fit
verb
adj
noun
verb
fɪt verb
1
CLOTHES
服装
a. if a piece of clothing fits you, it is the right size for your body Use to say that clothes are not too big or too small. Use to say that clothes look attractive on someone. b. to try a piece of clothing on someone to see if it is the right size for them, or to make sure a special piece of equipment is right for them 试穿; 试用 I,T not in progressive 不用进行式 T usually passive 一般用被动态
His clothes did not fit him very well .
他的衣服不是很合身。
The uniform fitted her perfectly .
这套制服她穿合身极了。
The jacket’s fine, but the trousers don’t fit.
上装不错，但裤子不合身。
I know this dress is going to fit you like a glove (=fit you very well) .
我知道这条连衣裙会完全合你的身。
The dress fits, but it doesn’t suit me.
这衣服大小正好，但不适合我穿。
fit sb for sth
I’m being fitted for a new suit tomorrow.
明天我要试一套新的衣服。
fit sb with sth
He may need to be fitted with a hearing aid.
他也许得戴个助听器试试。
2
RIGHT SIZE/SHAPE
合适的尺寸/形状
a. if something fits in a place, it is the right size or shape to go there b. to put something carefully into a place that is the right size or shape for it 插入，拼入，装入 I,T T always + adv/prep
I couldn’t find a key which fitted the lock.
我找不到能插进这把锁的钥匙。
Most cookers are designed to fit level with your worktops.
大多数灶具都设计成可以与台面齐平。
[+ in/into/under etc ]
The plastic cover fits neatly over the frame.
那个塑料罩套在架子上正合适。
[+ together ]
All these bits of tubing are supposed to fit together.
这一段段管子应该是能接起来的。
She fitted the last piece into the jigsaw puzzle.
她拼上了最后一块拼图。
3
ENOUGH SPACE
足够的空间
if something fits into a place, there is enough space for it 可容纳，装进 I,T
I wanted to put the wardrobe behind the door, but I don’t think it’ll fit.
我原想把衣橱放在门后，但我想可能放不下。
You might be able to fit some small flowering plants between the larger bushes.
你或许可以在较大的灌木之间种些小的开花植物。
fit sth in/into sth
I don’t think we’ll be able to fit any more people into the car.
我想车里坐不下更多的人了。
We should be able to fit one more in.
我们应该可以再装进一个。
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EQUIPMENT/PART
设备/部件
to put a piece of equipment into a place, or a new part onto a machine, so that it is ready to be used 安装 T
fit sth on/to etc sth
I need to fit a lock on the door.
我得在门上安把锁。
Anti-theft devices are fitted to all our cars.
我们所有的汽车上都安装了防盗装置。
be fitted with sth
The windows are all fitted with security locks.
所有窗户都装上了防盗锁。
5
MATCH/BE SUITABLE
符合
if something fits another thing, it is similar to it or suitable for it 符合，适合 I,T
The punishment should fit the crime.
罚需当罪。
Police said the car fits the description of the stolen vehicle.
警方称，这辆车符合对被盗车辆的描述。
Scientists often select facts to fit their theories.
科学家经常会挑选符合自己理论的事实。
He didn’t fit the conventional image of a banker.
他与传统的银行家形象不符。
[+ with ]
The rhythm should fit with the meaning of a poem.
韵律应当符合诗歌的含义。
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fit sb for sth
to make someone suitable for something or able to do something [正式] 使某人适合某事; 使某人胜任某事 formal
His natural authority fitted him for a senior position.
他天生的威严使他适合担任领导工作。
7
fit the bill
to be the type of person or thing that you want 正合适; 正符合要求
We wanted an experienced sportscaster, and Waggoner fit the bill.
我们需要一名经验丰富的体育节目主持人，瓦根纳正符合要求。
8
if the cap fits (, wear it) if the shoe fits (, wear it)
used to tell someone that you think a criticism of them is true [口] 要是说得有理就接受〔用于告诉对方对其批评是正确的〕 BrE , if the shoe fits (, wear it)AmE spoken
‘So you think I’m a liar.’ ‘Well, if the cap fits …’
“那么你认为我在撒谎喽。”“是啊，要是我的话说得还算有理…”
9 if someone fits in, they are accepted by the other people in a group 被他人接受，相处融洽
I never really fitted in at school.
