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Fixed Ideas Set Point World Stays Adj 形容词

英语单词 fixed
英美音标 英 [fɪkst] 美 [fɪkst]
中文释义 adj.固定的;不变的;确定的
动词fix的过去式和过去分词.
英语例句 (1) He received the fixed dole every month.
(2) Fixed wages and lack of promotion act as a disincentive to employees.
(3) He has a fixed pattern of behavior.
(4) He's a person with no fixed abode.
中文例句 (1) 他每个月都能领到固定的救济金。
(2) 工资固定又无晋升机会遏制了雇员的积极性。
(3) 他有一套不变的行为方式。
(4) 他是个居无定所的人。
vocabulary简明 Something fixed is rigidly set or placed. A fixed point does not move, as in this quote: “She was his North Star, the fixed point round which his world turned” (from David Gemmell’s Fall of Kings).
vocabulary扩展 Anything described as fixed is unchangeable. A fixed rent can’t be raised by the landlord because it’s legally set at a certain amount. That’s handy if you have a fixed income –- one that stays the same every month no matter what. A fixed piece of wood is nailed to the wall. Fixed things are stable and constant. A fixed stare doesn’t look away. Fixed also means “mended” like if you fixed a broken chair before anyone sat.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ 形容词]固定的;不变的 You use fixed to describe something which stays the same and does not or cannot vary.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • They issue a fixed number of shares that trade publicly...

    他们发行一定数量的可公开交易的股票。

  • ...a world without fixed laws...

    没有固定法规的世界

  • Tickets will be printed with fixed entry times...

    票面上将印有固定的入场时间。

  • Many restaurants offer fixed-price menus.

    很多餐馆都提供价格固定的菜单。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](观念或看法)顽固的,固执的,一成不变的 If you say that someone has fixed ideas or opinions, you mean that they do not often change their ideas and opinions, although perhaps they should.
  [usu ADJ n]
  • ...people who have fixed ideas about things.

    对事物看法一成不变的人

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[ADJ 形容词](笑容)僵硬的,呆板的,皮笑肉不笑的 If someone has a fixed smile on their face, they are smiling even though they do not feel happy or pleased.
  • I had to go through the rest of the evening with a fixed smile on my face.

    晚会剩下的时间里,我只好脸上挂着一副僵硬的笑容。

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[PHRASE 短语]See also:
fix
无固定住所的;居无定所的 Someone who is of no fixed address, or in British English no fixed abode, does not have a permanent place to live.
  [of/with PHR]
  [FORMAL 正式]
  • They are not able to get a job interview because they have no fixed address...

    因为居无定所,他们无法得到工作面试的机会。

  • He's of no fixed abode and we found him on the streets.

    他居无定所,我们发现他流落街头。

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