fill
fill — 動詞
1. to take up space in a container, room, or area until little or no space remains;
裝滿；填滿
使容器或空間不再有空處
to take up space in a container, room, or area until little or no space remains; also used for smells, sounds, or light that spread throughout a place.
The old bathtub slowly filled with hot water while Noa read her book.
Noa 看書的時候，舊浴缸慢慢裝滿了熱水。
intransitive: fill with [substance]
Vikram filled the car's petrol tank before the long drive north.
Vikram 在北上長途開車前，先把汽車油箱加滿。
transitive: fill + container
The concert hall filled shortly after the doors opened at seven.
七點鐘門一開，音樂廳很快就坐滿了人。
The smell of fresh bread filled the kitchen every morning.
每天早上，新鮮麵包的香味充滿了整個廚房。
Yumi filled a large bowl with salad for the family dinner.
Yumi 裝了一大碗沙拉當作全家人的晚餐。
- empty
to remove all the contents from a container or space
文法句型
fill + container/space + with + substance
container/space + fill + with + substance
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (you fill something) or intransitively (something fills). The preposition 'with' introduces the substance doing the filling.
常見錯誤
2. to close an opening or make a surface level by pushing a material into a hole, c
填補；堵塞
用物質填塞裂縫或孔洞
to close an opening or make a surface level by pushing a material into a hole, crack, or gap.
The workers filled the cracks in the wall with a special paste.
工人用特殊的膏狀物填補牆上的裂縫。
fill + hole + with + substance
Before painting, Ife filled the small holes in the plasterboard.
Ife 在油漆前先把石膏板上的小洞補好。
The gardener filled the hole in the lawn with fresh soil and grass seeds.
園丁用新土和草籽填平了草坪上的洞。
Tuan filled the gaps around the window frame with sealant to stop the draught.
Tuan 用密封膠填補窗框周圍的縫隙，防止冷風灌進來。
文法句型
fill + hole/crack/gap + with + substance
用法筆記
The object is the hole, crack, or gap — not the material being put in. To say what substance is used, add 'with + [material]'.
常見錯誤
3. to give people a thing they lack or have requested — for example, preparing medi
供應；滿足
提供所缺之物或滿足需求
to give people a thing they lack or have requested — for example, preparing medicine for a patient with a note from a doctor, or sending goods that a customer bought online.
The pharmacist filled Christopher's prescription within twenty minutes.
藥劑師在二十分鐘內調配好 Christopher 的處方藥。
fill + [a prescription]
Lien's online store fills orders within two business days.
Lien 的網路商店在兩個工作天內處理訂單。
fill + [an order]
The new community centre helped fill a gap in services for elderly residents.
新的社區中心協助填補年長居民服務方面的不足。
Kabir filled the need for a Mandarin tutor at the local school.
Kabir 填補了當地學校華語家教的需求。
文法句型
fill + order/prescription/need/gap
用法筆記
Common object nouns include 'prescription', 'order', 'need', and 'gap'. This sense is common in retail, healthcare, and service contexts.
常見錯誤
4. to treat a decayed tooth by placing a special material into the damaged area to
補（牙）
用材料修補牙齒蛀洞
to treat a decayed tooth by placing a special material into the damaged area to stop the decay from spreading.
The dentist filled two cavities in Élise's back teeth last Tuesday.
牙醫上星期二幫 Élise 補了兩顆後排牙齒的蛀洞。
fill + [a] cavity
Mia needed to get her front tooth filled before the wedding.
Mia 必須在婚禮前去補好門牙。
The clinic can fill a small cavity in about thirty minutes.
這間診所大約三十分鐘就能補好一顆小蛀牙。
Eli's dentist filled the hole and said it should last for several years.
Eli 的牙醫補好蛀洞後說這個補法應該可以用好幾年。
文法句型
fill + tooth/cavity
用法筆記
Only used for teeth. The substance used is called a 'filling' (noun). 'Fill a tooth' and 'fill a cavity' are both common.
5. to cause someone to experience a strong emotion, such as joy, pride, fear, or sa
使充滿
讓人產生強烈感受
to cause someone to experience a strong emotion, such as joy, pride, fear, or sadness.
The news of her promotion filled Isabela with joy and excitement.
升職的消息讓 Isabela 內心充滿了喜悅與興奮。
fill + person + with + emotion
Watching the sunset over the ocean filled Vikram with a deep sense of peace.
