firm

B2 CET-4 Oxf 3000 高中 FREQ #2190 ★★★★★

n. 公司, 商号 a. 坚定的, 坚强的, 牢固的, 结实的, 坚硬的, 坚挺的, 严格的, 确定的 vt. 使牢固, 使坚定 vi. 变稳固, 变坚实 adv. 稳固地

发音

US /fɜɹm/
US /fɚm/
UK /fɜːm/
AU

词形变化

firms 复数 firms firmed firming firms 三单 firming 现在分词 firmed 过去式 firmed 过去分词 firmer 比较级 firmer firmest firmest 最高级 more firm 比较级 most firm 最高级

教材释义与例句

名词

公司；商号

a business or company, especially a small one

动词

使坚定；使牢固

to make or become firm

动词

变坚实；变稳固

形容词

坚定的；牢固的；严格的；结实的

not completely hard, but not soft, and not easy to bend into a different shape

副词

稳固地

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 3000
  1. 1.

    A business partnership; the name under which it trades.

    英国 商务
  2. 2.

    A business enterprise, however organized.

    商务 金融
  3. 3.

    A criminal gang, especially based around football hooliganism.

    俚语
v. C1
  1. 1.

    To make firm or strong; fix securely.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To make compact or resistant to pressure; solidify.

    及物
  3. 3.

    To become firm; stabilise.

    不及物
  4. 4.

    To improve after decline.

    不及物
  5. 5.

    To shorten (of betting odds).

    澳大利亚 不及物
  6. 6.

    To grit one's teeth and bear; to push through something unpleasant.

    非正式 及物

    I know you aren't feeling well, but just firm it.

  7. 7.

    To select (a higher education institution) as one's preferred choice, so as to enrol automatically if one's grades match the conditional offer.

    英国 俚语 及物
adj. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    Steadfast, secure, solid (in position)

    It's good to have a firm grip when shaking hands.

  2. 2.

    Fixed (in opinion).

    坚决

    a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent

    firm favourites

  3. 3.

    Insistent upon something, not accepting dissent.

    He wanted to stay overnight, but I was firm with him and said he had to leave today.

  4. 4.

    Durable, rigid (material state).

    firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood; firm land (i.e. not soft and marshy)

  5. 5.

    Mentally resistant to hurt or stress.

  6. 6.

    Not frivolous or fallacious; trustworthy; solid; dependable.

adv.
  1. 1.

    firmly, steadily

    古体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

house

上位词 2

business concern

下位词 7

dealer corporation publisher corp publishing house auction house law firm
动词

同义词 1

tauten

上位词 2

tighten fasten
形容词

同义词 10

fast strong solid steady loyal stiff steadfast unwavering immobile unshakable

近义相关 10

hard fixed healthy secure settled steady stable faithful forceful resolute
副词

同义词 3

firmly unwaveringly steadfastly

相关短语

firm up （使）更结实; （使）更坚硬; 把…安排得更稳妥; 使稳定 firm power [电] 可靠电力 firm hand at the tiller firm hand on the tiller firm hands at the tiller firm hands at the tillers firm hands on the tiller firm hands on the tillers firm error firm errors firm link firm links firm line firm lines

词源

From Italian firma (“signature”), from firmare (“to sign”), from Latin firmāre (“to make firm, to confirm (by signature)”), from firmus (“firm, stable”). The contemporary sense developed in the 18th century simultaneously with German Firma (“business, name of business”). There are conflicting statements in the literature as to which of the two languages influenced which. Doublet of dharma and dhamma. Other cognates include Russian держать (deržatʹ, “to hold”).

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