fixer-upper

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A house, property, car, or other object that needs to be fixed up or repaired, often purchased as an investment. US,informal
    — 2003, Jay P. DeCima, Investing in Fixer-Uppers: A Complete Guide to Buying Low, Fixing Smart, Adding Value, and Selling (or Renting) High, McGraw-Hill Professional, →ISBN.
  2. A potential romantic partner who may need some motivation to improve their personality or habits. broadly,informal
    — Don't be seduced into a relationship with someone who seems to be a "fixer-upper." Attempts at renovating people usually fail.
  3. A person who tinkers or fixes things up; in particular, someone who fixes up houses, properties, etc. as an investment. informal

词形变化

fixer-uppers plural

词汇关系

近义词
doer-upperer fix-it-upper
相关词
handyman's special

词源

From a reduplicating suffixation of fix up, equivalent to fix + -er + up + -er.
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