fix

fix — 動詞

1. to mend something that is broken, damaged, or not working properly, so it works

1.動詞及物B1
釋義

修理

修復破損或故障的物品

to mend something that is broken, damaged, or not working properly, so it works or looks the way it should

例句

Élise fixed the leaky tap in the kitchen with a new washer.

Élise 用新的墊圈把廚房裡漏水的水龍頭修好了。

transitive: fix + broken object

The mechanic fixed the car engine just in time for the trip.

技師及時把汽車引擎修好，好讓大家順利出發。

同義詞
  • repair

    more formal; used especially for machines, buildings, and complex items

  • mend

    more common for clothing, fabric, or simple household items like fences

  • restore

    implies returning something to its original good condition, often with care

反義詞
  • break

    to damage something so it stops working or separates into pieces

文法句型

fix + noun phrase (the broken thing)

2. to choose and agree on a particular time, place, price, or other detail for some

2.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

安排；確定

商定時間、地點、價格等細節

to choose and agree on a particular time, place, price, or other detail for something that will happen

例句

Walid and Sofia fixed a meeting for Friday afternoon at the main office.

Walid 和 Sofia 把會議安排在星期五下午於總部舉行。

fix + time + place

We need to fix a date for the party before people make other plans.

我們得先把派對的日期定下來，免得其他人有了別的安排。

同義詞
  • arrange

    more general; 'fix' implies a more definite, settled agreement

  • agree on

    emphasises mutual decision between two or more people

  • set

    interchangeable in many contexts, especially 'set a date' / 'fix a date'

文法句型

fix + noun (time/date/price)

fix + to-infinitive

fix + something + for + someone

用法筆記

Commonly used with nouns like 'date', 'time', 'price', 'meeting', and 'appointment'. The preposition 'for' often introduces the agreed detail.

3. to put something firmly in a particular spot and keep it there by using nails, s

3.動詞及物B2
釋義

固定；安裝

將物體牢固地裝在某個位置

to put something firmly in a particular spot and keep it there by using nails, screws, or glue

例句

Christopher fixed the shelf to the wall using four long screws.

Christopher 用四根長螺絲把架子固定在牆上。

fix + object + to + surface

A large mirror was fixed firmly above the bathroom sink.

一面大鏡子牢牢地固定在水槽上方。

passive: be fixed + position

同義詞
  • attach

    more general; 'fix' implies a stronger, more permanent fastening

  • fasten

    very close in meaning; 'fasten' is more common for clothes and belts

  • secure

    suggests making something safe from movement or theft

反義詞
  • detach

    to remove something that was fixed or attached

文法句型

fix + noun + to/on/in + noun

用法筆記

Almost always appears with a preposition or adverb that indicates the location ('to', 'on', 'in', 'onto'). The bare transitive form ('fix the shelf') implies REPAIR sense without context.

4. to direct your eyes or your attention steadily and without distraction toward a

4.動詞及物C2
釋義

凝視；專注

將目光或注意力固定在某人或某物上

to direct your eyes or your attention steadily and without distraction toward a particular person or thing

例句

The sailor fixed his eyes on the lighthouse through the dense fog.

船員的眼睛穿過濃霧，緊緊盯著燈塔的方向。

fix + eyes + on + target

Nila fixed her attention on the crossword and ignored the noise outside.

Nila 把注意力集中在填字遊戲上，完全不理會外面的吵鬧聲。

fix + attention + on + task

同義詞
  • focus

    less formal and more common; can refer both to eyes and to mental effort

  • direct

    more literal; does not imply sustained attention the way 'fix' does

反義詞
  • ignore

    to deliberately pay no attention to someone or something

文法句型

fix + eyes/gaze/attention + on + noun

用法筆記

The object is typically a body part or mental faculty ('eyes', 'gaze', 'attention', 'mind', 'stare'), not a person or thing directly. The preposition 'on' (or 'upon') introduces the target.

