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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

fill [fɪl]
  1. 1. vt. [+container] 装满
  2. 2. vt. [+space] [ area] 占满
  3. 3. vt. [+crack] [ hole] 塞满
  4. 4. vt. [+tooth]
  5. 5. vt. [+role] [ position] 担任
  6. 6. vt. [+job vacancy] [company+] 选人补上
  7. 7. vt. [candidate+] 补上
  8. 8. vt. [+gap] [ need] 弥补
  9. 9. vi. [room] [ hall+] 挤满
  10. 10. noun to have had one's fill of sth 已经受够了某事
    to eat/drink one's fill
    吃个饱/喝个够
    to fill sth with sth
    用某物填满某物
    to be filled with anger/resentment
    满腔怒火/憎恨

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

fill [fɪl]
  1. 1. vt. 使充满装满
    The father was filled with joy during the graduation.
    毕业典礼上,他父亲无比高兴
    She wondered whether she would find enough to discuss with a stranger to fill the evening.
    不知道是否能够找到足够的话题陌生人攀谈,好打发这一晚的时间
  2. 2. vi. 满,变满
    At the moment, most reservoirs are filling fast.
    当时多数水库都在快速蓄水
    Her eyes were filled with tears.
    她的眼睛充满泪水
    The pool slowly filled with water.
    池塘缓缓充满了水。
    The theater filled up slowly.
    剧院慢慢坐满了人。
  3. 3. vt. 充满遍及
    The children fill the balloons with water.
    孩子们把气球灌满了水。
    Chairs and desks filled the classroom.
    教室塞满椅子桌子
    The liquid fills the container.
    容器装满液体
  4. 4. vt. 充任担任
    They tried to find another person to fill the same role.
    他们试图寻找一个人来担任同一角色。
  5. 5. vt. 满足达成
    This proposal fills all of the requirements.
    这项提议能够满足所有要求
  6. 6. vt. 指派任命
    Who will fill the position of director?
    谁会来填补主任位置
  7. 7. vi. 填饱,吃撑
    The pizza and burgers filled the children.
    比萨饼汉堡包把孩子们填饱了。
    He filled up on turkey.
    他把火鸡填满
  8. 8. vi. 充分满足,使厌腻
  9. 9. vt. 塞,填
    The hole was filled with cement.
    洞里填满混凝土
    The dentist filled in the cavity.
    牙医补上牙齿上的洞。
  10. 10. n.[c] 满量,足量
    He probably cannot afford to get his fill of milk.
    或许没有钱来尽情牛奶
    She had heard her fill of gossip.
    已经听够了流言蜚语
    He ate his fill of potatoes.
    饱餐了一顿西红柿
  11. 11. n.[u] 填料填充物
    Some of the stadium's dirt was later removed and used as a fill for construction.
    后来有些体育场泥土被运出去了,用作建筑物填充物
    There was not enough fill for the trench.
    没有足够的填料填充沟渠

Collins English-English Dictionary

fill [fɪl]
  1. 1. vb [mainly tr; often foll by up] [also intr] to make or become full
    to fill up a bottle
    the bath fills in two minutes
  2. 2. vb to occupy the whole of
    the party filled two floors of the house
  3. 3. vb to plug (a gap, crevice, cavity, etc)
  4. 4. vb to meet (a requirement or need) satisfactorily
  5. 5. vb to cover (a page or blank space) with writing, drawing, etc
  6. 6. vb to hold and perform the duties of (an office or position)
  7. 7. vb to appoint or elect an occupant to (an office or position)
  8. 8. vb [building trades] to build up (ground) with fill
  9. 9. vb [also intr] to swell or cause to swell with wind, as in manoeuvring the sails of a sailing vessel
  10. 10. vb to increase the bulk of by adding an inferior substance
  11. 11. vb [poker] to complete (a full house, etc) by drawing the cards needed
  12. 12. vb [chiefly US and Canadian] to put together the necessary materials for (a prescription or order)
  13. 13. n material such as gravel, stones, etc, used to bring an area of ground up to a required level
  14. 14. n See also fill away fill in fill out fill up
  15. 15. n [Etymology] Old English fyllan; related to Old Frisian fella, Old Norse fylla, Gothic fulljan, Old High German fullen; see full1, fulfil

Examples

to fill one's life with joy
使生活充满欢乐
to write an order for the grocer to fill
开一张定货单让杂货商把东西送来
Do you think if I fill the bathtub and climb in, my mass will overflow the tub?
如果我把浴缸充满水,自己再爬进去,你认为我的体积会使浴缸的水溢出来吗?
All interested students should fill in the scholarship application.
所有感兴趣的学生都可以填写奖学金申请表。
They are trying to fill a need for farm workers in the northern part of Japan.
他们将努力满足日本北部对农业工人的需求。

nciku Video Note

[guàn]

  • Scene:

    把水灌入暖壶 / pouring water into a thermos

  • Examples:

    灌水 [guànshuǐ],灌暖壶 [guànnuǎnhú],灌注 [guànzhù],灌浆 [guànjiāng],灌肠 [guàncháng]

  • Description:

    灌 means to pour something (usually liquid) into a container (kettle, bottle, etc.). When we use 灌, it suggests that the container has a small mouth and is not very easy to fill.

Related video notes: 灌、倒

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