| 单词 | firm |
| 释义 | firm firm1 —firmly, adv. —firmness, n. /ferrm/, adj., firmer, firmest, v., adv., firmer, firmest. adj. 1. not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture. 2. securely fixed in place. 3. not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice. 4. not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief. 5. steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends. 6. indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression. 7. not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today. v.t. 8. to make firm; tighten or strengthen (sometimes fol. by up): to firm up one's hold on something. 9. to steady or fix (sometimes fol. by up): to firm up prices. v.i. 10. to become firm or fixed (sometimes fol. by up): Butter firms by churning. 11. (of prices, markets, etc.) to recover; become stronger, as after a decline (sometimes fol. by up): Stock prices firmed again today. adv. 12. firmly: He stood firm. [1300-50; < L firmus; r. ME ferm < MF < L] Syn. 1. FIRM, HARD, SOLID, STIFF are applied to substances that tend to retain their form unaltered in spite of pressure or force. FIRM often implies that something has been brought from a yielding state to a fixed or elastic one: An increased amount of pectin makes jellies firm. HARD is applied to substances so resistant that it is difficult to make any impression upon their surface or to penetrate their interior: as hard as a stone. SOLID is applied to substances that without external support retain their form and resist pressure: Water in the form of ice is solid. It sometimes denotes the opposite of hollow: a solid block of marble. STIFF implies rigidity that resists a bending force: as stiff as a poker. 2. fast, stable, immovable. 4. established, confirmed. 5. determined, immovable, staunch, reliable. Ant. 1. yielding, soft. firm2 /ferrm/, n. 1. a partnership or association for carrying on a business. 2. the name or title under which associated parties transact business: the firm of Smith & Jones. [1565-75; < Sp firma signature (hence, legal name of a partnership, etc.), n. deriv. firmar to sign < L firmare to strengthen, confirm, deriv. of firmus FIRM1] Syn. 1. company, business, concern, house. |
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