5. to hold a thought, image, or piece of information firmly in your mind so that it

5.動詞及物C1
釋義

牢記；銘記

將資訊或感受深記在腦海裡

to hold a thought, image, or piece of information firmly in your mind so that it stays there over time

例句

Owen could not fix the details of the directions in his mind.

Owen 沒能把那條路線的細節記在腦海裡。

fix + details + in mind

Yael fixed the tune of that song in her head and hummed it all day.

Yael 牢牢記住了那首歌的旋律，整天都在哼唱。

同義詞
  • remember

    simpler and more common; 'fix in mind' emphasises making a deliberate effort to retain

  • keep in mind

    phrasal; suggests actively holding a thought for future reference

反義詞
  • forget

    to fail to keep something in your memory

文法句型

fix + noun + in + mind/memory/head

用法筆記

Always used with a prepositional phrase indicating the mental location ('in your mind', 'in your head', 'in your memory'). This sense is idiomatic — the physical meaning of 'fasten' is applied metaphorically to the mind.

常見錯誤

❌I fixed the number in the paper.' (ambiguous — sounds like repair or fasten)
✅I fixed the number in my mind.
💡'in my mind' or 'in my head' is required to show the remembering sense.

6. to secretly influence who wins a contest, sporting event, or vote by using disho

6.動詞及物C1
釋義

作弊；舞弊

暗中操縱比賽或選舉結果

to secretly influence who wins a contest, sporting event, or vote by using dishonest methods that break the rules

例句

The boxing match was fixed so that the champion would keep his title.

那場拳擊賽的結果早已被動手腳，好讓冠軍保住頭銜。

passive: match was fixed

The referee was accused of fixing the result of the final game.

那名裁判被指控在決賽中動手腳。

active: fix + result

同義詞
  • rig

    very similar in meaning; 'rig' is even more common for elections ('rig an election')

  • manipulate

    broader meaning; can apply to any situation where outcomes are unfairly controlled

反義詞
  • play fair

    to compete honestly according to the rules

文法句型

fix + noun (competition/race/election)

be/get fixed + by + agent

用法筆記

Commonly appears in the passive voice ('was fixed', 'had been fixed') because the agent is often unknown or unnamed. The noun subject is typically an organised event: match, race, contest, game, election, or vote.

7. to arrange or adjust your hair, face, or clothes so that they look neat and attr

7.動詞及物B1
釋義

整理

整理儀容、頭髮或衣著

to arrange or adjust your hair, face, or clothes so that they look neat and attractive.

例句

Roya fixed her hair in the bathroom before the dinner party started.

Roya 在晚餐派對開始之前在浴室整理了頭髮。

fix + body part (hair) as object

Adisa stopped to fix his tie and straighten his jacket outside the office.

Adisa 在辦公室外面停下來整理領帶並拉直外套。

同義詞
  • tidy up

    phrasal verb, more general — can apply to a room or a person

  • adjust

    more precise, suggests small movements for alignment

  • arrange

    more general, can apply to objects or appearance

反義詞
  • mess up

    the deliberate opposite of making tidy

文法句型

fix + noun phrase (hair / make-up / clothes / tie / collar)

用法筆記

Often used with nouns for specific body parts or clothing items — hair, face, tie, collar, dress, make-up. The object names the thing being made tidy, not the person.

常見錯誤

❌I fixed the broken chair' (when meaning I made it tidy, not repaired it).
✅I fixed my hair before leaving the house.
💡The REPAIR sense uses a broken object; the TIDY sense uses a part of your appearance.

8. to prepare a meal, a drink, or a dish for yourself or for someone else.

8.動詞及物B2
釋義

準備

烹調或準備食物或飲料

to prepare a meal, a drink, or a dish for yourself or for someone else.

例句

Padma fixed a simple curry for dinner using vegetables from her garden.

Padma 用自家種的蔬菜做了一頓簡單的咖哩晚餐。

fix + noun phrase for a meal

Wei fixed his guests a pot of jasmine tea after the meal ended.

