fill

verb

/fɪl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they fill	/fɪl/ /fɪl/
he / she / it fills	/fɪlz/ /fɪlz/
past simple filled	/fɪld/ /fɪld/
past participle filled	/fɪld/ /fɪld/
-ing form filling	/ˈfɪlɪŋ/ /ˈfɪlɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

make full

[transitive, intransitive] to make something full of something; to become full of something（使）充满，装满，注满，填满

fill something Please fill this glass for me.请把这个杯子给我倒满。
to fill a space/vacuum/void填补空间／真空／空虚
Smoke filled the room.房间里烟雾弥漫。
Her image filled the screen.她的影像填满了整个屏幕。
The wind filled the sails.风吹帆张。
A Disney film can always fill cinemas (= attract a lot of people to see it).迪士尼电影总是让电影院满座。
The school is filled to capacity.这所学校已经满员。
fill something with something She filled the page with writing.她在那页纸上写满了字。
bags filled with household waste装满生活垃圾的袋子
Carl took a mug and filled it to the brim with hot coffee.卡尔拿起一个杯子，倒满了热咖啡。
fill something + adj. Fill a pan half full of water.给平底锅装半锅水。
You've filled it too full.你把它填得太满了。
The room was filling quickly.房间里很快就挤满了人。
fill with something Her eyes suddenly filled with tears.她的眼里突然噙满了泪水。
The room filled with smoke.房间里充满了烟雾。
The sails filled with wind.帆张满了风。

Extra Examples

Mourners filled the streets.街道上挤满了哀悼者。
Fireworks filled the sky.烟花充满了天空。
Crowds filled the stadium.体育场里挤满了人群。
I started to write and quickly filled two pages.我开始写，很快就写满了两页纸。
Air rushes in to fill the vacuum.空气涌入以填充真空。
A sculpture may fill a void at the end of a hallway.雕塑可以填补走廊尽头的空白。
They have to fill containers with water from the river.他们必须用河里的水装满容器。
Fill the device with purified water.用纯净水填充设备。
I filled a box with books.我装满了一个盒子，里面装满了书。
She filled her pockets with sweets.她的口袋里装满了糖果。
She had filled the room with flowers.她把房间摆满了鲜花。
He seemed to fill the room with his presence.他似乎让整个房间的人都感觉到他的存在。
The sky was filled with stars.满天繁星。
The drawers were all filled to the brim.抽屉都塞得满满的。
Don't fill the cups completely full so we can add milk.不要将杯子完全装满，这样我们就可以添加牛奶。
Fill a bag full of small presents.把袋子装满小礼物。
She filled the kettle from the tap.她把水壶装满了自来水。
The room soon filled with people.房间里很快就挤满了人。
The river rose and the cellar filled with water.河水上涨，地窖里充满了水。
The sails began to fill.帆开始张满。
The school is filled to capacity—we simply can't take any more students.学校招生名额已满－我们根本就没法再招生了。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb

fast
quickly
rapidly
…

verb + fill

begin to
seem to

preposition

with

phrases

be filled to capacity
be filled to the brim (with something)

block hole

[transitive] to block a hole with a substance堵塞，填补（洞、孔）

fill something They used putty to fill the holes.他们用油灰把洞填平了。
fill something with something The crack in the wall had been filled with plaster.墙上的裂缝已用灰泥堵上了。

Extra Examples

They stuffed cloths in the window frames to fill the cracks.他们将布塞进窗框以填补缝隙。
Fill all the nail holes before you paint the wall.在粉刷墙壁之前，先填平所有钉孔。

tooth

[transitive] fill something a put a filling (= a small amount of special material) in a hole in a tooth满足

I need to have two teeth filled.我有两颗牙要补。

with feeling

[transitive, intransitive] to make somebody have a strong feeling; to become full of a strong feeling（使某人）满怀强烈的感情

fill somebody A deep joy filled me.我心里充满了深深的喜悦。
fill somebody with something We were all filled with admiration for his achievements.我们都十分佩服他的成就。
fill with something His heart filled with pride.他的心里充满了自豪。

