fit in
phrasal verb with fit verb uk/fɪt/ us/fɪt/ -tt-
C1 合得来;适应
to feel that you belong to a particular group and are accepted by that group
It's no surprise she's leaving - she never really fitted in. 她要离开——这一点也不意外,因为她从来都没有真正融入过。
B2 相合;合适
If one thing fits in with another thing, they look pleasant together or are suitable for each other.
It's a very nice sofa but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the room. 这个沙发很漂亮,但是跟房间里其他的家具不搭配。
- More examples
- She says that she doesn't fit in at her new school.
- She's exactly the type of person we need in our department - she should fit in perfectly.
- It became clear very quickly that the new assistant wasn't going to fit in.
- I tried so hard to fit in, but the other staff there were reluctant to accept me.
- Being the only father at the mothers-and-toddlers group, he struggled to fit in at first.