我在学校里从来都不是很合群。
[+ with ]
I wasn’t sure if she would fit in with my friends.
我不确定她是否能与我的朋友融洽相处。
10
fit sth/sb in
fit sth/sb ↔ in to manage to do something or see someone, even though you have a lot of other things to do 安排时间做〔某事〕，安排时间见〔某人〕; 找出…的时间;
The doctor said he can fit me in at 4:30.
医生说他可以给我安排在 4 点 30 分。
I wanted to fit in a swim before breakfast.
早餐前我想抽时间游个泳。
11 if something fits in with other things, it is similar to them or goes well with them 配合; 适应
I don’t know quite how this new course will fit in.
我不是很明白这门新的课程和其他课程有什么关系。
[+ with ]
A new building must fit in with its surroundings.
新建筑必须与周围环境协调一致。
You can’t expect a baby to fit in with your existing routine.
不能指望小宝宝来适应你原有的生活规律。
12 to be part of a group or system 成为…的一部分
Some of the patients we see do not fit neatly into any of the existing categories.
我们看的病人中有些不能完全归入现有的疾病类型。
How does this fit into the company’s overall marketing strategy?
这和公司整体的营销策略相契合吗？
13 to be accepted by the people in a group or organization 与…相处融洽
She fitted into the team very well.
她与队员相处十分融洽。
14 to provide a person or place with the equipment, furniture, or clothes that they need 装备，配备; 布置
The office had been fitted out in style.
办公室布置得很气派。
[+ with ]
The new recruits were fitted out with uniforms and weapons.
新兵配发了制服和武器。
15 if something fits together or you fit it together, different pieces can be joined to make something 装配起来
Look, the tubes fit together like this.
你看，这些管子是这样接起来的。
fit sth together
The pictures show you how to fit it together.
这些图片教你如何装配。
16 if a story, set of facts, set of ideas etc fit together, they make sense when considered together 〔故事、事实、想法等〕合情理
Telecom and computer businesses fit together well.
电信业和计算机业相辅相成。
17 to provide a place with the furniture or equipment that it needs 装备，配备; 布置;
[+ with ]
The rooms are now fitted up with electric lights.
房间里现在装上了电灯。
18 to make someone seem guilty of a crime when they are really not guilty [非正式] 诬陷，陷害 informal
I knew that I had been fitted up.
我知道我遭陷害了。
adj
19
STRONG
强壮的
someone who is fit is strong and healthy, especially because they exercise regularly 〔尤因经常锻炼而〕健壮的，健康的; fighting fit (=very fit) BrE 十分健康的:
You must be very fit if you do so much running.
如果你跑步这么多，身体肯定很健康。
He was young, good-looking, and physically fit .
他年轻英俊，体格健壮。
I swim twice a week to try and keep fit .
我一周游两次泳以保持健康。
[+ for ]
He may not be fit for Saturday’s match.
他身体不适，可能无法参加星期六的比赛。
fit to do sth
I don’t know if I’ll be fit enough to take part in the race.
我不知道自己的身体状况是否能参加赛跑。
Psychiatrists said he was fit to stand trial (=he was mentally healthy enough) .
精神科医生称他正常，可以受审。
She’s over eighty now, but still as fit as a fiddle (=very fit) .
她八十多岁了，但身体依然很好。
I had just come back from holiday and was fighting fit.
我刚度假回来，身体很健康。
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SUITABLE
合适的
suitable or good enough for something 合适的，恰当的;
[+ for ]
We made sure the land was fit for drilling.
我们确保这块土地适合钻井。
The food was not fit for human consumption.
这食物不适合人类食用。
This book is not fit for publication!
这本书不宜出版！
fit to do sth
He is not fit to govern this country!
他不适合治理这个国家！
This room is not fit to be seen!
