |
释义 | unfixed (once / 32651 pages) adj WORD FAMILY fixed: fixedly, fixedness, fixity, unfixed+/fix: fixative, fixed, fixer, fixes, fixing, fixture/fixer: fixers/fixing: fixings/fixity: fixities/fixture: fixtures USAGE EXAMPLESLooking sullen, he sat beside me in the snow, awaiting the arrival of Lopsang, and the ropes were left unfixed. Jon Krakauer, Into Thin Air(1996) The families in the queer ghetto were chosen families, and notions of lineage, roots, were imagined—not in the sense of unreal, but unfixed. Salon(Jun 21, 2016) Leaks went unfixed, tenants alleged, and broken appliances went unrepaired. New York Times(Apr 18, 2016) 1adj not firmly placed or set or fastened Syn|Ant detached, free not fixed in position floating(of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position unfirm, unsteadynot firmly or solidly positioned insecurenot firm or firmly fixed; likely to fail or give way fixed securely placed or fastened or set fast, firm, immobilesecurely fixed in place geostationaryof or having a geosynchronous orbit such that the position in such an orbit is fixed with respect to the earth geosynchronousof or having an orbit with a fixed period of 24 hours (although the position in the orbit may not be fixed with respect to the earth) leaded(of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead stationarynot capable of being moved tapedsecured or held in place by tape unadjustablenot adjustable securenot likely to fail or give way 2adj lacking definition or definite content " unfixed as were her general notions of what men ought to be"- Jane Austen Syn nebulous indefinite vague or not clearly defined or stated |
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