Word · Frequency #25240
fixer
掮客；中间人
someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble, often using underhand or illegal methods for a fee
- 1.
A chemical (sodium thiosulfate) used in photographic development that fixes the image in place, preventing further chemical reactions.
定影剂:一种化学品(硫代硫酸钠),在摄影显影中用于固定影像,防止进一步化学反应。
- 2.
A person who serves as an agent to arrange for a desired result, perhaps by improper and/or unlawful means.
作为中间人安排达到预期结果者,可能采用不当和/或非法手段。
- 3.
A person who arranges immunity for defendants by tampering with the justice system via bribery or extortion, especially as a business endeavor for profit.
通过贿赂或敲诈干预司法体系为被告安排豁免的人,尤指以此牟利的职业。
- 4.
A person who assists foreign journalists in volatile countries, often providing interpretation, personal connections, and transportation services.
在动荡国家协助外国记者的人,通常提供翻译、人脉和交通服务。
定影剂:一种化学品(硫代硫酸钠),在摄影显影中用于固定影像,防止进一步化学反应。；作为中间人安排达到预期结果者,可能采用不当和/或非法手段。；通过贿赂或敲诈干预司法体系为被告安排豁免的人,尤指以此牟利的职业。；在动荡国家协助外国记者的人,通常提供翻译、人脉和交通服务。；定色剂
In use
The company hired a fixer to speed up the approval of their building permit.
He worked as a fixer for foreign journalists in the capital, arranging interviews.
The fixer knew exactly which officials to call to make the problem disappear.
a fixer for [sb/sth]
这里 for 引出委托人；fixer 通常指用关系或非常手段解决问题的人。
She worked as a fixer for the charity to get permits approved.
她为那家慈善机构当中间人，帮忙搞定许可证审批。
a fixer between [A] and [B]
between 用于说明 fixer 在双方之间斡旋的身份。
He was a fixer between the government and the rebels.
他是政府和反叛分子之间的中间人。
a fixer who [verb phrase]
who 引导的定语从句描述 fixer 的具体行为；注意 fixer 常含贬义。
Connections
Collocations
- political fixer
- 政治掮客
- The mayor’s assistant was the real political fixer in City Hall.市长的助理才是市政厅里真正的政治掮客。
- fixer for hire
- 受雇的掮客
- When the company faced a licensing problem, they turned to a fixer for hire.当公司面临许可问题时，他们求助了一位受雇的掮客。
- corrupt fixer
- 腐败的掮客
- The newspaper reported that a corrupt fixer had bribed several officials.报纸报道说，一名腐败的掮客贿赂了几名官员。
- well-connected fixer
- 人脉广泛的掮客
- A well-connected fixer arranged her meeting with the minister in just two days.一位人脉广泛的掮客仅用两天就安排了她与部长的会面。
- underworld fixer
- 黑道掮客
- In the movie, he plays an underworld fixer who controls the port.在电影中，他扮演一个控制港口的地下世界掮客。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fix 想成“搞定”，加上 -er 就是“搞定事情的人”：私下帮人摆平麻烦、疏通关系的中间人/掮客。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：politics、business 此含义通常用于非正式语境，多指利用关系或不当手段帮人解决问题的人，常见于政治或商业报道。正式文体中较常用 intermediary 或 agent。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词汇中，mixer 和 sixer 与 fixer 押韵（都以 /ɪksə/ 结尾）。注意这些拼写相似但不押韵的词：kicker、ticker、bicker 和 liquor，它们以 /kə/ 发音，并非 /ksə/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.