fix
verb
uk/fɪks/us/fɪks/fixverb(REPAIR)
B1[T]
torepairsomething:
修理They couldn't fix myoldcomputer, so Iboughta new one.他们修不好我的旧电脑了，所以我买了台新的。
to repair something
- repairHe asked if she could repair the broken lamp.
- fixI must get my bike fixed.
- mendCan you mend that hole in my trousers?
- do upNick loves doing up old cars.
- serviceI'm taking the car to the garage to have it serviced this afternoon.
- patch upI patched up the old bike and got it working.
- We must get someone to fix thatwheel.
- He fixeswashingmachines.
- They fixed mywatchfreeofcharge.
- The car's still at thegaragegetting fixed.
- I still haven't got round to fixing thattap.
Correcting and mending
- calibration
- clean(someone/something)up
- correction
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- fine-tune
- mess
- put/setsomeonerightidiom
- recondition
- reconstruct
- reconstruction
- rectification
- remedy
- revise
- servicing
- set/put the record straightidiom
- smoothsomethingaway
- smoothen
- sort
- tinker
fixverb(ARRANGE)
B2[IorT]mainlyUK
toarrangeoragreeatime,place,price, etc.:
安排，确定（时间、地点、价格等）Shall we fix atimeforournextmeeting?我们确定一下下次会议的时间吧？
Iunderstandtherentis fixedat£750 amonth.我听说租金定为每月750英镑。
to decide
- decideI've decided to move to Sweden.
- fixUKThe price has been fixed at £10.
- setHave you set a date for the wedding?
- finalizeWe've chosen a venue for the wedding, but we haven't finalized the details yet.
- settleOK then, we're going to Spain. That's settled.
- settle on/uponHave you settled on a place to live yet?
- Let'smeetforlunchif we can fix adaytosuitus both.
- Thedirectorshad somedifficultyin fixing adatefor themeeting.
- Our nextrehearsalhas been fixed forTuesday22nd.
- Can you fix it for me toseea West-End show while I'm in London?
- Theyfinallyfixed thepriceat £125 000, less thantheiroriginalaskingprice.
Decisions and deciding
- ascription
- balance
- be make or break forsomeone/somethingidiom
- be on the horns of a dilemmaidiom
- choose
- clinch
- fight
- fish
- if/when it comes to the crunchidiom
- in the balanceidiom
- judgment call
- judicial review
- make or breaksomethingidiom
- resolution
- sleep
- top-down
- toss up
- unadjudicated
- unelected
- volition
fixverb(FASTEN)
B2[T+ adv/prep]
tofastensomething inpositionso that it cannotmove:
使固定；安装We fixed thebookcasetothewall.我们把书架固定在墙上。
- Manyshopshavevideocamerasfixed totheirwallsorceilingsforsecurityreasons.
- For now I've fixed ashowerattachmentto thebathtaps, but onedayI'll get anelectricshowerfitted.
- They fixed aplasticsheetover thebrokenwindow.
- Thejudgewastryingto fix therosetteto thebridleof thewinninghorse.
- I'mafraidwe're havingdifficultyfixing thiscurtainrailinplace.
Fastening and tying
- anchor
- bale
- be locked togetheridiom
- belay
- bind
- boardsomethingup
- bound
- bowline
- granny knot
- half hitch
- harness
- hobble
- hogtie
- stake
- strap
- strapsomeonein
- strapsomethingup
- tack
- tapesomethingup
- tether
fixverb(SIGHT)
C2[T]
tokeepsomething or someone insight:
盯着看，凝视Hiseyeswere fixedonthedistantyacht.他双眼凝视着远处的游艇。
She fixed thechildwithastareof suchdisapprovalhe did notdaremove.她用责难的眼光紧盯着那个孩子，吓得他一动也不敢动。
Using the eyes
- accommodate
- accommodation
- all eyes are onsomeone/somethingidiom
- astigmatic
- beholder
- butcher
- corner
- gaze
- glare
- glass
- lookout
- perceive
- saw
- scope
- seesomethingwithyourown eyesidiom
- seeing is believingidiom
- shoot a glance atsomeoneidiom
- spot
- stand oversomeone
- tab
fixverb(KEEP)
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tocontinuetothinkabout orremembersomething:
继续想（某事）；记得（某事）It issomehowfixedinmymindthat myfateand that woman's areintertwined.我和那个女人的命运已经交织在一起了，这个想法在我脑海挥之不去。
She was sofrightenedthat she could not fix herthoughtsonanything.她害怕得大脑一片混乱，根本甚么也想不清楚。
Continually thinking about
- absorb
- absorbed
- axe
- be devoured bysomethingidiom
- be hung up onsomethingidiom
- be wrapped up insomething/someoneidiom
- brain
- devour
- fetishize
- fixate
- fixated
- fixation
- get intosomeone
- nag
- obsession
- obsessive
- obsessively
- one-track mind
- overactive
- preoccupation
fixverb(CHEAT)
[Toften passive]
to do somethingdishonestto makecertainthat acompetition,race, orelectioniswonby aparticularperson:
操纵；在（比赛或选举）中作弊Severaljockeyswerearrestedonsuspicionof fixing therace.几名骑师因涉嫌在比赛中作弊而被捕。
Itsoundslike theelectionwas fixed.听起来好像有人操纵这次选举。
Fraud & corruption
- anti-bribery
- anti-corruption
- anti-counterfeiting
- anti-fraud
- Augean
- defraud
- dolus
- embezzle
- embezzlement
- extortion
- imposture
- launder
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- match-fixing
- nobble
- pyramid scheme
- siphon
- tax evasion
- vishing
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Cheating & tricking
fixverb(HAIR/MAKE-UP/CLOTHES)
B1[T]
to makeyourhair,make-up,clothes, etc.looktidy:
梳洗，整理（头发、容妆、衣服等）Give me acoupleofminuteswhile I fix myhair.给我几分钟时间整理一下头发。
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- dusting
- freshen
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- hooversomethingup
- muck
- re-rack
- sandblast
- scald
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit and polishidiom
- spruce
- tidy
fixverb(PREPARE)
B2[T]mainlyUSinformal
tocookorpreparefoodordrink:
做（饭）；准备（食物或饮料）Whoseturnis it to fixdinner?轮到谁做晚饭了？
[+ two objects]Can I fix you adrink?/Can I fix adrinkforyou?我给你倒杯饮料好吗？
be fixing to
USinformal
to beplanningto do something:
I'm fixing toleaveprettysoon.
