fixer-upper

短语
FREQ #46859

n. <美>需要修缮的房子

词形变化

fixer-uppers 复数 fixer-uppers

别名

fixer-up

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment.

    美国 非正式

    2003, Jay P. DeCima, Investing in Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN.

  2. 2.

    A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits.

    非正式 引申义
  3. 3.

    A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment.

    非正式

词汇关系

名词

上位词 6

home dwelling abode habitation domicile dwellinghouse

词源

From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.

来源：wiktionary