Extra Examples

Hearing this news, he was filled with joy.听到这个消息，他心中充满了喜悦。
Filled with delight to see her, they hugged her.他们看到她很高兴，拥抱了她。
I was filled with despair.我心里充满了绝望。
I felt myself fill with loathing.我感到自己充满了厌恶。
Horror and disgust filled my heart.恐惧和厌恶充满了我的心。
My heart filled with sorrow.我的心里充满了悲伤。
She was filled with love and gratitude.她心里充满了爱和感激。
I was filled with so much emotion I didn't know what to do.我的情绪非常激动，我不知道该怎么办。
This news has filled us with new hope.这个消息让我们充满了新的希望。
His experiences have filled his heart with rage.他的经历让他的内心充满了愤怒。
You have filled your mind with hatred.你的心中充满了仇恨。

with smell/sound/light

[transitive] if a smell, sound or light fills a place, it is very strong, loud or bright and easy to notice使遍及；弥漫；布满；照满

fill something The sound of bells ringing filled the air.钟声响彻四周。
fill something with something Large windows fill the room with light.大窗户使房间光线充足。
The streets were filled with the smell of food cooking.街道上充满了做饭的香味。

Extra Examples

The smell of paint filled the air.空气中弥漫着油漆的味道。
A strong smell of burning filled the room.房间里充满了强烈的烧焦味。
Sunlight fills the house.阳光充满了房子。
He walks in, and tension fills the air.他走进来，空气中弥漫着紧张的气氛。
The air is filled with birds singing.空气中充满了鸟儿的歌声。
When she comes home, she fills the house with laughter.当她回到家时，家里充满了笑声。
Her parents' house was always filled with music.她父母的家里总是充满音乐。
a garden filled with the scent of flowers充满花香的花园

-filled

(in adjectives) full of the thing mentioned充满…的

a smoke-filled room烟雾弥漫的房间
a fun-filled day充满欢乐的一天

a need/gap

[transitive] fill something to supply something that is missing填补；满足

More nurseries will be built to fill the need for high-quality childcare.将建立更多的托儿所以满足对高质量儿童保育的需求。
Choose the best word to fill the gap in each sentence.在每句的空白处选择最合适的单词填上。
The product has filled a gap in the market.这个产品填补了市场的空白。
She left a space in his life that nothing could fill.她在他的生活中留下了一个任何东西都无法填补的空间。

Extra Examples

More reading will fill the gaps in your knowledge.多读书会填补你的知识空白。
I needed extra coaching to fill the gaps in my grasp of the subject.我需要额外的指导来填补我对这门学科的掌握上的空白。
These kids use drugs to fill a hole in their lives.这些孩子使用毒品来填补生活中的空缺。
We believe we are filling a void in the educational system.我们相信我们正在填补教育系统的空白。

job

[transitive] fill something to do a job, have a role or position, etc.担任；充任

The team needs someone to fill the role of manager.该队需要一个人来担任主教练。
to fill a post/position任职
He fills the post satisfactorily (= performs his duties well).他很尽职。

[transitive] fill something to choose somebody for a job填补（职位空缺）

The vacancy has already been filled.该空缺已有人填补。

time

[transitive] to use up a particular period of time doing something耗去；打发；消磨

fill something How do you fill your day now that you've retired?现在你已退休了，怎样打发你的日子？
Work expands to fill the time available.工作会扩展以填补可用的时间。
fill something up I have plenty to fill up my leisure hours.我有足够的时间来打发我的闲暇时间。
fill something in She went for a walk to fill in the time before her next appointment.她出去散步，以填补下一次约会之前的时间。

with food

[transitive] fill somebody/yourself (up) (with something) (informal) to make somebody/yourself feel unable to eat any more（使）吃饱

The kids filled themselves with snacks.孩子们吃零食吃饱了。

an order

[transitive] fill something if somebody fills an order or a prescription, they give the customer what they have asked for（按订单）供应；交付（订货）；（按药方）配药

We need to reduce the time taken to fill orders.我们需要减少完成订单所需的时间。