fill

fill
verb

[with obj.]put someone or something into (a space or container) so that it is completely or almost completely full
使充满；装满；注满；填满
I filled up the bottle with water.
我把瓶子装满了水。
the office was filled with reporters.
办公室里挤满了记者。
■block up (a cavity in a tooth) with cement, amalgam, or gold
（用接合剂、汞合金或黄金）填补（牙洞）
■[no obj.](fill with)become full of
装满，充满，满是
Elinor's eyes filled with tears.
埃莉诺的眼里噙满泪水。
■become an overwhelming presence in
充溢，充斥，弥漫
a pungent smell of garlic filled the air.
空气中弥漫着刺鼻的大蒜味。
■cause (someone) to have an intense experience of an emotion or feeling
使强烈感受到
his presence filled us with foreboding.
他的在场让我们充满了不祥的预感。
■[no obj.](of a sail) curve out tautly from its supports as the wind blows into it
（帆）迎风鼓起（或张开）
■[with obj.](of the wind) blow into (a sail), causing it to curve outwards
（风）吹鼓（帆）
■(Poker)complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards
(纸牌)凑成，做成（一手好牌）
■appoint a person to hold (a vacant post)
派人担任（空缺职位）
■hold and perform the expected duties of (a position or role)
充任（职位，角色）；扮演
she fills the role of the ‘good’ child.
她扮演着"好"孩子的角色。
■occupy or take up (a period of time)
占用，花费（一段时间）
the next few days were filled with meetings.
随后几天都是开会。
■(chiefly N. Amer.)be supplied with the items described in (a prescription or order)
(主北美)按（处方）配药；按（订单）取货（或提货）

noun

(one's fill)an amount of something which is as much as one wants or can bear
（对某物的）最大需求（或承受）量
we have eaten our fill.
我们已经吃得够饱了。
I've had my fill of surprises for one day.
我一天中碰到的意外事情已经够多的了。
■an amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container
（容器的）满容量
a fill of tobacco.
一烟斗烟丝。
■[mass noun]material, typically loose or compacted, which fills a space, especially in building or engineering work
（尤指用于建筑、工程中的）填料，填充物
loose polystyrene fill.
疏松的聚苯乙烯填料。
■[mass noun]the action of filling something, especially of shading in a region of a computer graphics display
填充；（尤指电脑图像中的）填色
■(in popular music) a short interjected phrase on a particular instrument
（流行音乐用语）插入句

常用词组
fill one's boots

(informal)have as much of something as one wants; do something to the full
(非正式)尽情地吃；充分地做
fill your boots with spicy Szechuan food for under five bucks a plate.
每盘不足五美元的麻辣四川菜，请敞开肚子吃吧。

fill the bill

见 bill

fill someone's shoes (或boots)

(informal)take over someone's function or duties and fulfil them satisfactorily
(非正式)接替并胜任某人的职位（或职责）

语源

Old English fyllan (verb), fyllu (noun) of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vullen and German füllen (verbs), Fülle (noun), also to full

继承用法
fill in

act as a substitute for someone when they are unable to do their job
暂代（某人的工作）
my producer will have to have someone standing by to fill in for me.
我的制片人得找个人随时准备接替我。

fill someone in

inform someone more fully of a matter, giving all the details
向（某人）详述
I patiently filled him in on the British tradition of sherry tippling.
我耐心细致地给他讲述了英国人畅饮雪利酒的传统。
(Brit. informal, dated)hit or punch someone
(英，非正式，旧)殴打，揍
I filled in a chap and took his money.
我揍了一个家伙，拿走了他的钱。

fill something in

put material into a hole, trench, or space so that it is completely full
填充，填满；堵塞
the canal is now disused and partly filled in.
这条运河现在废弃不用，已经部分堵塞了。
■complete a drawing by adding colour or shade to the spaces within an outline
在（轮廓）中填色（或加阴影）
incised letters, filled in with gold.
镶金的雕刻字母。
■(Brit)add information to complete a form or other official document
(英)填写（表格等）
■use one's spare time between other more important activities
抽空
we spent an uneasy few days filling in time.
我们心神不宁地歇了几天。

fill out

(of a person) put on weight to a noticeable extent
（人）明显发体（或长胖）

fill something out

(chiefly N. Amer.)add information to complete an official form or document
(主北美)填写（表格）
■give more details to add to someone's understanding of something
扩充…信息（以增进理解）
he filled out the background by going into historical questions.
他深入探讨历史问题，使相关背景更为清晰。

fill up

become completely full
装满；挤满；满员
the dining car filled up.
餐车已经客满了。
■fill the fuel tank of a car
注满（汽车的油箱）

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