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hobble [}hAbDl] v. 1. 跛行；一瘸一拐地行走 limp
She hobbled across the room.
His leg was hurting badly, but he managed to hobble home.
2. 阻礙；妨礙to restrain; handicap
Our efforts are hobbled by a lack of funds.
He was hobbled by self-doubt. // hobbled by a knee injury
plank [pl$Hk] n. 1. 厚板 105學
The floor was made of six-inch planks.
He made a table from planks of wood he found in the old house.
2. 要點；基礎；核心；政綱條款
the party’s foreign policy and economic planks
The central plank of the bill was rural development.
hinge [h0ndI] n. 鉸鏈 105學
The hinges on doors allow them to open and close.
The door’s hinges squeak every time it opens.
The door had been pulled off its hinges.
v. 給--------裝鉸鏈 ( hinged adj. )
a hinged door /lid // a trunk with a hinged lid
ö hinge on ~ : 取決於 ~；有賴於 ~
Everything hinges on the outcome of these talks.
The result of the trial hinges on his evidence.
The outcome of the election hinges on this debate.
fix [f0ks] v. 1. 修理 to repair
The mechanic fixed the brakes on my car.
Could you fix this lock? // fix a leaky faucet
2. 使 (某物) 固定 to fasten; attach
They fixed the sign to the wall. // to fix a post in the ground
He fixed the cupboard to the wall.
The table was fixed to the floor.
3. 準備 (尤指食物或飲料) to prepare a meal or drinks
My wife will fix dinner for us. // It’s time to start fixing lunch.
Can I fix you a drink? // Can I fix a drink for you?
4. 確定；安排 (時間、地點、日期等)
Have they fixed a time for the meeting?
Have you fixed a date for the wedding?
ö fix up : 裝飾；裝修；準備好
We fixed up the guest bedroom, so now it’s blue and has new curtains.
I want to fix up my room.
They fixed up the house before they moved in.
fixed [f0kst] adj. 固定的；不變的
The computer is locked in a fixed position, so it can’t be moved.
That product is sold at a fixed price with no discounts. 固定價格
a fixed rate of interest 固定利率
people living on fixed incomes 固定收入
My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. 定見
My mother has fixed ideas about how to bring up children.
fixedly [}f0ksDdli] adj. 凝視地；目不轉睛地 100學
They stared fixedly at me.
fixture [}f0kstNQ] n. (屋內的) 固定設備；固定裝置 105學
There are new fixtures in the bathroom.
We’re going to be putting in new bathroom fixtures.
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