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fixation

/fik-sey-shuhn/US // fɪkˈseɪ ʃən //UK // (fɪkˈseɪʃən) //

固定,固定化,固定性,定影

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of fixing or the state of being fixed.
    • : Chemistry. reduction from a volatile or fluid to a stable or solid form.the process of converting atmospheric nitrogen into a useful compound, as a nitrate fertilizer.
    • : Photography. the process of rendering an image permanent by removal of light-sensitive silver halides.
    • : Psychoanalysis. a partial arrest of emotional and instinctual development at an early point in life, due to a severe traumatic experience or an overwhelming gratification.
    • : a preoccupation with one subject, issue, etc.; obsession: All her life she had a fixation on stories of violent death.

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Examples

  • Since the early 1970s, one of his primary fixations has been getting the population of rich countries to think about the global poor.

  • On political matters, Lewis and Libby note Faulconer’s extreme caution and fixation on optics defined his leadership style and led to a lot of inaction.

  • The other school says that a fixation on deep learning is holding us back.

  • Similarly, “Euphoria,” a bold, experimental high school drama, also explores penis size, connecting the fixation on size to toxic masculinity.

  • This Amazon organizer should be perfect for you—especially if you’ve got a shoe fixation.

  • That said, TV shows provide food for the imagination and that entices your fixation to the screen.

  • But blaming contemporary politics for the deep roots of inequality in Scotland is a misdirected, short-term fixation.

  • Serdykuov was quietly “amnestied” last week, amidst the global fixation on events in Ukraine.

  • One Direction's sudden Mumford fixation doesn't always disappoint.

  • Once he was elected, reconciliation became his primary fixation, and no one could contest the force of his own personal example.

  • Those stains which are dissolved in methyl-alcohol combine fixation with the staining process.

  • Nystagmus occasionally occurs in monocular fixation (with exclusion of the other eye).

  • The result of always using the better eye for fixation is, that fixation is not learnt with the weaker one.

  • With the aid of a red glass changing fixation is easily produced even without prisms, but never diplopia.

  • The squint gradually disappeared, but still occurred sometimes on keen fixation.