full
adjective/fʊl/
/fʊl/
(comparative fuller, superlative fullest)
Idioms - containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space
满的；充满的；满是…的 - a full bottle of wine
一满瓶葡萄酒 - She could only nod, because her mouth was full.
她只能点点头，因为她嘴里塞满了东西。 - The theatre was less than half full.
剧院的上座率不到一半。 - full of something My suitcase was full of books.
我的提箱装满了书。 - There were cardboard boxes stuffed full of clothes.
有塞满衣服的一个个纸箱。 - full up (British English) Sorry, the hotel is full up tonight.
对不起，今晚旅馆客满。
Extra Examples- Her wine glass was still fairly full.
她的酒杯里还有不少酒。 - The bottle was half full of mineral water.
瓶子装了半瓶矿泉水。 - The reservoirs are all virtually full.
所有的水库差不多都满了。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- absolutely
- completely
- almost
- …
- of
- a full bottle of wine
- full of something/somebody having or containing a large number or amount of something/somebody
（有）大量的；（有）许多的；丰富的 - The sky was full of brightly coloured fireworks.
满天色彩绚丽的烟火。 - The gallery was full of people.
画廊里人头攒动。 - He's always full of energy.
他总是精力充沛。 - She was so bubbly and full of life.
她是那么热情洋溢，充满活力。 - Life is full of coincidences.
生活中巧合很多。 - Our new brochure is crammed full of inspirational ideas.
我们新的小册子中振奋人心的妙计比比皆是。 - She was full of admiration for the care she had received.
她对所受到的关怀照顾赞不绝口。 - He smiled, his eyes full of laughter.
他露出了笑容，双眼也满含着笑意。
Extra Examples- The garage has got full of junk again.
车库着又堆满了乱七八糟的旧东西。 - The kitchen was absolutely full of flies!
厨房里满是苍蝇！ - The animals are pumped full of antibiotics.
这些动物被注射了大量的抗生素。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- look
- seem
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- The sky was full of brightly coloured fireworks.
- (British English also full up)having had enough to eat
吃饱了的 - No more for me, thanks—I'm full up.
谢谢，我不要了，我已经饱了。 - The kids still weren't full, so I gave them an ice cream each.
孩子们还没有吃饱，所以我给他们每人一份冰激凌。 - You can't run on a full stomach.
饱餐之后不能跑步。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- feel
- absolutely
- completely
- rather
- …
- full up
- No more for me, thanks—I'm full up.
- [usually before noun] complete; with nothing missing
完全的；完整的；详尽的 - Full details are available on request.
详情备索。 - They sell a full range of hair and beauty products.
他们出售各种各样的护发和美容产品。 - I still don't think we've heard the full story.
我还是认为我们未了解全部情况。 - a full English breakfast
全套英式早餐 - Fill in your full name and address.
填写全名和地址。 - It is too early to assess the full extent of the damage.
现在评估损害的全部程度还为时过早。 - Frank is expected to make a full recovery.
弗兰克有望完全康复。 - A full refund will be given if the item is faulty.
如货有瑕疵将退回全部货款。
Extra Examples- The film has been restored to its full length.
这部电影已恢复完整长度。 - A door shielded him from the full force of the blast.
一扇门保护了他免受爆炸的全部威力。 - After spraying, wait at least three full days before ploughing.
喷洒后，至少等待三天后再犁耕。 - The country applied for full membership of the European Union.
该国申请成为欧盟的正式成员。 - The government must take full control of this process.
政府必须完全控制这一过程。
- Full details are available on request.
- [usually before noun] to the highest level or greatest amount possible
最高程度地；最大数量地 - Many people don't use their computers to their full potential.
很多人没有充分利用他们计算机的全部潜在功能。 - measures to achieve full employment
力求充分就业的措施 - Students should take full advantage of the university's facilities.
学生应该充分利用大学的设施。 - She came round the corner at full speed.
她全速拐过弯道。
- Many people don't use their computers to their full potential.
- busy; involving a lot of activities
忙的；有很多活动的 - He'd had a very full life.
他度过了丰富多彩的一生。 - Her life was too full to find time for hobbies.
她的生活太忙碌，没有业余爱好的时间。 - We went to bed exhausted after a very full day.
经过充实的一天后，我们精疲力尽地上床睡觉。
- He'd had a very full life.
- full of something (of a person) thinking or talking a lot about a particular thing
（关于某事物）想得很多，谈得很多 - He was full of his new job and everything he'd been doing.
他滔滔不绝地谈他的新工作和所做的一切。
- He was full of his new job and everything he'd been doing.
- [only before noun] used to emphasize an amount or a quantity
（强调数量）足足的，整整的 - She is a full four inches shorter than her sister.
她比姐姐足足矮四英寸。
- She is a full four inches shorter than her sister.
- appearing as a complete circle
圆的；满的 - The moon was full, the sky clear.
圆月碧空。
- The moon was full, the sky clear.
- (of a person or part of the body) large and round. ‘Full’ is sometimes used to avoid saying ‘fat’.
丰满的；圆鼓鼓的（有时用 full 以避免用 fat） - He kissed her full sensual lips.
他吻了她那丰满性感的嘴唇。 - They specialize in clothes for women with a fuller figure.
他们专为体形较丰满的女士做衣服。
- He kissed her full sensual lips.
- made with plenty of cloth; fitting loosely
宽松的；肥大的 - a full skirt
宽裙
- a full skirt
- deep, strong and rich
圆浑的；圆润的；浓郁的 - He draws a unique full sound from the instrument.
他用乐器奏出了独特圆浑的音调。 - the full fruity flavour of the coffee
咖啡的浓郁果香
- He draws a unique full sound from the instrument.
with no empty space
having a lot
with food
complete
as much as possible
busy
talking a lot
for emphasis
moon
fat
clothes
tone/voice/flavour
Word OriginOld English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vol and German voll.
Idioms Most idioms containing full are at the entries for the nouns and verbs in the idioms, for example full of the joys of spring is at joy.
full of it
- (informal, disapproving) (of a person) not telling the truth; tending to make things seem better, worse or more important than they actually are
胡说八道；信口开河；夸大其词 - ‘You are so full of it!’ she retorted furiously.
“你胡说！”她生气地反驳道。
- ‘You are so full of it!’ she retorted furiously.
full of yourself
- (disapproving) very proud; thinking only of yourself
自满；自视甚高；只顾自己
in full
- including the whole of something
整个；全部 - The address must be printed in full.
地址必须以印刷体详尽填写。
- The address must be printed in full.
to the full
(North American English usually to the fullest)
- to the greatest possible degree
完全；十分；非常；彻底 - I've always believed in living life to the full.
我总是相信生活要尽量充实。
- I've always believed in living life to the full.