Sens: affix

af·fix || ə'fɪksn. apposition; affixev. attacher; rajouter; joindre, combiner

fix Idiome

fix someone up with someone

help someone get a date by arranging a meeting for the two I tried to fix my sister up with a date with my friend but she refused me.

fix you

punish you, get back at """I'll fix you,"" he shouted at us. ""I'll build a fence to keep you off my property!"""

fix your wagon

hurt you, get back at, get revenge If you make him angry, he'll fix your wagon. He'll get revenge.

fixing to

preparing to, getting ready to Andy

get a fix

"use some drugs; a hit" He'll shake until he gets a fix. He's addicted to heroin.

get a fix on

calculate, determine, figure out We should get a fix on the office expenses - the total per month.

get a fix on something

receive a reading of a distant object by electronic means We were able to get a fix on the island and got the boat safely to the harbor.

have a fix

take some drugs, get a fix, shoot up After he's had a fix, he's happy. The heroin satisfies his need.

how are you fixed for

do you have enough? how many do you have? How are you fixed for diapers? May I borrow one?

in a fix

in a bad situation, in a jam Without matches or food, the lost boys were in quite a fix.

fix

heroin

fix on

1．make sth．stay firmly in place on固定
The tail is fixed on the model plane with nails，so it can't come off．尾部用钉子固定在飞机模型上，这样就不会脱落。
Can you fix this lid on？ It keeps coming off．你能把这盖子安上吗？它总掉。
Please fix on a new zip for me；the old one's broken．请替我装付新拉链，那付旧的坏了。
2．choose；select选定
We've fixed on starting tomorrow．我们选定明天出发。
The date for the meeting has not yet been fixed upon．开会日期尚未决定。
They fixed on me to do the work．他们选我做这工作。
What makes you fix upon that book？你怎么会决定采用那本书的？
3．determined on决定
Jim seems fixed on going abroad for his holiday．吉姆看来已决定出国度假。
4．direct（one's eyes or attention）steadily at； focus one's gaze or attention on凝视；专心于
Mary kept her attention fixed upon the speaker．玛丽始终注意演讲者。
He fixed his eyes on me．他注视着我。
She fixed her affection on him．她钟情于他。
My father often told me to fix my attention on what I was doing．我父亲常常要我专心于我所做的事情。
5．settle responsibility（authorship，blame，etc．）判定责任
The crime was fixed on him．他被判有罪。

fix on/upon

fix up

1．arrange； make arrangements for安排；为…作好安排
Let's fix up to have a picnic together．我们一起来安排一次野餐。
Let's fix up a time that suits everybody．让我们安排一个对所有人都合适的时间吧。
I have fixed up about the bus for next Saturday．下星期六用公共汽车的事我已安排好了。
We've fixed up to go out tonight．我们已经安排今晚出门。
I fixed up to go abroad for a holiday．我安排出国度假。
2．fit or put up； install安装
A screen was fixed up to protect the spectators from the wind and rain．安装了一个篷子使观众免于风吹雨淋。
Jim has fixed up a workbench in his garden．吉姆在花园里安装了一个工作台。
They fixed up a temporary platform on the square．他们在广场搭起了一个临时的演讲台。
3．supply sb．'s needs供给；供应
I think we can fix you up with what you want．我想我们能供应你所需要的东西。
Can you fix me up with a new bulb for the headlight of my car？你能给我一个车前灯的新灯泡吗？
4．provide lodging for为某人安排住处
I think we can fix you up for the night．我想我们能安排你们今晚的住处。
The hotel attendants fixed up the tired travellers for the night．旅馆的服务员为疲乏的旅客们安顿了住处。
5．provide an opportunity or work for为…提供机会或工作
They fixed me up with this job．他们给我安排了这个工作。
If you apply at the office，I'm sure they can fix you up with a job．如果你到办事处申请，我相信他们会为你安排一个工作的。
Can you fix me up with a parttime job？你能给我安排一份业余工作吗？
6．dress up；dress carefully打扮；注意衣着
De I have to fix up to go to their house？我要衣冠整齐才能到他们家里去吗？
She fixed herself up for the festival as neatly as she could．为了过节，她把自己尽量打扮得漂漂亮亮的。
7．set in order；arrange properly整理；收拾
Please fix your room up in the morning．请在早上把你的屋子整理好。
You'd better tidy up your desk a bit and have all the drawers fixed up．你最好整理一下你的书桌，把所有的抽屉都收拾一下。
8．repair修理
We are having our old house fixed up．我们正请人修理旧房子。
I'll fix up my car．我要修理我的车子。
The motor needs fixing up．这部发动机需要修理了。
The old machine was fixed up and put to work again．那台旧机器已修好，又开始运转了。
9．attend to．处理；照料
That dentist will fix your teeth up．牙医会把你的牙补好的。
If you get into trouble，the counselor will try to fix you up．假如你有麻烦，律师会为你处理的。
10．restore sb． from ill health；cure使某人恢复健康；治愈
A few days'rest will fix you up．休息几天就会使你恢复健康。
The doctor fixed her up fine．医生把她的病治好了。
11．solve；arrange a settlement of；bring to a conclusion解决；使结束；议定
They've fixed up their differences．他们已经解决了他们的分歧。
A contract has been fixed up．一份契约已经议定好了。
We are trying hard to fix up their disputes．我们正在努力解决他们之间的争执。
They have fixed the matter up now．他们现在已经解决了这个问题。
They tried in vain to fix up their differences．他们试图解决他们的矛盾，但没有成功。

