fetch
verb mainly UK uk/fetʃ/ us/fetʃ/
(GET)
B1 [ T ]（去）拿来，取回;（去）请来
to go to another place to get something or someone and bring it, him, or her back
[ + two objects ] Could you fetch me my glasses/fetch my glasses for me from the other room, please? 你去另一个房间帮我把眼镜拿过来好吗？
I have to fetch my mother from the station. 我得去车站接我母亲。
- More examples
- This glass has been used - please fetch me a clean one.
- Would you like to wait out here, and the doctor will come and fetch you in a minute?
- She fetched another chair from the dining room.
- He fetches the children from school on Mondays and Fridays.
- That looks uncomfortable. I'll go and fetch a cushion for you.
(SELL)
[ T ]售得，卖得（…价钱）
to be sold for a particular amount of money
The paintings fetched over a million dollars. 这些油画卖了100多万美元。
The house didn't fetch as much as she was hoping it would. 房子没有卖到她期望的那个价钱。
(HIT)
[ T + two objects ] old-fashioned informal（用手）打（某人）
to hit someone with the hand
I fetched him a smart blow on the ear! 我狠狠地给了他一记耳光。
Idiom
fetch and carry for someoneidiom UK为…打杂，为…当听差，为…跑腿
to do boring, unskilled jobs for someone, as if you were that person's servant
Phrasal verb
fetch up 偶然来到，意外到达
to arrive somewhere, especially without intending to
After a whole hour of driving, we fetched up back where we started. 开了整整一小时车后，我们竟然又回到了出发的地方。
fetch
noun [ U ] uk/fetʃ/ us/fetʃ/
play fetch US（跟狗）玩丢接游戏
to play a game with a dog that involves throwing something for it to run after and bring back to you
I had to teach our new dog how to play fetch.
My dog loves to play fetch and it doesn't matter how far I throw the ball.
We played fetch on the beach with a stick Molly found.
The ball floats, so it's great for playing fetch in the water.
We all enjoy going for walks and playing fetch with our dog.