fill
verb uk/fɪl/ us/fɪl/
(SPACE)
A2 [ I or T ]（使）充满，（使）装满，（使）注满；占据；布满
to make or become full; to use empty space
I filled the bucket with water. 我往桶里注满了水。
I could hear the tank filling. 我能听见往蓄水池里注水的声音。
She filled most of her time watching TV. 她靠看电视打发大部分时间。
figurative Happy sounds filled the room (= could be heard everywhere in the room). 房间里充满了欢声笑语。
C2 [ I or T ]（以…）填塞，充注
to put a substance into an empty space
Before painting, fill (in) all the cracks in the plaster. 粉刷之前先把所有的裂缝用灰泥填满。
These cakes are filled with cream. 这些蛋糕是奶油夹心的。
figurative The product clearly filled a need/gap in the market. 该产品显然填补了市场的需求／空白。
[ T ]充满…的感觉
to make someone have a particular feeling
figurative The thought of it fills me with (= makes me feel) dread. 一想到这一点我心中就充满恐惧。
[ T ]补（牙）
to put a substance into a hole in a tooth to repair it
You should get that cavity filled. 你应该把那个牙洞补上。
- More examples
- On New Year's Eve, thousands of revellers fill Trafalgar Square.
- The thought of speaking in front of so many people fills me with horror.
- The setting sun filled the sky with a deep orange glow.
- The perfume of the roses filled the room.
- The bath was filling with water.
(JOB)
C1 [ T ]派人担任
to give a job or position to someone
I'm sorry, the job/post/vacancy has already been filled. 很抱歉，这个工作／职位／空缺已经有人充任了。
We would prefer to fill the position with (= give it to) a recent graduate. 我们更想找个应届大学毕业生来做这份工作。
Idiom
fill your bootsidiom UK informal 想要什么就拿什么
to take as much as you want of something
The information service is available to all and really useful - fill your boots. 信息服务向所有人开放，而且真的很有用——要什么有什么。
Stock analysts implored clients to fill their boots, arguing there would possibly never be a cheaper buying opportunity. 股票分析师真诚建议客户尽量多地购买，认为未来可能再也不会有更便宜的购买机会了。
Phrasal verbs
fill something in/outA2 填写（正式文件）
to write the necessary information on an official document
to fill in a form/questionnaire 填写表格／调查问卷
fill someone in 向…提供（额外或漏听的信息）
to give someone extra or missing information
I filled her in on the latest gossip. 我告诉了她最新的小道消息。
fill in 代替;临时补缺
to do someone else's work for them because they cannot or will not do it themselves
She will fill in for him while he's at the conference. 她会在他开会时代理他的工作。
I'm not her regular secretary - I'm just filling in. 我不是她的常任秘书，我现在只是临时顶替。
fill out （常指因年龄增长而）发福，长胖
If someone who is thin fills out, they become heavier and more rounded, often because they have grown older.
fill (something) upB1 （使）充满；（使）填满
to become full, or to make something become full
The seats in the hall were filling up fast. 礼堂里的座位很快就坐满了。
He filled up the tank with petrol. 他在油箱里加满了汽油。
fill someone up 让…吃得很饱
If food fills you up, it makes you feel as if you have eaten enough.
That sandwich really filled me up. 吃完那个三明治我感觉很饱。
fill
noun [ U ] uk/fɪl/ us/fɪl/
需要的量；可应付的量
someone's fill is as much as they want or can deal with
He took only a few minutes to eat/drink his fill. 他只花了几分钟时间就吃饱了／喝够了。
I'd had my fill of his rude remarks. 我已经听够了他粗鲁无礼的言论。