Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6192
fixture
固定装置；固定设备
A fixed item or appliance in a building, especially one that is part of a house and sold with it.
- 1.
Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
固定物,尤其是房屋的一部分
- 2.
an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household)
牢固固定在某处的物体(尤指家用设施)
- 3.
A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
某地或机构的常客
- 4.
a regular patron
常客
- 5.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
照明装置
- 6.
the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment
固定状态,牢固附着
- 7.
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
制造业中的工件夹具
- 8.
A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
可重现的状态,用作软件测试的基线
常客；固定出现的人；灯具；照明装置；夹具；工装夹具；测试基准状态；固定状态；固定性
In use
The light fixture in the kitchen needs to be replaced.
He has been a fixture at the local café for years.
The fixture of the shelf to the wall was done securely.
a bum who is a Central Park fixture
be a fixture in/at/on
表示某物在某处长期存在，成为常设之物。
The old lamp has been a fixture in the living room for decades.
这盏旧灯几十年来一直是客厅的固定装置。
become a fixture
指某人或某物逐渐成为某处的固定组成部分。
She quickly became a fixture at the local library.
她很快成了当地图书馆的常客。
a permanent fixture
Connections
Collocations
- light fixture
- 灯具
- He replaced the old light fixture with a modern one.他将旧灯具换成了现代款式。
- bathroom fixture
- 浴室固定装置
- The bathroom fixtures need to be updated.浴室固定装置需要更新。
- become a fixture
- 成为常客（或固定组成部分）
- She has become a fixture at the local coffee shop.她已成为当地咖啡馆的常客。
- permanent fixture
- 永久固定物（或长期存在的人/物）
- That old statue is a permanent fixture in the park.那座旧雕像在公园里是永久固定的。
- plumbing fixture
- 管道装置（如水管、马桶等）
- The plumber installed new plumbing fixtures in the house.水管工在房子里安装了新的管道装置。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一个固定在家里的灯具（fix + ture），就像常客一样总在固定位置出现。
Context & Register
通常用于描述家庭或建筑中永久性固定的设备，如灯具、水龙头等。语域中性，既常见于日常口语，也用于技术描述。
Grammar Note
常用于 be a fixture in/at 表示固定存在或常客
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -ture spelling, but only mixture and picture rhyme with fixture (stressed vowel /ɪ/). Others have different vowels: /uː/ in future, /eɪ/ in nature, /æ/ in capture, /ɛ/ in lecture.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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