fetched
fetched — 動詞
- fetchedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- fetcheds3rd person singular
- fetcheding-ing form
- fetchededpast simple
1. went somewhere else to get a thing or a person and then carried, led, or brought
去拿來
前往他處取物或接人並帶回
went somewhere else to get a thing or a person and then carried, led, or brought them back to where you started.
Andrew fetched a bucket of water from the well behind the farmhouse.
Andrew 從農舍後面的水井打了一桶水回來。
fetch + concrete object + from + source location
The retriever fetched the wet tennis ball and dropped it at Talia's feet.
那隻拾獵犬把濕網球啣回來，丟在 Talia 的腳邊。
fetch + object + and + return action
Vikram fetched his grandmother from the train station after her long journey home.
Vikram 在祖母長途回家後到火車站把她接回來。
Could you fetch me the screwdriver from the drawer next to the fridge?
你可以幫我從冰箱旁邊的抽屜把那支螺絲起子拿過來嗎？
Eri fetched a blanket for the shivering child waiting on the bench.
Eri 拿了一條毯子給坐在長椅上發抖的小孩。
文法句型
fetch + object
fetch + indirect object + direct object
用法筆記
Subject is usually a person or trained animal making a round trip — go to a place, collect, return. If nobody goes anywhere, use 'bring' or 'get' instead.
常見錯誤
2. when sold — especially at auction or in a market — brought in a particular sum o
賣得；售價達
拍賣或交易時以某價格成交
when sold — especially at auction or in a market — brought in a particular sum of money as the final paid price.
The antique vase fetched over three thousand pounds at the Edinburgh auction last weekend.
那只古董花瓶上週末在愛丁堡拍賣會上以超過三千英鎊成交。
fetch + monetary amount at auction (commonest frame)
Defne was shocked that her old bicycle fetched almost two hundred euros online.
Defne 很驚訝她那台舊腳踏車在網路上賣到將近兩百歐元。
fetch + price (informal resale context)
Hand-knotted Persian rugs can fetch enormous prices in serious collector markets.
手工打結的波斯地毯在認真的收藏市場上可以賣到非常驚人的價格。
The painting fetched a record sum, beating every estimate the gallery had published.
那幅畫以破紀錄的金額售出，超過畫廊公布的每一個估價。
Bao's coin collection fetched far less at auction than the appraiser had predicted.
Bao 的硬幣收藏在拍賣會上的成交價，遠低於鑑定師原本的預估。
文法句型
fetch + amount of money
fetch + a price at auction
用法筆記
Subject is the goods being sold, not the seller. Object is always a sum of money or a price descriptor. Frequently passive in news writing: 'a record was fetched'. Distinguish from sense 1: nobody is physically going anywhere — the verb purely reports what price was paid.
常見錯誤
3. delivered a sudden blow to someone using your open hand or fist — old-fashioned
揍；打一下
用手掌或拳頭打某人一下（舊式口語）
delivered a sudden blow to someone using your open hand or fist — old-fashioned spoken usage now mostly limited to fixed expressions.
The angry farmer fetched the boy a sharp slap across the back of the head.
那位生氣的農夫朝男孩的後腦勺重重賞了一巴掌。
fetch + person + a + blow (classic fixed frame)
Quinn fetched his cousin a playful punch on the arm and laughed loudly.
Quinn 朝他表哥手臂上開玩笑地揍了一拳，大笑了起來。
fetch + person + a + punch (light-hearted use)
Élise fetched the thief a kick as he tried to scramble over the fence.
Élise 在小偷想爬過圍籬時，朝他踢了一腳。
Don't make me fetch you a clip round the ear, young man.
小子，別逼我賞你一記耳光。
- dodge
avoiding rather than delivering a blow.
文法句型
fetch + somebody + a blow / a slap
用法筆記
Old-fashioned spoken British usage. Almost always 'fetch + person + a + blow noun' (slap, punch, kick, clip). Distinguish from sense 1 (fetching an object) — the indirect-object pattern looks similar, but here the 'object' is always a violent action noun.
常見錯誤
fetched — 名詞
1. a single occasion when somebody goes to a place, collects a thing, and brings it
取回；取程
一次去取物再帶回的動作或距離
a single occasion when somebody goes to a place, collects a thing, and brings it back — used mostly in technical writing about working dogs or in the slogan 'a long fetch'.
The collie completed every fetch perfectly during the morning training session at Beatrix's kennel.
那隻牧羊犬在 Beatrix 犬舍的晨間訓練課中，每一次取回都做得很完美。
noun: 'every fetch' (dog-training context)
It was a long fetch from the village pump to the upper farmhouse.
從村裡的水井到上面那棟農舍，是一段很長的取水路程。
noun: 'a long fetch' (idiomatic distance use)
Shirin counted each successful fetch as the spaniel raced back across the wet grass.
Shirin 數著每一次成功的取回，看著那隻獵犬奔過濕草地跑回來。
After ten fetches in the rain, the muddy dog finally collapsed on the kitchen floor.
在雨中跑了十趟取回之後，這隻沾滿泥巴的狗終於癱在廚房地板上。
文法句型
a fetch (of something)
用法筆記
Genuinely rare as a noun in everyday Modern English. Most readers will only meet it in dog-training manuals, hiking descriptions ('a long fetch' = a long distance to walk), or older literature. For the everyday concept, use the verb 'fetch' or the noun 'trip'.