fulfill, fulfil[ful'fil]

• vt.
  • 实现(允诺、渴望、期望、断言等)，把…付诸实现；履行(诺言、责任、义务等)，实践(诺言)；应验(预言)；使成为，使发生：

    It will be a great happiness to her to fulfil her father's desire.

    实现她父亲的愿望对她来说是最大的幸福。

    to fulfil a contract

    履行合同

    to fulfil one's promise

    践约

  • 做(要求的事情)；按照…行动；完成(任务、计划等)；尽(职)：

    A nurse has many duties to fulfil in caring for the sick.

    护士在护理病人时要尽许多责任。

    That task had been fulfilled.

    那项任务已经完成。

  • 满足…的要求(或愿望、必要的条件等)，使满足；达到(目的)：

    Jane was the only one who fulfilled all the conditions; she was of the required age, height and colour.

    简是惟一满足所有条件的人，她具备所要求的年龄、身高和肤色。

  • 使结束；完成；使完整：

    These illustrations fulfil the text.

    这些插图使正文臻于完整。

  • [fulfill oneself]完全实现自己的抱负；充分发挥自己的才能，充分发挥潜在能力：

    She realized that she could never fulfill herself in such work.

    她意识到在那种工作中无法充分发挥她的才能。

  • [古语]注满，装满
• 近义词:

  perform

• 变形:

  vt.fulfill, fulfilled.fulfill, fulfilling