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fulfilled

UK //fʊlˈfɪld//US //fʊlˈfɪld//

词源

源自中古英语 'fulfillen',由 'full'(完全)和 'fill'(填充)组合而成,字面意为「完全填满」。

adjective

❶ 形容人感到满足和快乐,因为实现了目标、梦想或愿望,内心没有遗憾的状态。

“After years of hard work, she finally felt fulfilled in her career.”

(经过多年努力,她终于在事业上感到心满意足。)

“Helping others gives him a deep sense of being fulfilled.”

(帮助他人让他感到深深的满足感。)

同义词:satisfied, contented, gratified

verb

❶ 指完成或实现了某件事,如承诺、订单或要求,使其达到预期效果。

“The company fulfilled all the customer's special requests.”

(公司满足了客户所有的特殊要求。)

“It took three months to fulfill the large order.”

(完成这个大订单花了三个月时间。)

同义词:accomplish, complete, execute

常见短语

self-fulfilled — 形容预言或期望因为人们的相信和行为而最终成真,常用于心理学或社会学语境。

“His fear of failure became a self-fulfilled prophecy.”

(他对失败的恐惧最终成为了自我应验的预言。)