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fixable

/fiks/US // fɪks //UK // (fɪks) //

可修复的,可固定的,可固定,可修复

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v.有主动词 verb
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    fixed or fixt [fikst], /fɪkst/, fix·ing.

    • : to repair; mend.
    • : to put in order or in good condition; adjust or arrange: She fixed her hair in a bun.
    • : to make fast, firm, or stable.
    • : to place definitely and more or less permanently: to fix a circus poster to a wall.
    • : to settle definitely; determine: to fix a price.
    • : to direct steadily: His eyes were fixed on the distant ship.
    • : to attract and hold.
    • : to make set or rigid.
    • : to put into permanent form.
    • : to put or place on a person.
    • : to assign or refer to a definite place, time, etc.
    • : to provide or supply with: How are you fixed for money?
    • : Informal. to arrange or influence the outcome or action of, especially privately or dishonestly: to fix a jury; to fix a game.
    • : to get; prepare: What time shall I fix supper?
    • : Informal. to put in a condition or position to make no further trouble.
    • : Informal. to get even with; get revenge upon: I'll fix him!
    • : Informal. to castrate or spay.
    • : Chemistry. to make stable in consistency or condition; reduce from fluidity or volatility to a more stable state.to convert atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
    • : Photography. to render permanent by removing light-sensitive silver halides.
    • : Microscopy. to kill, make rigid, and preserve for microscopic study.
v.无主动词 verb
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    fixed or fixt, fix·ing.

    • : to become fixed.
    • : to become set; assume a rigid or solid form.
    • : to become stable or permanent.
    • : to settle down.
    • : Slang. to inject oneself with a narcotic.
    • : Chiefly Southern U.S. to prepare; plan: I was just fixing to call you. We're fixing to go to Colorado this summer.
n.名词 noun
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    • : Informal. a position from which it is difficult to escape; predicament.
    • : Informal. a repair, adjustment, or solution, usually of an immediate nature: Can you think of a fix for the problem?
    • : Navigation. a charted position of a vessel or aircraft, determined by two or more bearings taken on landmarks, heavenly bod-ies, etc.the determining of the position of a ship, plane, etc., by mathematical, electronic, or other means: The navigator took a fix on the sun and steered the ship due north.
    • : a clear determination: Can you get a fix on what he really means?
    • : Slang. an injection of heroin or other narcotic.the narcotic or amount of narcotic injected.a compulsively sought dose or infusion of something: to need one's daily fix of soap operas on TV.
    • : Slang. an underhand or illegal arrangement, especially one secured through bribery or influence.a contest, situation, etc., whose outcome is prearranged dishonestly.
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    • : fix on / upon to decide on; determine: We won't be able to fix on a location for the banquet until we know the number of guests.
    • : fix up, Informal. to arrange for: to fix up a date.to provide with; furnish.to repair; renew.to smooth over; solve: They weren't able to fix up their differences.

Phrases

  • fix someone's wagon
  • fix up
  • get a fix
  • get a fix on
  • if it ain't broke don't fix it
  • in a fix

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Examples

  • This hearty, golden riff on shepherd’s pie will help you get your mashed potato fix as part of the topping.

  • Also, their success depends on whether the irritations of our disorganized contact books are serious enough to make people seek a fix.

  • The problem lies in the way that machine-learning models are trained and tested, and there’s no easy fix.

  • While there are multiple quick fixes to faking your geographic location in search, a serious SEO effort will require a more permanent solution.

  • Being home all that time just leads people to have this kind of susceptibility to do short-term fixes, to get some kind of instant gratification.

  • Many patients who die have fixable wounds—their deaths are from hemorrhage.

  • This particular run, however, is easy fixable by natural features.