firm
firm 英 [fɜ:m] 美 [fɜrm]
adj. 坚定的；牢固的；结实的 v. 使坚定；使牢固 adv. 稳固地
进行时:firming 过去式:firmed 过去分词:firmed 第三人称单数:firms 名词复数:firms 比较级:firmer 最高级:firmest
- The adjective firm describes something that's strong and unwavering. If your great Aunt Martha had a firm belief that children should be seen and not heard, you and your siblings might have spent your childhood driving her crazy.
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- adj. 坚定的；牢固的；结实的
- v. 使坚定；使牢固
- adv. 稳固地
- n. 公司；商号
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1. an engineering firm
工程公司 (公司是具有坚固的价值观或盈利壁垒的组织）
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2. a firm of accountants
会计事务所
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3. a firm bed/mattress
结实的床╱床垫
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4. a firm believerin socialism
坚定信仰社会主义的人
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5. a firm agreement, a firm date, a firm decision, a firm promise
巩固的协议；确定的日期；不能更改的决定；坚决的保证
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6. We have no firm evidenceto support the case.
我们没有确凿的证据支持这个论点。
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7. They remained firm friends.
他们依然友情甚笃。
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8. No,’ she repeated, her voice firmer this time.
“不。”她重复说，这次语气较前坚决。
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9. Her handshake was cool and firm.
她握手镇定而有力。
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10. Parents must be firm withtheir children.
父母必须对子女严格。
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11. We need to keep a firm gripon the situation.
我们需要牢牢地掌握局面。
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12. Firm the soil around the plant.
把植物周围的土弄紧实。
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13. This product claims to firm your body in six weeks.
这个产品据称能在六周内使身体强壮。
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14. She held firm to her principles.
她坚持自己的原则。
- firm (adj.) late 14c., ferm, "strong, steady" (of things), "permanent, enduring" (of agreements), "steadfast, steady" (of persons), "sound, well-founded" (of arguments), from Old French ferm "strong, vigorous; healthy, sound; steadfast, loyal, faithful" (12c.), from Latin firmus "strong, steadfast, enduring, stable," figuratively "constant, steadfast, trusty, faithful," from suffixed form of PIE root *dher- "to hold firmly, support." The spelling return to -i- in late 1500s was modeled on Latin. Related: Firmly; firmness.
- firm (n.) "business house," 1744, according to Barnhart from German Firma "a business, name of a business," originally "signature," from Italian firma "signature," from firmare "to sign," from Latin firmare "make firm, affirm," in Late Latin, "confirm (by signature)," from firmus "strong; stable," figuratively "constant, trusty" (see firm (adj.)).
- firm (v.) c. 1300, fermen "make firm, establish," from Old French fermer "consolidate; fasten, secure; build, set up; fortify" (12c.) or directly from Latin firmare "make firm; affirm; strengthen, fortify, sustain; establish, prove, declare," from firmus "strong, steadfast, stable" (see firm (adj.)). Intransitive use, "become firm" is from 1879; with up (adv.) from 1956. Related: Firmed; firming.
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