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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
fixed
fixed BrE [fɪkst] NAmE [fɪkst] adjective 1. staying the same; not changing or able to be changed •fixed prices •a fixed rate of interest •people living on fixed incomes • The money has been invested for a fixed period. see also ↑abode 2. (often disapproving) (of ideas and wishes)held very firmly; not easily changed • My parents had fixed ideas about what I should become. 3. only before noun (of expressions on sb's face)not changing and not sincere • He greeted all his guests with a fixed smile on his face. Idiom: ↑how are you fixed? Thesaurus: fixed [fixed] adj. 1. •The money has been invested for a fixed period. set • |formal predetermined • Opp: flexible, Opp: variable fixed/set/predetermined rules a fixed/set/predetermined number/level/quantity/pattern a fixed/set price 2. •My parents had fixed ideas about my future. set • • entrenched • • ingrained • |disapproving rigid • • inflexible • fixed/set/entrenched/rigid views/ideas fixed/entrenched/ingrained/rigid beliefs/habits Example Bank: •His gaze was rigidly fixed ahead. •In future, hospitals will be paid a fixed price for each operation they carry out. •Older people living on fixed incomes are especially vulnerable to energy cost increases. •The money has been invested for a fixed period. •These accounts offer a fixed rate of interest over a defined period.
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