Old English fullfyllan "fill up" (a room, a ship, etc.), "make full; take the place of (something)," from full (adj.), here perhaps with a sense of "completion" + fyllan (see fill (v.), which is ultimately from the same root). Used from mid-13c. in reference to prophecy (probably translating Latin implere, adimplere). From mid-13c. as "do, perform; carry out, consummate, carry into effect;" from c. 1300 as "complete, finish; satiate, satisfy, gratify." Related: Fulfilled; fulfilling. Modern English combinations with full tend to have it at the end of the word (as -ful), but this is a recent development and in Old English it was more common at the start, but this word and fulsome appear to be the only survivors.
实用例句
1. My father was very keen that I should fulfill my potential.
我父亲热切地希望我能够发挥出自身的潜力。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Miners have complained bitterly that the government did not fulfill their promises.
矿工们愤愤不平地抱怨说政府没有履行诺言。
来自柯林斯例句
3. If you make a promise you should fulfill it.
如果你许诺了,你就要履行你的诺言.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. This company should be able to fulfill our requirements.
这家公司应该能够满足我们的要求.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. A nurse has to fulfill many duties in caring for the sick.
