of anger/rage/temper/pique — |S£1i'g /
—
see also hissy fit
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OF CLOTHING fig 4 [C, U] (often with an
adjective
W tb] #1) the way that sth, especially a piece
of clothing, fits ( ) it'S', a good/bad/
close/perfectfit jg / T o'#; Jtt#;
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MATCH pi/® 5 [C] ~ (between A and B) the way that two
things match each other or
are suitable for each other EE 02; +1 @2: We need to work out the best fit
between the staff required and the staff available. Ift tiff
ITiTOl by/in .fits and 'starts frequently starting
and stopping again; not continuously littfcHfe; —
Because of other commitments I can only write my book
in fits and starts. &X #,
H
ffe M 45 o have/throw a 'fit (informal) to
be very shocked, upset or angry A A ^ £L;
XX
H: Your mother would have a fit if she knew you’d been
drinking!
I? * ffc # a* ffc - M ffi ,
"H(ft!
fitful /'fitfl/ adj.
happening only for short periods; not continuous or regular ||(ft; — P£l^lft; |a]®;(ft:
a fitful night’s sleep
&
fa] BT If BT 81 ► fitful-ly /'fitfali/ adv.:
to sleep fitfully PS B§ gi SI
fitment /'fitmant/ noun
[usually pi.] (Brf, technical a piece of
furniture or equipment, especially one that is made for and fixed in a
particular place ( X fa X @ M ) $CM,
Tk&
f it-ness /'fitnas/ noun
[U] 1 the
state of being physically healthy and strong Mtt; a magazine on health
and fitness 0 a fitness instructor/class/
test fiH&lfc / SE; flji'n j&f&S 0 a
high level of physicalfitness j^7jc5F#:J^ 2 ~ for sth/to do sth the state of being
suitable or good enough for sth jg'n (
) : He convinced us of
his fitness for the task. jfe
fi^fpffiflfiiI^j&&^E#o 0 There were doubts about her fitness to hold
office.
'fitness centre (Brf) (NAmE 'fitness center) noun a place where people
go to do physical exercise in order to stay or become healthy and fit
fit ted /'fitid/ adj. 1 [only before noun] (especially Brf) (of furniture %M)
built to be fixed into a particular space
( m
m
s w m it ) iT mift so built-in : med
wardrobes/cupboards iTfi$(ftTc1Sl / ISfiEL 2 [only before noun] (especially Brf) (of
a room |b]) with matching cupboards and other
furniture built for the space and fixed in place ^ iT # R ^ ;Br (ft : a fitted kitchen/
bedroom / EhHC 3 [only before noun] (of clothes
Tc
fig) made to follow the shape of the body (ft; if If (ft
: a fitted jacket if M (ft M ± A EUa loose 4 ~
for/to
sth | ~
to
do sth (especially
Brf) suitable; with the right qualities and skills 'oil(ft; tn^lft;
j&ff Ift: She was well fitted to the role of tragic heroine. M o 5 ~
with
sth having
sth as equipment 3T • • • & Hr (ft : Insurance
costs will be reduced for houses fitted with window locks.
JflNMfc.
.fitted ‘carpet noun (Brf) a carpet that
is cut and fixed to cover the floor of a room completely (
)
iT \tk Hfc H — see also wall-to-wall
carpet at
WALL-TO-WALL
fitter /'fita(r)/ noun
1 a
person whose job is to put together or repair equipment ^02X; ill; ifrl: a
gas fitter 2 a person whose job
is to cut
and fit clothes or
carpets, etc. ifo
mxmx
fitting /':fitirj/ adj., noun
m adj. 1 {format)
suitable or right for the occasion M ^ ( %%jif ) Eft; tp^Eft HSU appropriate: The award was a fitting tribute to her years of devoted work. ji£T
o a
fitting end to the meal would
be a glass of port. ffc—0 It is fitting that the new centre for
European studies should be in a university that teaches every European
language.
