fetch
verb /fetʃ/
/fetʃ/
动词形式
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they fetch | /fetʃ/ /fetʃ/ |
| he / she / it fetches | /ˈfetʃɪz/ /ˈfetʃɪz/ |
| past simple fetched | /fetʃt/ /fetʃt/ |
| past participle fetched | /fetʃt/ /fetʃt/ |
| -ing form fetching | /ˈfetʃɪŋ/ /ˈfetʃɪŋ/ |
- (especially British English) to go to where somebody/something is and bring them/it back
（去）拿来；（去）请来 - fetch somebody/something to fetch help/a doctor
去请人帮忙；去请医生 - The inhabitants have to walk a mile to fetch water.
居民得走一英里路去取水。 - She's gone to fetch the kids from school.
她去学校接孩子了。 - fetch somebody something Could you fetch me my bag?
你能帮我去取我的包吗？
- Could you fetch my bag for me?
你能帮我拿一下包吗？ - He fetched a couple of towels from the bathroom.
他从浴室拿来了几条毛巾。 - He ran to fetch help.
他跑去请人帮忙。
- fetch somebody/something to fetch help/a doctor
- fetch something to be sold for a particular price
售得，卖得（某价） - The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction.
这幅画预计拍卖可得 10 000 美元。
- The painting is expected to fetch $10 000 at auction.
词源Old English fecc(e)an, variant of fetian, probably related to fatian ‘grasp’, of Germanic origin and related to German fassen.
Idioms
fetch and carry (for somebody)
- to do a lot of little jobs for somebody as if you were their servant
（为某人）打杂，当听差，跑腿 - Most of her day was spent fetching and carrying for her family.
她一天的大部分时间都用来为家人取东西和搬运东西。 - She expected him to do all the fetching and carrying.
她希望他做所有的搬运工作。
- Most of her day was spent fetching and carrying for her family.