这房间的样子可见不得人！
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see/think fit (to do sth)
to decide that something is the best thing to do, especially when other people do not agree with you 认为（做某事）恰当，决定（做某事）〔尤在其他人不同意时〕
The government saw fit to ignore our advice.
政府决定对我们的建议不予理会。
Sort out the problem in any way you think fit.
用你认为合适的方法解决这个问题。
22
in a fit state (to do sth)
healthy enough or in good enough condition for something [尤英] 身体健康，状况良好（适合做某事） especially BrE
I was still very shocked and in no fit state to work.
我仍然惊魂未定，无法工作。
We’ll have to make sure the house is in a fit state to receive visitors.
我们得确保家里的样子能够接待客人。
23
fit for a king
of very good quality 高质量的，精美的，最高级的
The meal they provided was fit for a king.
他们做的饭菜简直是御膳。
24
ATTRACTIVE
迷人的
sexually attractive [英] 性感迷人的 BrE
25
fit to drop
extremely tired [英，非正式] 累得快要瘫倒在地的; BrE informal
It was getting late and most of us were fit to drop.
天色渐暗，我们大部分人都累得快要瘫倒在地上。
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fit to burst
if you are laughing, shouting etc fit to burst, you are doing it a lot [英，非正式] 使劲地〔笑、叫等〕 BrE informal
The girls were laughing fit to burst.
女孩子们笑破了肚皮。
27
fit to be tied
very angry, anxious, or upset [美] 十分恼火 （着急，烦恼 ）的 AmE
I was fit to be tied when she didn’t come home until 2 a.m.
她凌晨两点才到家，我都急疯了。
noun
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EMOTION
情感
a time when you feel an emotion very strongly and cannot control your behaviour 〔感情的〕冲动，一阵发作 C
[+ of ]
She killed him in a fit of temper.
她一怒之下杀了他。
He quit his job in a fit of drunken depression.
他一时酒后消沉辞了职。
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LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS
失去知觉
a short period of time when someone loses consciousness and cannot control their body because their brain is not working properly 昏厥并全身抽搐 C
She used to have fits as a baby.
她还是在婴儿时经常昏厥并全身抽搐。
people who suffer from epileptic fits
患有癫痫的人
30
LAUGH/COUGH
笑/咳嗽
a short time during which you laugh or cough a lot in a way that you cannot control 一阵，突发 C
He had a violent coughing fit .
他一阵剧烈咳嗽。
[+ of ]
The girls collapsed into a fit of the giggles.
女孩们突然咯咯笑得直不起身来。
We were all in fits of laughte r trying to clear up the mess.
我们一边收拾残局，一边全都笑得前仰后合。
Carl had us all in fits (=made us laugh a lot) with his stories.
卡尔的故事把我们大家逗得笑声阵阵。
31
have/throw a fit
to be very angry or shocked [非正式] 大发脾气; 大吃一惊 informal
If your mother finds out about this, she’ll have a fit.
如果你母亲知道这事，她会大发脾气的。
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RIGHT SIZE
正好的尺寸
the way in which something fits on your body or fits into a space 合身; 适合 singular 单数
The dress was a perfect fit .
这条连衣裙非常合身。
I managed to get everything into the suitcase, but it was a tight fit .
我终于把所有东西都塞进了手提箱，不过最后是满满当当了。
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SUITABLE
适合的
if there is a fit between two things, they are similar to each other or are suitable for each other [正式] 匹配，相配 singular 单数 | formal
[+ between ]
We must be sure that there’s a fit between the needs of the children and the education they receive.
我们必须确保孩子们的需要和他们受到的教育相一致。
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in/by fits and starts
if something happens in fits and starts, it does not happen smoothly, but keeps starting and then stopping again 一阵阵地，间歇地
Technology advances by fits and starts.
技术进步断断续续。
He spoke in fits and starts.
他时断时续地说着话。
verb
35 to have a SEIZURE (=a sudden condition in which someone cannot control the movements of their body )[英] 〔疾病〕发作，突发 )
The patient was fitting.
病人在发病。
Fitting continued for more than 5 minutes.
病情发作持续了五分多钟。