full1 /fʊl/ ●●● S1 W1 adjectiveadj1 no space 沒有空間FULL containing as much or as many things or people as possible, so there is no space left 滿的;滿是…的 → emptyThe train was completely full. 火車坐得滿滿的。
Don’t talk with your mouth full. 嘴裏塞滿東西時不要說話。
The class is full, but you can register for next term. 這個班已經滿了,不過你可以注冊下學期的。
full ofThe kitchen was full of smoke. 廚房裏全是煙。
be crammed/stuffed/packed etc full of somethingTed’s workshop was crammed full of old engines. 特德的車間裏堆滿了舊發動機。
half-full/three-quarters full etcMcQuaid filled his glass until it was three-quarters full. 麥奎德將杯子倒到四分之三滿。
The bath was full to the brim (=completely full) with hot water. 浴缸裏滿滿一缸熱水。
full (up) to bursting British EnglishBrE informal (=completely full) 滿滿的The filing cabinet was full to bursting. 文件櫃塞得滿滿的。
RegisterIn everyday English, people often say that a place is packed when it is full of people: 在日常英語中,表示某處滿是人時,人們常說a place is packed
The trains are always packed in the rush hour. 上下班高峰時,火車上總是擠滿了人。
2 including everything 包括一切的 [only before noun]COMPLETE complete and including all parts or details 完全的,完整的;詳盡的Please write your full name and address on the form. 請在表格上填寫全名和地址。
The Health Centre offers a full range of services. 醫療中心提供全套服務。
Lotus will not reveal full details until the Motor Show. 路特斯公司要等到車展才會披露全部細節。
The BBC promised a full investigation. 英國廣播公司承諾展開全面調查。
I don’t think he’s telling us the full story (=everything he knows about the matter). 我認爲他沒有告訴我們全部實情。
3 highest amount/level 最大的量/最高的水平 [only before noun] the greatest amount or highest level of something that is possible 最大量的;最高級的 SYN maximumrising prosperity and full employment 日益繁榮以及充分就業
The charity helps disabled children reach their full potential. 該慈善機構幫助殘障兒童充分發揮自身潛力。
Few customers take full advantage of off-peak fares. 很少有顧客充分利用淡季票價。
Parker was driving at full speed when he hit the wall. 帕克全速行駛時撞到了牆上。
in full leaf/bloomThe roses were now in full bloom. 玫瑰現已盛開。
4 HAVING A LOT OF STH 有許多某物be full of something a) FULLto contain many things of the same kind 有許多同類之物a garden full of flowers 百花齊放的花園
His essay was full of mistakes. 他的文章錯誤百出。
The music papers were full of gossip about the band. 各家音樂報上全是有關該樂隊的傳言。
Life’s full of surprises, isn’t it? 生活中總是有各種意想不到的事,對吧?
b) EMOTIONALto feel, express, or show a lot of a particular emotion or quality 〔感覺、表達或表現出〕充滿某種情感[特質]的full of excitement/energy/hope etcLucy was a happy child, always full of life. 露西是個快樂的孩子,總是生氣勃勃的。
He was full of praise for the work of the unit. 他對該部門的工作贊不絕口。
c) to talk or think a lot about a particular thing 老是說着某物;一心想着某物She was full of plans for the wedding. 她滿腦子都是婚禮的計劃。
5 food 食物 (also full up British English) [not before noun]FULL having eaten so much food that you cannot eat any more 吃飽了的No more, thanks. I’m full. 不要了,謝謝。我吃飽了。
6 emphasis 強調 [only before noun] used to emphasize an amount, quantity, or rate 足足的,整整的three/six etc full days/years/pages etcWe devote five full days a month to training. 我們一個月有整整五天時間用於培訓。
His pants rose a full three inches off his shoes. 他的褲腳離鞋面足足有三英寸。
7 busy 忙碌的 busy and involving lots of different activities 忙的,有很多活動的Before her illness, Rose enjoyed a full life. 生病之前,羅絲享受着豐富多彩的生活。
Go to bed. You’ve a full day tomorrow. 睡覺去吧,你明天的事排得滿滿的呢。
8 rank 級别 having or giving all the rights, duties etc that belong to a particular rank or position 正式的;正職的full professor/member/colonel etcOnly full members have the right to vote. 只有正式會員才有投票權。
a full driving licence 正式駕照
9 be full of yourself to have a high opinion of yourself – used to show disapproval 自以爲是〔含貶義〕My first impression was that he was a bit full of himself. 我的第一印象是他有點自以爲是。
be full of yourself• She's a good-looking woman, but too full of herself for my liking.• Tim is just so full of himself.• Modern-day sportswriting is full of itself.• They think Vassar students are full of themselves, elite, and excessively liberal.• He was too full of himself to care about anyone else. 10 be full of crap/shit/it not politeWRONG/INCORRECT a rude expression used to say that someone often says things that are wrong or stupid 常胡說八道Don’t listen to Jerry. He’s full of it. 别聽傑裏的,他淨胡說八道。
be full of crap/shit/it• His head was full of it.• The very donkey boys were full of it.• Usually her hands are full of it.• Television is full of it about election time.• I thought she was full of shit, but what the hell?• Black cats are full of it, while pale animals have less. 11 clothes 衣服DCC made using a lot of material and fitting loosely 寬鬆的,肥大的a dress with a full skirt 裙擺寬大的連衣裙
12 body 身體 large and rounded in an attractive way 豐滿的full figure/face/breasts etcclothes for the fuller figure 適合較豐滿體型的衣服
13 taste 味道 having a strong satisfying taste 濃鬱的Now you can enjoy Nescafé's fuller flavour in a decaffeinated form. 現在可以享受雀巢更香濃的去咖啡因咖啡。
→ full-bodied 14 sound 聲音LOUD/NOISY pleasantly loud and deep 圓渾的,圓潤的the rich full sound of the cello 大提琴圓渾的音色