fix upon

give sb a fix on

Idiom(s): give sb a fix on sth

Theme: LOCATION

to tell someone the location of something.
• Please give me a fix on your location.
• If you give the tower a fix on where you are, they can advise you on runway selection.

free and easy casual Fixed order

Idiom(s): free and easy casual. (Fixed order.)

Theme: CASUAL

casual. (Fixed order.)
• John is so free and easy. How can anyone be so relaxed?
• Now, take it easy. Just act free and easy. No one will know you're nervous.

fix one's wagon

Idiom(s): fix one's wagon

Theme: PUNISHMENT

to punish someone; to get even with someone; to plot against someone. (Informal.)
• If you ever do that again, III fix your wagon!
• Tommy! You clean up your room this instant, or III fix your wagon!
• He reported me to the boss, but I fixed his wagon. I knocked his lunch on the floor.

well-fixed

Idiom(s): well-heeled AND well-fixed; well-off

Theme: WEALTH

wealthy; with sufficient money.
• My uncle can afford a new car. He's well-heeled.
• Everyone in his family is well-off.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it

Any attempt to improve on a system that already works is pointless and may even hurt it.

Quick fix

A quick fix is an easy solution, especially one that will not last.

Fixed In Your Ways

Not willing or wanting to change from your normal way of doing something.

fix someone up with|fix up

v. phr., informal To help another get a date with a woman or man by arranging a meeting for the two. Say Joe, can you possibly fix me up with someone this weekend? I am so terribly lonesome!

fix someone's little red wagon|fix|fix someone's w

v. phr., informal 1. (Said to a child as a threat) to administer a spanking. Stop that right away or I'll fix your (little red) wagon! 2. (Said of an adult) to thwart or frustrate another, to engineer his failure. If he sues me for slander, I will counter-sue him for malicious prosecution. That will fix his wagon!

fix up|fix

v. phr. 1. To repair. The school is having the old gym fixed up. 2. To arrange. I think I can fix it up with the company so that John gets the transfer he desires. 3. To arrange a date that might lead to a romance or even to marriage. Mary is a great matchmaker; she fixed up Ron and Betty at her recent party.

get a fix|fix|get|give|give a fix

v. phr., slang, drug culture To provide (someone) with an injection of narcotics. The neighborhood pusher gave Joe a fix.
Antonym: GET A FIX ON.

get a fix on|fix|get|get a fix

v. phr., informal Receive a reading of a distant object by electronic means, as by radar or sonar. Can you get a fix on the submarine?
Antonym: GET A FIX.

in a fix|fix

adv. phr. In trouble. Last night Jack wrecked his car and now he is in a fix.
Compare: IN A JAM, IN A PICKLE.

crucifixion

crucifixion
the Crucifixion
the crucifying of Jesus

fix someone's wagon

fix someone's wagon
Get even with someone, get revenge on someone, spoil someone's chance of success. For example, He may think he can win the election, but these ads will fix his wagon, or After what he did to her, her family's out to fix his wagon. This term uses fix in the sense of “punish someone” or “put someone in an awkward position,” a usage dating from about 1800. The wagon was added in the 1900s, presumably making the phrase refer to putting sand in a wagon axle or similar sabotage.

if it ain't broke don't fix it

if it ain't broke don't fix it
Don't meddle with something that's functioning adequately. For example, So long as they like our proposal let's not change it; if it ain't broke don't fix it. This folksy and deliberately ungrammatical expression dates from the mid-1900s. For a synonym, see leave well enough alone.

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