看著夕陽沉入海洋，Vikram 心中充滿了深深的平靜感。
The teacher's encouraging words filled the nervous student with confidence.
老師鼓勵的話語讓緊張的學生充滿了自信。
The sad ending of the film filled Aylin with a feeling of loneliness.
電影悲傷的結局讓 Aylin 充滿了孤獨感。
文法句型
fill + person + with + emotion_noun
用法筆記
Commonly used with emotions like 'joy', 'pride', 'anger', 'fear', 'sadness', 'hope', and 'confidence'. Often found in the passive: 'be filled with [emotion]'.
常見錯誤
6. to take on a job or role, or to choose someone to do a particular job.
接任；遞補
承擔某項工作或指派人員擔任
to take on a job or role, or to choose someone to do a particular job.
Dr. Chen has filled the position of head physician at the city hospital.
陳醫生在市立醫院擔任了主治醫師的職位。
fill + [a] position / role
The company needs to fill three new jobs in the engineering department.
這家公司需要填補工程部門三個新的職缺。
fill + [a] job
Yumi filled the post of marketing director after the previous one retired.
前任退休後，Yumi 接任了行銷總監的職位。
The school board is looking for someone to fill the principal's role.
學校董事會正在尋找合適人選來擔任校長一職。
- vacate
to leave a position or role empty
文法句型
fill + position/role/post + with/for + person
用法筆記
Formal register — used in business, government, and institutional contexts. The object is the position, not the person. 'Fill a vacancy' also fits this sense.
常見錯誤
7. to eat or drink enough so that you no longer feel hungry or thirsty.
吃飽
吃喝到不再需要更多
to eat or drink enough so that you no longer feel hungry or thirsty.
The children filled themselves with pizza and cake at the party.
孩子們在派對上拼命吃披薩和蛋糕，把自己餵得很飽。
reflexive: fill oneself with [food]
A bowl of hot soup was enough to fill Théo after his long walk.
一碗熱湯就足以讓長途走路回來的 Théo 填飽肚子。
The huge meal filled the guests so much that nobody wanted dessert.
那頓大餐讓客人吃得太飽，誰也不想再吃甜點了。
We filled our stomachs with rice and vegetables before the long hike.
我們在長途健行前先用米飯和蔬菜填飽了肚子。
文法句型
fill + oneself + with + food
fill + person
用法筆記
Often used with a reflexive pronoun ('fill yourself') or with 'stomach' as the object. Less formal than 'satisfy one's appetite'.
fill — 名詞
1. as much of something — especially food, drink, or an experience — as someone wan
飽足；足夠量
某事物滿足個人所需的量
as much of something — especially food, drink, or an experience — as someone wants or can handle.
After two plates of pasta, Erik had eaten his fill and stopped.
吃了兩盤義大利麵後，Erik 已經吃飽了，停了下來。
one's fill (possessive)
The children played in the park until they had their fill of fun.
孩子們在公園裡玩到盡興才停下來。
Yasmin had had her fill of rude customers and decided to quit.
Yasmin 受夠了無禮的客人，決定辭職。
The audience had their fill of drama by the end of the long performance.
漫長的演出結束時，觀眾已經看夠了戲劇場面。
- enough
more general; not limited to consumption or experience
- sufficiency
more formal; a formal term for an adequate amount
用法筆記
Almost always used in the possessive pattern 'one's fill' ('my fill', 'her fill', 'their fill'). The thing being consumed follows 'of'.
常見錯誤
2. any substance or material used to occupy a space, cavity, or gap — for example,
填充物；填料
用來佔據空間或縫隙的物質
any substance or material used to occupy a space, cavity, or gap — for example, soil used to level ground or stuffing inside a cushion.
The builders used sand as fill to level the ground before laying the floor.
建築工人用沙子當作填料來整平地面，然後才鋪地板。
fill as uncountable substance
The cushion's fill was made of soft feathers and synthetic fibres.
這個坐墊的填充物是由軟羽毛和合成纖維製成的。
Trucks brought loads of gravel fill for the new road project.
卡車載來了好幾車的碎石填料，用於新的道路工程。
The old pillows had lost their fill and become flat and lumpy.
舊枕頭裡面的填充物已經跑掉了，變得又扁又凹凸不平。
用法筆記
Uncountable noun. Refers to the material itself, not the action of filling. Common in construction ('gravel fill', 'dirt fill') and manufacturing ('cushion fill').