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单词 fulfill
释义
fulfill
verb[T]
US(also mainlyUKfulfil)
us
/fʊlˈfɪl/uk
/fʊlˈfɪl/

fulfillverb[T](MAKE HAPPEN)

C1
to do something that isexpected,hopedfor, orpromised, or tocauseit tohappen:
Aschoolfailsif it does not fulfill theneeds/requirementsofitsstudents.
At theageof 45, shefinallyfulfilled herambitiontorunamarathon.
Zoos fulfill animportantfunctionin theprotectionofrarespecies.
He hasfailedto fulfill hisdutiesas afather.
We'relookingfor a veryspecificsortofpersonand this womanseemsto fulfill all ofourcriteria.
So did theprogramfulfill allyourexpectations?
We'resuingoursuppliersforfailingto fulfilltheircontract.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to achieve something
  • achieveAfter years of rejection, she finally achieved success on the big screen.
  • fulfillI fulfilled my dreams of becoming a marine biologist.
  • realizeThere was nothing to prevent her from realizing 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 fulfill herambition.
  • Thecaptainwasdemotedtosergeantforfailingto fulfill hisduties.
  • As achildI wasquitea gooddancer, but I didn't fulfill my earlypromise.
  • Traditionalwaysoflifefulfilled botheconomicandspiritualneeds.
  • As apartnerhe fulfils all mymaincriteria.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing things to happen
  • -induced
  • activate
  • activation
  • actuation
  • agent
  • associate
  • attribute
  • attributesomethingtosomeone
  • in
  • inaugurate
  • inauguration
  • instate
  • pioneer
  • realize
  • reattribute
  • reawaken
  • reimpose
  • reimposition
  • seed
  • wake
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Succeeding, achieving and fulfilling

fulfillverb[T](SATISFY)

C2
tosatisfysomeone or to make someonefeelhappy:
I don'tfeelthat mypresentway oflifereally fulfills me.
I'vefinallyfoundajobin which I can fulfill myself(=completelydevelopmyabilitiesandinterests).
More examples
  • Motherhood fulfilled me.
  • Thejobpayswell but it doesn't fulfill me.
  • I'mlookingforworkthat will fulfill me.
  • Spiritually, my way oflifedidn't fulfill me.
  • Fame andfortunewas all well and good but it didn't fulfill me.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing pleasure
  • agreeable
  • agreeableness
  • agreeably
  • all things to all peopleidiom
  • attractive
  • deliciously
  • delight
  • delightful
  • delightfully
  • distraction
  • homely
  • homey
  • indulgent
  • indulgently
  • jovial
  • sensual
  • sensuous
  • sensuously
  • serendipitous
  • sweeten
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(Definition offulfillfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

fulfill| American Dictionary

fulfill
verb[T]
us
/fʊlˈfɪl/

fulfillverb[T](MAKE HAPPEN)

to do something aspromisedorintended, or tosatisfyyourhopesorexpectations:
She said thepresidenthadfailedto fulfill hiscampaignpromises.
Hestayedanextrasemesterto fulfill hisgraduationrequirements.
At theageof 45, shefinallyfulfilled herambitiontorunamarathon.

fulfillverb[T](DEVELOP)

tosucceedindevelopingabilitiesorqualitiestotheirfullestdegree:
Herimmediategoalwas tocompletehernovel, but herlong-termgoalwas to fulfill herpotentialas awriter.
(Definition offulfillfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

fulfill| Business English

fulfill
verb[T]
US
uk
/fʊlˈfɪl/us
→fulfil
(Definition offulfillfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffulfill

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The unit-based ethicist mayfulfilla variety of functions through his participation in the working or teaching rounds of the unit.
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For instance, the knowledge market follows the norm that agents that do notfulfilltheir commitments are given less priority in exchanges.
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Women, worried at husbands' deceit, condemned wage-earning men as impotent, unable tofulfillmarital duties.
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Indeed, it seems unlikely that all of the children participating in the empirical studies of this thesis wouldfulfillthese criteria.
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They chose to partake in the experiment tofulfillcourse requirements.
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A solution describes the objects and their locations in a room tofulfillthe problem specifications.
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Logically speaking, it is only a repetition of the same experiment, made on the same animal, and it fulfills the criteria of eighteenth century experimentalism.
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However, to achieve this, several conditions need to befulfill.
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It is important to carry out research on this kind of robots tofulfilltheir mission better for replacing people in such circumstances.
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This situation cannot arise in competitive equilibrium because the intermediary is unable tofulfillall contractual obligations.
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The architectural layout design problem is one where rooms are required to satisfy adjacency and cardinal direction constraints tofulfilltheir functions.
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If a relation or relationsfulfillthe conditions stated in the algorithm, chaining can be completed.
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To be reasonable, a plan fulfills a requirement that goes beyond individual rationality.
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It is evident that images are critical tofulfillthe pleasure of reading.
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In some cases, one may have a legitimate claim against another that the obligated person should voluntarilyfulfillwithout request.
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