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单词 fulfil
释义
fulfil
verb[T]
mainlyUK(USusuallyfulfill)
uk
/fʊlˈfɪl/us
/fʊlˈfɪl/
-ll-

fulfilverb[T](MAKE HAPPEN)

C1
to do something that isexpected,hopedfor, orpromised, or tocauseit tohappen:
实现；达到；履行，执行
Aschoolfailsif it does not fulfil theneeds/requirementsofitspupils.学校如果不能满足学生的需求／要求，那它就是失败的。
At theageof 45, shefinallyfulfilled herambitiontorunamarathon.45岁时，她终于实现了跑马拉松的夙愿。
Zoos fulfil animportantfunctionin theprotectionofrarespecies.动物园起着保护珍稀动物的重要功能。
He hasfailedto fulfil hisdutiesas afather.他没有尽到做父亲的责任。
We'relookingfor a veryspecificsortofpersonand this womanseemsto fulfil all ofourcriteria.我们正在寻找某种特定的人，而这个女人似乎符合我们的所有标准。
So did thecoursefulfil allyourexpectations?那么这门课程符合你各方面的期望吗？
We'resuingoursuppliersforfailingto fulfiltheircontract.我们正在和供应商打官司，因为他们没有履行合同。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to achieve something
  • achieveAfter years of rejection, she finally achieved success on the big screen.
  • fulfilI fulfilled my dreams of becoming a marine biologist.
  • realizeUKThere was nothing to prevent her from realising her ambitions.
  • come trueI worked so hard to be a doctor, and now my dream has come true.
  • accomplishThese goals will be extremely hard to accomplish.
  • attainAfter years of struggle, the nation attained independence.
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More examples
  • Shedoubtswhether she'lleverbeableto fulfil herambition.
  • Thecaptainwasdemotedtosergeantforfailingto fulfil hisduties.
  • As achildI wasquitea gooddancer, but I didn't fulfil my earlypromise.
  • Traditionalwaysoflifefulfilled botheconomicandspiritualneeds.
  • As apartnerhe fulfils all mymaincriteria.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing things to happen
  • -induced
  • activate
  • activation
  • actuation
  • agent
  • attribute
  • attributesomethingtosomeone
  • in
  • inaugurate
  • inauguration
  • instate
  • pioneer
  • realization
  • realize
  • reattribute
  • reawaken
  • reimpose
  • render
  • seed
  • spark
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling

fulfilverb[T](SATISFY)

C2
tosatisfysomeone or to make someonefeelhappy:
满足；使满意
I don'tfeelthat mypresentway oflifereally fulfils me.我觉得现在的生活无法真正地令我满意。
I'vefinallyfoundajobin which I can fulfil myself(=completelydevelopmyabilitiesandinterests).我终于找到了一份能发挥自己才干的工作。
More examples
  • Motherhood fulfilled me.
  • Thejobpayswell but it doesn't fulfil me.
  • I'mlookingforworkthat will fulfil me.
  • Spiritually, my way oflifedidn't fulfil me.
  • Fame andfortunewas all well and good but it didn't fulfil me.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing pleasure
  • agreeable
  • agreeableness
  • agreeably
  • all things to all peopleidiom
  • attractive
  • deliciously
  • delight
  • delightful
  • delightfully
  • distraction
  • homey
  • indulgent
  • indulgently
  • jovial
  • jovially
  • sensuous
  • sensuously
  • serendipitous
  • sweeten
  • ultra-civilized
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(Definition offulfilfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fulfil| Business English

fulfil
verb[T]
UK(USfulfill)
uk
/fʊlˈfɪl/us
-ll
to do something that isnecessary, or tocauseit tohappen:
fulfil a contractWe'resuingoursuppliersforfailingto fulfiltheircontract.
fulfil a duty/an obligation/a promiseIt isvitalthat we fulfilourobligationstocreditors.
fulfil the terms/conditions/requirementsTheyclaimedthat thegoodsdid not fulfil thetermsof theagreement.
fulfil a needThe newproducthas beenthoroughlyresearchedand willdefinitelyfulfil a need thatcustomershaveexpressed.
to do something that isexpected,hopedfor, orpromised, or tocauseit tohappen:
fulfil your potential/promiseHeenjoysseeinghisstafffulfiltheirpotential.
Some of myshareshaveyetto fulfiltheirpromise.
fulfil an aim/objectiveShefeltthat she hadfailedto fulfil herobjectivesfor theyear.
COMMERCE
tosupplywhat has beenordered:
fulfil anorder
Orders are fulfilled on a first-come-first-servedbasis.
to have aparticularpurpose:
fulfil arole/function
Outsourcingprimarilyfulfils thefunctionofloweringcostlevels.
tosatisfysomeone or make themhappy:
I'mlookingforworkthat will fulfil me.
fulfil yourselfHefeltthat he had beenableto fulfil himself in hiscareer.
(Definition offulfilfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffulfil

fulfil
I say that these are two conditions which would have to be fulfilled in any envisaged eschatological redemption of the past.
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However, relatively little benefit may be felt within the school because these roles are fulfilled in an extra-curricular context.
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The author's aim - to be of use both to graduate students and to researchers - is clearly fulfilled.
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In summary though, this is a useful volume which doesfulfilthe editor's aims.
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The commander, after widespread pressure from the other soldiers, decided tofulfilthe requests and ordered an excavation to be carried out.
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She discovered that the ideological promise of protection was not fulfilled by the legal concept of coverture.
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Second irony: the attacksfulfila role that they are not meant to.
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Each system of landmarks extracted has tofulfilthe three conditions presented above.
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The final criterion for research, that it be of such intrinsic quality that it is published, has been self-evidently fulfilled.
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The essays, in fact, tend towards the mediocre; only a fewfulfilthe purpose of the collection.
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It transpired that 20 patients in the shock wave group and 6 patients in the surgical group fulfilled the aforementioned terms of reference.
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They are more often about social interaction, physical pleasure, affirming faith, fulfilling roles and expressing culture.
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The method also enables adaptations of the existing physical laws tofulfilnew functions, represented by initial binding variables.
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If the dream is successful in fulfilling this function, it does not enter awareness or memory, but protects sleep.
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It is not chaos, but an organization (a pattern, a process that produces this pattern, or a function that the system aims tofulfil).
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