Wei 在用餐結束後為客人沏了一壺茉莉花茶。

fix + two objects: indirect object + direct object

同義詞
  • prepare

    more formal, can apply to any kind of preparation

  • make

    more general, can mean prepare food or create something

  • cook

    specifically involves applying heat to food

文法句型

fix + noun phrase (food / drink / meal)

fix + indirect object + direct object (fix someone something)

用法筆記

Can take two objects: 'fix someone something' (e.g. 'I fixed her a sandwich') or 'fix something for someone' (e.g. 'I fixed a sandwich for her'). The indirect object is the person who will eat or drink.

常見錯誤

❌I fixed a broken meal' (mixing REPAIR sense with FOOD sense).
✅I fixed a quick meal for my family.
💡The REPAIR sense is for mending broken things; the FOOD sense is for preparing food.

9. to be about to do something or to have the intention of doing it soon, especiall

9.動詞不及物B1
釋義

打算

計劃或準備要做某事

to be about to do something or to have the intention of doing it soon, especially in informal speech.

例句

Mira is fixing to start her new job at the hospital next Monday morning.

Mira 打算下週一早上開始她在醫院的新工作。

be fixing to + infinitive (informal AmE pattern)

Daichi and Christopher were fixing to leave when the phone suddenly rang.

Daichi 和 Christopher 正準備離開，這時電話突然響了。

同義詞
  • be about to

    standard English, same immediacy

  • plan to

    more formal and deliberate, less immediate

  • intend to

    formal, suggests a stronger commitment

反義詞
  • put off

    to delay doing something instead of planning to do it soon

文法句型

be fixing to + infinitive

用法筆記

Almost always occurs in the progressive form 'be fixing to'. Rarely used in past perfect or simple past. Common in Southern and Midwestern American dialects; not used in British English or formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌I fix to go to the store' (wrong tense).
✅I am fixing to go to the store.
💡This sense always uses the progressive 'be fixing to', not the simple form 'fix to'.

10. to get revenge on or punish someone who has treated you badly, dishonestly, or u

10.動詞及物B2
釋義

教訓

懲罰對自己不公平的人

to get revenge on or punish someone who has treated you badly, dishonestly, or unfairly.

例句

Padma fixed the neighbour who had been spreading lies about her family.

Padma 教訓了那個一直在散播關於她家人謊言的鄰居。

fix + person (someone who has been unfair)

The villagers banded together to fix the thieves who had robbed their homes.

村民們團結起來教訓那些搶劫他們家園的小偷。

同義詞
反義詞

文法句型

fix + noun phrase (a person who has been unfair)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 7 (TIDY) and sense 8 (COOK): this sense takes a person as object, not a thing. The punishment is usually personal retaliation rather than formal justice.

常見錯誤

❌The court fixed the criminal' (too formal — courts punish, they don't 'fix').
✅The hero fixed the gangster who had destroyed his village.
💡This sense is informal and implies personal revenge, not legal punishment.

11. to treat developed photographic film or paper with chemicals so that the image b

11.動詞及物C1
釋義

定影

用化學藥劑使照片影像固定

to treat developed photographic film or paper with chemicals so that the image becomes permanent and will not fade over time.

例句

Tamás fixed the black-and-white film in the darkroom using special chemicals.

Tamás 在暗房裡用特殊藥劑為黑白底片進行定影。

fix + film (photography context)

The photography students learned how to fix their own negatives in class today.

攝影課的學生今天在課堂上學會了如何為自己的底片定影。

同義詞
  • develop

    a different step — developing makes the image visible; fixing makes it permanent

  • process

    broader term covering all darkroom steps

文法句型

fix + noun phrase (film / print / negative / photograph)

用法筆記

Technical term in traditional film photography. The fixing step happens after developing and before washing. Common objects: film, negative, print, photograph. The chemical solution used is called a 'fixer'.

常見錯誤

❌I fixed the photo in Photoshop' (digital editing is not fixing).
✅I fixed the film in the darkroom with sodium thiosulfate.
💡This sense is specific to chemical photographic processing, not digital.