2-fitting (in
adjectives ^ having a particular fit (ft;
:
a tight-fitting dress765
u noun 1 [usually pi.] a small
part on a piece of equipment or furniture ( )
7b02#, ftf#: light
fittings TFR02# 0 a pine
cupboard with brass fittings M 2 [usually pi.] (Brf) items in a house such
as a cooker, lights or shelves that are usually fixed but that you can take
with you when you move to a new house (
$P®, Tt, AT, ) —com
pare fixture(2) 3 an occasion when you
try on a piece of clothing that is being made for you to see if it fits lit#
‘fitting room (NAmE also 'dressing room) noun a room or cubicle in a shop/store where you can
put on clothes to see how they look ( j§[j£(ft ) util's]
five Otw /farv/ number
5 3l: There are only five cookies left. R T 3l
® Hr To 0 five of Sweden’s top
financial experts ire jfe Si X M 0 Ten people were
invited but only five tumedup.M,iiT+A, RWSAtBlfo oDoyouhave change for
five dollars? jf|^3L7C^'$5(%? 0 a five-month
contract — JJi AJK'M Eft^lW] 0 Look at page
five. JaL!£
o Five and four is nine. 31 jjp 0 ^TTl0 0 Three fives are
fifteen. HTEf TtTo 0 I can’t
read your writing—is this meant to be a five?
&yhJi:T'li3i^:?
0 The bulbs are planted in threes
or fives (= groups of three or
five). JJ1H3l
0 We moved to
Shall we meet at five (= at
—see
also high five ITT?! .give sb five (informal) to
hit the inside of sb’s hand with your hand as a way of saying hello or to
celebrate a victory ) : Give me five!
+0!
— more at nine
,five-and-‘dime (also 'dime store) noun (old-fashioned,
NAmE) a shop/store that sells a range of cheap goods
ffropi/S
,five-a-'side noun [u] (Brf) a game of
football (soccer) played indoors
with five players on each team ( ig
P*3 )
five-fold /'farvfould; NAmE-fould/
adj., adv. c> -fold .five o’clock 'shadow noun [sing.] (informal) the dark colour that appears on a
man’s chin and face when the hair has grown a little during the day (
-f-XiS'Jj&Jfi T (ft )
.five 'pence (also .five pence 'piece, 5p) noun a British coin worth
five pence ( ) 3£ X : Have you
got a five pence? $LE{jg±*Jirpn3?
fiver /'farva(r)/
noun (informal) 1 (Brf) £5 or a
five-pound note 3I^i§; Can you lend
me a fiver?
' tb ft 31 ^ ^ ^ ? 2 {NAmE, old-fashioned) $5 or a
five-dollar
bill Site; Ete^'® fives /farvz/
noun [U] a game played especially in British public schools in which players hit a ball with their hand or
a bat against the walls of a court
‘five-spice noun [u] a powder which is
a mixture of five spices, used in Chinese cooking 3l1|$) ( T3 S ^fT
m)
‘five-star adj. [usually before noun]
1 having
five stars in a system that measures quality. Five stars usually represents the
highest quality, illfi) ( jjj| ) : a five-star
hotel 2 {NAmE) having the
highest military rank, and
wearing a uniform which has five stars on it ( ^ (5ft ) 31 M (ft : a
five-star general 3lS±# fix 0-w /fiks/ verb, noun m verb
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ATTACH )Sf't; A 1 [VN] {especially
BrE) to put sth firmly in
a place so that it will
not move to fix a
shelf to the wall i#±„ o to fix a post in the
ground fEttT @ /S# ±tfe± 0 {figurative)
He noted every detail so as to fix the scene in his mind. ftfeXlcS!] T
►
ARRANGE A 2 [VN] to decide on a
date, a time, an
amount, etc, for sth ( BM.
N’IbI, )
CfTTl set : Has the date of
the next meeting been fixed?