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firmness

/furm/US // fɜrm //UK // (fɜːm) //

稳固性,坚固性,坚定性,坚固

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    firm·er, firm·est.

    • : not soft or yielding when pressed; comparatively solid, hard, stiff, or rigid: firm ground; firm texture.
    • : securely fixed in place.
    • : not shaking or trembling; steady: a firm voice.
    • : not likely to change; fixed; settled; unalterable: a firm belief.
    • : steadfast or unwavering, as persons or principles: firm friends.
    • : indicating firmness or determination: a firm expression.
    • : not fluctuating much or falling, as prices, values, etc.: The stock market was firm today.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make firm; tighten or strengthen: to firm up one's hold on something.
    • : to steady or fix: to firm up prices.
v.无主动词 verb
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    • : to become firm or fixed: Butter firms by churning.
    • : to recover; become stronger, as after a decline: Stock prices firmed again today.
adv.副词 adverb
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    firm·er, firm·est.

    • : firmly: He stood firm.

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Examples

  • Wilson said he has called on the CEOs of a number of other firms to do similar deals.

  • Storied firms including Accel, Iconiq, and Sequoia are among the names that have courted the company, sources tell Fortune.

  • The report also come as Facebook tries to prove it has a better handle on elections following the 2016 Cambridge Analytica scandal, in which Facebook allowed a data analytics firm to harvest user information in an attempt to influence the election.

  • Specifically, the number of firms owned by women of color grew 43% from 2014 to 2019, according to American Express.

  • Following DoorDash’s filing, buzzy fintech Affirm also filed to go public on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol AFRM in a deal reportedly valuing the firm at as much as $10 billion.

  • Experimentation eventually led to the right taste and amount of frozen firmness.

  • But Obama sought to project a sense of firmness and resolve, again vowing to bring the perpetrators to justice.

  • In 2007, Sarkozy took a lot of votes from the National Front by promising just a certain firmness on the subject.

  • “The government shows its firmness against radical Islam,” headlined the left-leaning daily Le Monde last night.

  • It broke out in part because of a lack of vigilance and firmness in Washington.

  • But beneath this smooth and gentle exterior resided great firmness.

  • The imperial army had to be disbanded—a most unpopular and thankless task, requiring both tact and firmness.

  • "I am the young person from Forder's, in Piccadilly," Jessie said, with a firmness that surprised herself.

  • The impression which, throughout these transactions, the firmness and good faith of William made on Tallard is remarkable.

  • Their firmness explained, perhaps, why she was executive head of a school instead of merely a teacher.