12. When a living organism — for example, a bacterium in the soil or a green plant —

12.動詞及物C2
釋義

轉化固定

生物將氣體轉化為植物可利用的形式

When a living organism — for example, a bacterium in the soil or a green plant — takes a gas such as nitrogen and converts it into a chemical form that other organisms can use.

例句

Certain bacteria that live in the soil fix nitrogen so plants can use it.

生活在土壤中的某些細菌會固定氮氣，讓植物可以利用。

fix + nitrogen (biological process)

Farmers grow clover because its roots host bacteria that fix nitrogen.

農民種植苜蓿，因為它的根部有能固定氮氣的細菌。

文法句型

fix + gas (nitrogen / carbon dioxide)

用法筆記

Technical term in biology, ecology, and chemistry. The object is almost always a specific gas — most commonly nitrogen, sometimes carbon dioxide. The noun 'fixation' is more common in academic writing (e.g. 'nitrogen fixation').

常見錯誤

❌The machine fixes nitrogen from the air' (mechanical processes use different terms).
✅Rhizobium bacteria living in root nodules fix nitrogen for the plant.
💡This sense describes a biological, not mechanical, process.

13. to surgically treat a domestic animal to stop it from being able to reproduce

13.動詞及物B2
釋義

結紮

手術移除生殖功能

to surgically treat a domestic animal to stop it from being able to reproduce

例句

Imani decided to fix her cat after it had its first litter of kittens.

Imani 決定在她家的貓生完第一胎小貓後帶牠去結紮。

fix + pet animal as object

The local animal shelter fixes every dog before letting people adopt it.

當地的動物收容所在讓民眾領養狗之前，都會先幫每一隻狗結紮。

同義詞
  • neuter

    the general clinical term; can apply to any animal

  • spay

    specifically for female animals; more technical than 'fix'

  • castrate

    specifically for male animals; clinical register

文法句型

fix + animal

用法筆記

Most often used about household pets such as cats and dogs. The term is more neutral in tone than 'neuter' or 'spay' in everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

❌I need to fix my broken dog.
✅I need to fix my dog so it cannot have puppies.
💡'fix an animal' means to spay or neuter it, not to repair an injury.

14. to put an illegal drug into your body by using a needle

14.動詞不及物C1
釋義

注射毒品

用針頭注射違禁藥物

to put an illegal drug into your body by using a needle

例句

The police arrested a man for fixing in the public restroom.

警方逮捕了一名在公共廁所注射毒品的男子。

intransitive use: fix (no object)

Karim saw a woman fixing behind the old train station late at night.

Karim 深夜在舊火車站後面看到一名女子在注射毒品。

同義詞
  • shoot up

    equally informal slang; more common in American English

文法句型

fix (no object)

用法筆記

This sense is always intransitive and highly informal slang. It refers specifically to injecting drugs with a needle, not to other methods of drug use.

常見錯誤

❌He fixed the car in the garage.' (if meaning drugs)
✅He was fixing in the garage.
💡Without a drug-related context, 'fix' defaults to the REPAIR meaning.

15. to identify and specify the precise location, moment, or quantity of something,

15.動詞及物B2
釋義

確定；測定

找出或指明精確位置/時間/數量

to identify and specify the precise location, moment, or quantity of something, often by measuring or calculating

例句

The rescue team used GPS to fix the hiker's exact location in the mountains.

搜救隊利用 GPS 確定了登山者在山區的準確位置。

fix + exact position/location

Mateo tried to fix the time of the accident from the witness reports.

Mateo 試圖根據目擊證詞確定事故發生的時間。

同義詞
  • determine

    more formal; preferred in academic and technical writing

  • pinpoint

    emphasises high precision; often about locations

  • establish

    more formal; implies a conclusive finding

文法句型

fix + exact noun (position/time/amount)

fix + wh-clause

用法筆記

More formal than the REPAIR sense of 'fix'. Common in technical, navigational, or investigative contexts where precision is required.

常見錯誤

❌The mechanic fixed the price of the car.
✅The mechanic fixed the exact distance the car had travelled.
💡For the DETERMINE sense, the object must be a measurement or location, not a cost or arrangement.

fix — 名詞