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单词 unfixed
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Definition of unfixed in English:

unfixed

adjectiveʌnˈfɪkstˌənˈfɪkst
  • 1Not fixed in a definite place or position; unfastened or loose.

    不固定的(尤指未固定在某位置);被松开的

    the green cloth cover had become unfixed in a dozen places

    绿布盖面已经有好几处松动了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • She ignored the mess on her bed and left the bed covers unfixed.
    • His unfixed gaze shifted to Joy but he seemed to be looking past her.
    • The cut surface of the unfixed liver may also appear relatively normal, until closely inspected with a magnifying lens.
    • I ran to the bus stop hair loose, necktie unfolded and an open and unfixed bag.
    Synonyms
    in motion, operating, operational, working, going, on the move, active
  • 2Uncertain or variable.

    不确定的;可更改的

    motives in that play seem unfixed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The nature of the pension is something which is payable over an unfixed number of years.
    • The ‘queer fantasy’ that the film offers is thus that of a world in which desire and masculine identity are fluid, unfixed, and endlessly remakable, while femininity is pathologized through parody.
    • A man of many unfixed addresses, he was there to speak at South by Southwest, the well-known annual music, movies, and technology conference.
    • Since the Impressionists were themselves an unfixed point, the Wallace Collection's Road to Impressionism is necessarily a vague track.
    • Even tribal affiliations appear unfixed and mutable, as an otherwise minor character, serves to emphasize with his vague background.
    • The other way of looking at things is to keep everything fluid and unfixed - no definitive versions, but a kitset of parts for endless remixing.
    • But the process here is of unmasking: even though we're irritated and anxious, we're moving closer to seeing the true unfixed nature of mind.
    • This sense of cinema as fluid and unfixed runs counter to the idea of cinema as an unchanging arena of masterpieces and failures and is considerably more liberating for the historian.
    • Engineers, foremen, surveyors and labourers typically tend to circulate between the main industry players on daily, weekly, monthly and unfixed contracts.
    Synonyms
    variable, inconstant, varying, changing, shifting, fluctuating, irregular, erratic, wavering, vacillating, inconsistent, fluid, floating, unsteady, uneven, unstable, unsettled, turbulent, movable, mutable, chameleon-like
  • 3Not mended or corrected.

    two of the three unfixed security bugs are on the critical list

Derivatives

  • unfix

  • verbʌnˈfɪksˌənˈfɪks
    [with object]
    • 1Unfasten, detach, or loosen (something)

      to unfix the blocks, push the button
      1. 1.1 Make uncertain or variable; unsettle.
        不确定的;可更改的
      Example sentencesExamples
      • So much of the angst surrounding Derrida's work comes from a fear that he destabilises and unfixes truth and meaning.
      • This critique is particularly valid when one considers that, even as the film unfixes gender, it repeatedly heterosexualizes Orlando's romantic exchanges.
      • We fix it, it stays fixed for a couple of printings, then it mysteriously unfixes itself once more.
      • a systematic method for unfixing belief and unsettling opinion

Definition of unfixed in US English:

unfixed

adjectiveˌənˈfikstˌənˈfɪkst
  • 1Not fixed in a definite place or position; unfastened or loose.

    不固定的(尤指未固定在某位置);被松开的

    the green cloth cover had become unfixed in a dozen places

    绿布盖面已经有好几处松动了。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • His unfixed gaze shifted to Joy but he seemed to be looking past her.
    • She ignored the mess on her bed and left the bed covers unfixed.
    • I ran to the bus stop hair loose, necktie unfolded and an open and unfixed bag.
    • The cut surface of the unfixed liver may also appear relatively normal, until closely inspected with a magnifying lens.
    Synonyms
    in motion, operating, operational, working, going, on the move, active
  • 2Uncertain or variable.

    不确定的;可更改的

    motives in that play seem unfixed
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since the Impressionists were themselves an unfixed point, the Wallace Collection's Road to Impressionism is necessarily a vague track.
    • Engineers, foremen, surveyors and labourers typically tend to circulate between the main industry players on daily, weekly, monthly and unfixed contracts.
    • The ‘queer fantasy’ that the film offers is thus that of a world in which desire and masculine identity are fluid, unfixed, and endlessly remakable, while femininity is pathologized through parody.
    • This sense of cinema as fluid and unfixed runs counter to the idea of cinema as an unchanging arena of masterpieces and failures and is considerably more liberating for the historian.
    • The other way of looking at things is to keep everything fluid and unfixed - no definitive versions, but a kitset of parts for endless remixing.
    • A man of many unfixed addresses, he was there to speak at South by Southwest, the well-known annual music, movies, and technology conference.
    • The nature of the pension is something which is payable over an unfixed number of years.
    • But the process here is of unmasking: even though we're irritated and anxious, we're moving closer to seeing the true unfixed nature of mind.
    • Even tribal affiliations appear unfixed and mutable, as an otherwise minor character, serves to emphasize with his vague background.
    Synonyms
    variable, inconstant, varying, changing, shifting, fluctuating, irregular, erratic, wavering, vacillating, inconsistent, fluid, floating, unsteady, uneven, unstable, unsettled, turbulent, movable, mutable, chameleon-like
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