15 full price not a reduced price 全價If you’re over 14, you have to pay full price. 如果你超過14歲,就得買全票。
16 in full view of somebody SEEso that all the people in a place can see, especially when this is embarrassing or shocking 在某人眼皮底下〔尤指令人尴尬或震驚〕The argument happened on stage in full view of the audience. 這場爭論就發生在台上,觀衆看得一清二楚。
in full view of somebody• Several, standing on the balcony in full view of the crowd, taunted their enemies below.• He spent the interval in full view of the enemy, drinking tea.• It would be about two and a half miles downstream but in full view of the Falls.• We all wash up, standing in front of the kitchen sink, in full view of everyone else.• The long, hard battle for the nomination, fought in full view of the television cameras, was exciting to watch.• We made our way to the lighthouse, in full view of the temple, and dropped anchors.• At 11am they were already taking files out of their headquarters, in full view of the villagers.• The Martins, told to give their tape to McDermott, did so in full view of witnesses. 18 full speed/steam ahead doing something with as much energy and effort as possible 全力以赴With last season’s misery behind them, it’s full steam ahead for the Bears. 上一賽季慘敗後,熊隊現在全力以赴。
19. be full of beans to be excited and have lots of energy 精力充沛be full of beans• Then she had been lying in the nursery rocking chair as stuffed with straw as Andy and Teddy were full of beans.
20 (at) full blast informal as strongly, loudly, or quickly as possible 最大馬力地;最大音量地;盡快地The heater was on full blast but I was still cold. 暖氣開到最大了,可我還是覺得冷。
a car stereo playing Wagner at full blast 以最大音量播放瓦格納作品的一台汽車音響
(at) full blast• And at that moment, the air-conditioning goes off, and the heat is turned up full blast.• By then, Second Brother had gone inside and turned the radio up full blast.• She made herself a high tea, put the gas fire on full blast and sat with a tray in front of the television.• He sometimes turned on the radio full blast, for example.• They're certainly not over-fond of me, probably because my central heating is always on full blast in winter.• Even Reeves's younger brother, under the full blast of a howitzer shell, had stood a better chance.• At Ninety-sixth Street they ascended together into the full blast of Broadway.• But the team, with their sirens and blue lights on full blast, raced on unaware of their own emergency.
21 (at) full tilt/pelt moving as fast as possible 全速;盡快She ran full tilt into his arms. 她飛奔着撲進他懷裏。
22 be in full cry if a group of people are in full cry, they are criticizing someone very strongly 猛烈抨擊Anyone who’s seen the world’s press in full cry can understand how Diana felt. 見識過全球媒體猛烈抨擊的人都能理解戴安娜的心情。
23 to the full (also to the fullest American English)COMPLETE in the best or most complete way 充分地;十足地;全面地Ed believes in living life to the full. 埃德相信生活要盡可能充實。
24 come/go/turn full circle to be in the same situation in which you began, even though there have been changes during the time in between 〔情形〕兜了一圈回到原處Fashion has come full circle and denim is back. 時尚兜了一圈又回歸原點,牛仔布再次流行。
→ fully, → have your hands full at hand1(29), → draw yourself up to your full height at draw up THESAURUSfull containing as much or as many things or people as possible, so there is no space left 滿的The train was nearly full. 這列火車幾乎滿員。
The cupboard was full of clothes. 衣櫃裏放滿了衣服。
nHe spilled a full cup of coffee on the carpet.
filled with something full of something – use this about a container when a lot of things have been put into it 〔容器〕裝滿某物The envelopes were filled with cash. 一個個信封裏裝滿了現金。
stuffed full of something completely full of something – use this about a container when lots of things have been put into it, often in an untidy way 〔常指亂七八糟地〕塞滿某物The case was stuffed full of clothes. 手提箱裏塞滿了衣服。
packed completely full of people – use this about a room, train etc 〔房間、火車等〕擁擠的a packed restaurant 擁擠的餐廳
The courtroom will be packed with journalists. 法庭上將擠滿記者。
bursting (with something) extremely full of something 塞滿(某物)幾乎要爆裂的Her wardrobe was bursting with coats and shoes. 她的衣櫥裏外套和鞋子都快裝不下了。
a small garden bursting with fruit and flowers 結滿果實、開滿鮮花的小花園
crammed so full that you cannot fit anyone or anything else in – often used when you think there are too many people or things 塞滿的;擠滿的〔常用於表示人或物過多〕In summer, the hotels are crammed with tourists. 夏季,酒店裏擠滿了遊客。
nThe resort’s crammed beaches are uncomfortable in summer.
teeming (with something) /ˈtiːmɪŋ/ full of people, animals etc that are all moving around 滿是〔移動的人、動物等〕The rivers are teeming with fish. 河裏滿是魚。
overflowing used about a container that is so full that the liquid or things inside it come out over the top 滿溢的an overflowing bathtub 溢水的浴缸
The drawers were overflowing with magazines. 抽屜裏裝滿了雜志。
overloaded used about a vehicle or a ship which has too many people or things in it 〔車、船〕超載的an overloaded fishing boat 超載的漁船
nThe trucks are often grossly overloaded (=far too overloaded).