Preparing food
- batch cooking
- biga
- bind
- boil
- butter
- buttered
- can't boil an eggidiom
- clarify
- glaze
- glazed
- grate
- ingredient
- jerk
- purée
- re-season
- recipe
- rehydrate
- restuff
- toss
- zap
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Drinking alcohol
fixverb(PUNISH)
[T]UKslang
topunishespeciallysomeone who has beenunfair:
惩罚，收拾（尤指待人不公者）I'mgonnafix her if she doesn'tstoptellingliesabout me!如果她还在不停地造我的谣，我就打算收拾她了！
Revenge and vengefulness
- avenge
- avenger
- bite
- bite back (atsomeone/something)
- don't get mad, get evenidiom
- eye
- hit
- medicine
- mind
- pay
- paysomeone/somethingback
- reprisal
- retaliate
- retaliation
- retaliatory
- tit for tat
- two can play at that gameidiom
- vengeance
- vengeful
- vengefully
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Punishing & punishments
fixverb(PRESERVE COLOURS)
[T]artspecialized
totreatsomething,especiallyphotographicmaterial, withchemicalstopreventitscoloursbecomingpale
（对摄影感光材料）定（色），定（影）Photography
- airbrush
- analogue
- aperture
- bokeh
- camera
- camera obscura
- expose
- glossy
- high-resolution
- hologram
- holographic
- holography
- kinetoscope
- pap
- pic
- picture
- PillCam
- pin-up
- pinhole camera
- projection
fixverb(STOP REPRODUCTION)
[T]USinformal
toremovethereproductiveorgansof ananimalso that it isunabletoproduceyounganimals
阉割（动物）Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- mangy
- neutered
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- veterinary
- worm
fixverb(DRUG)
[I]slang
toinject(= put into thebodythrough aneedle)anillegaldrug:
注射毒品Wesawkidsasyoungas twelve fixing indoorways.我们看见门口那些年仅12岁的孩子在注射毒品。
Drugs - general words
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- bindle
- biosimilar
- chase
- medicament
- multidrug
- non-intoxicant
- non-intoxicating
- nondrug
- peddler
- push
- shoot
- snort
- spliff
- spliff up
- substance
- substance abuse
- whacked
- wiped out
Phrasal verbs
fixsomethingup
fixsomeoneup
fix
noun
uk/fɪks/us/fɪks/fixnoun(CHEAT)
[Cusually singular]
asituationin which someone does somethingdishonestto makecertainthat acompetition,race, orelectioniswonby aparticularperson:
操纵；在（比赛或选举）中作弊Theresultwas a fix!结果是早就定好了的！
Fraud & corruption
- anti-bribery
- anti-corruption
- anti-counterfeiting
- anti-fraud
- Augean
- defraud
- dolus
- embezzle
- embezzlement
- extortion
- imposture
- launder
- malfeasance
- malpractice
- match-fixing
- nobble
- pyramid scheme
- siphon
- tax evasion
- vishing
fixnoun(AWKWARD SITUATION)
[Cusually singular]informal
anawkwardordifficultsituation:
窘境；困境I'minabitof a fix with thearrangements.这样的安排让我陷入了窘境。
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- half nelson
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- quicksand
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- strait
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
fixnoun(SOLUTION)
asolutionto aproblem:
She says theproblemis not a new one, and the fix would beeasyenough for agovernmenttoachieve, if it werewilling.
There is noquickfix to the organization'sproblems.
Solving and solutions
- band-aid solution
- be at the bottom ofsomethingidiom
- bottom
- clear(something)up
- clue
- conquer
- fall
- figure
- holding operation
- ironsomethingout
- it will (all) come out in the washidiom
- kill or cureidiom
- lateral thinking
- round
- solution
- talksomethingout
- untangle
- way roundidiom
- worksomethingout
- work throughsomething
fixnoun(DRUG)
[C]slang
anamountof anillegaldrug, or of anothersubstancethat has aneffecton someone:
（毒品或致瘾物的）一次用量He wasshakingbadlyandneededa fix.他抖得很厉害，需要一剂毒品。
humorousGinnyneedsherdailyfix ofchocolate.金妮每天不吃巧克力就过不去。
Drugs - general words
- abstinence
- abstinence-only
- bindle
- biosimilar
- chase
- medicament
- multidrug
- non-intoxicant
- non-intoxicating
- nondrug
- peddler
- push
- shoot
- snort
- spliff
- spliff up
- substance
- substance abuse
- whacked
- wiped out
fixnoun(POSITION)
[C]
(thecalculationof) thepositionof avehicle, usually inrelationto theearth:
（车辆的）方位；方位确定Do we still have a fixonthatjet?那架喷气机的方位我们还能确定吗？
Calculations & calculating
- algebraic
- algebraically
- algo
- algorithmic
- amount
- calculate
- calculator
- formula
- guesstimate
- interpolate
- matrix
- miscalculation
- multigrid
- multigroup
- multipole
- non-commutative
- number-crunching
- QED
- root
- triangulation
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General location and orientation