fitting — Từ điển tiếng Anh

Tính từ

1. That fits. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.

   Ví dụ

   close-fitting form-fitting ill-fitting

   Certainly, in her well-fitting light-blue dress— […] she was a remarkable Cinderella.

2. That fits. Appropriate, suitable, proper.

   Cách dùng

   • nghĩa bóng

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   becomingcondignfitseemly

   Từ trái nghĩa

   unfitting

   Ví dụ

   O my ſvveet ſir, nevves fitting to the night, / Blacke, fearefull, comfortleſſe, and horrible.

   Thêm ví dụ (1)

   Though all your actions are noble, though your ſentiments ſpeak the purity of your ſoul, is it fitting that I ſhould accompany you alone into theſe perplexed retreats? ſhould vve be found together, vvhat vvould a cenſorious vvorld think of my conduct?

   Cast with him here in this forlorn estate, / In all things for the man she was a fitting mate.

   Thêm ví dụ (5)

   "The other side is gonna say you ain't fitten to be governor."

   The last regular steam-hauled passenger train between Glasgow and Helensburgh Central was given a fitting send-off from Queen Street Low Level at 11.2 p.m. on Friday, November 4.

   It was a fitting scoreline on the club's landmark anniversary, and appropriate that [Robin] Van Persie should get the winner.

   And really, Michael Jackson is a more fitting aspiration for the similarly sexless would-be-former teen heartthrob, who’s compared himself to the late King Of Pop (perhaps a bit prematurely) on several occasions and sings in a Jackson-like croon over a sample of “We’ve Got A Good Thing Going” on Believe’s “Die In Your Arms.”

   The L&YR built a small number of these trains, known as 'Rail Motors', for rural branch lines. It was only fitting that the Horwich branch should have its own.

Danh từ

1. gerund of fit: an act of making something fit (“conform in shape and size; be suitable for; etc.”). An act of trying on an item of clothing to adjust or inspect how well it fits.

   Cách dùng

   • đếm được
   • không đếm được

2. A (generally small) component or part of a device or machine, especially one that is standardized and replaceable; specifically, a standardized part of a piping system used to connect sections of pipe together, such as a coupling.

   Cách dùng

   • đếm được

3. The process of fitting up; especially, of applying skilled methods to the installation of components to machines or other products.

   Cách dùng

   • không đếm được

4. A removable item (such as a carpet, a movable piece of furniture, or a picture) in a house or other building, which can be taken with one when moving out.

   Cách dùng

   • cách dùng ở Anh
   • đếm được
   • in-plural
   • often

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   furnishing

   Từ trái nghĩa

   fixture

   Ví dụ

   the fittings of a church or study

Tính từ

1. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   decent

   Ví dụ

   a decent burial

   we have come to dedicate a portion of that field … It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this

2. being precisely fitting and right

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   meet

   Ví dụ

   it is only meet that she should be seated first

Danh từ

1. making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   adjustmentaccommodation

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   improvementbettermentadvance

2. a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   accessoryappurtenancesupplementadd-on

3. (usually in the plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel)

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   appointment

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   furnishing

4. putting clothes on to see whether they fit

   Từ đồng nghĩa

   try-ontrying on

   Từ có nghĩa rộng hơn

   testtrialrun