:something (such as a light, toilet, sink, etc.) that is attached to a house or building and that is not removed when the house or building is sold固定家居设施(如灯、厕所、水池等)— usually plural通常用复数
He's been a fixture in the parade for many years. She hopes the new educational program will become a permanent fixture at the zoo.
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Word History
Etymology
alteration of earlier fixure (probably after mixture), going back to Middle English, "point of attachment," borrowed from Late Latin fīxūra "action of fixing, place where a nail is fixed," from Latin fīxus, past participle of fīgere "to drive in, insert, fasten" + -ūra-ure — more at fix entry 1
1sth fixed in a house房屋的固定裝置ADJECTIVE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤original原有的裝置◇an exceptional example of Victorian architecture with the original fixtures intact原有固定裝置完好無損的維多利亞時期建築的優秀典範➤light固定的燈具◇The apartment still has the original light fixtures.這所公寓仍然保留着原來安裝的燈具。➤permanent (oftenfigurative) 固定的組成部份◇The new conductor is now a permanent fixture in the orchestra.新指揮現在已成了管弦樂隊的固定成員。PHRASES➤fixtures and fittings (BrE) 固定裝置和附加設備fixture
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2 (BrE) sporting event體育賽事ADJECTIVE | VERB + FIXTURE | FIXTURE + NOUN | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤important, major重要/大型比賽▸➤difficult艱難的賽事➤away, home客場/主場比賽▸➤annual, regular一年一度的/定期舉行的比賽▸➤opening揭幕賽▸➤final決賽➤international國際比賽➤friendly友誼賽▸➤league聯賽▸➤sporting體育比賽VERB + FIXTURE➤play進行比賽◇The team is playing an important fixture this evening.該隊今晚將進行一場重要比賽。➤fulfil完成比賽◇The club was fined for not fulfilling its fixtures at the weekend.這家俱樂部由於週末沒有完成賽事而受到處罰。➤make sth使⋯成為賽事◇There are plans to make the race an annual fixture.有計劃使這項比賽成為年度賽事。➤arrange, schedule安排比賽;制訂比賽日程➤stage舉辦比賽◇The golf club has staged many international fixtures.這家高爾夫俱樂部已舉辦過很多次國際比賽了。➤postpone推遲比賽FIXTURE + NOUN➤list賽程表◇a full fixture list of friendly matches友誼賽的總賽程表PREPOSITION➤fixture against對⋯的比賽◇a home fixture against Leeds在主場與利茲隊的比賽