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fulfilment

noun
🔊/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
🔊/fʊlˈfɪlmənt/
 (British English)
(North American English fulfillment)
[uncountable]
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  1. the act of doing or achieving what was hoped for or expected
    • the fulfilment of a dream梦想的实现
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  2. (formal) the fact of doing or having what is required or necessary
    • the fulfilment of a promise承诺的执行
  3. the feeling of being happy and satisfied with what you are doing or have done
    • to find personal fulfilment寻求个人的满足
    • a sense of fulfilment成就感
    Synonyms satisfactionsatisfaction
    • happiness
    • pride
    • contentment
    • fulfilment
    These are all words for the good feeling that you have when you are happy or when you have achieved something.
    • satisfaction the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen:
      • He derived great satisfaction from knowing that his son was happy.得知儿子很幸福他深感欣慰。
    • happiness the good feeling that you have when you are happy:
      • Money can’t buy you happiness.金钱不能为你买到幸福。
    • pride a feeling of being pleased or satisfied that you get when you or people who are connected with you have done something well or own something that other people admire:
      • The sight of her son graduating filled her with pride.儿子毕业的情景让她充满了自豪。
    • contentment (rather formal) a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you have:
      • They found contentment in living a simple life.他们在简朴的生活中得到满足。
    • fulfilment a feeling of being happy or satisfied with what you do or have done:
      • her search for personal fulfilment她对个人成就的追求
    satisfaction, happiness, contentment or fulfilment?用 satisfaction、happiness、contentment 还是 fulfilment？You can feel satisfaction at achieving almost anything, small or large; you feel fulfilment when you do something useful and enjoyable with your life. Happiness is the feeling you have when things give you pleasure and can be quite a lively feeling; contentment is a quieter feeling that you get when you have learned to find pleasure in things.Patterns
    • satisfaction/​happiness/​pride/​contentment/​fulfilment in something
    • real satisfaction/​happiness/​pride/​contentment/​fulfilment
    • true satisfaction/​happiness/​contentment/​fulfilment
    • great satisfaction/​happiness/​pride
    • quiet satisfaction/​pride/​contentment
    • to feel satisfaction/​happiness/​pride/​contentment
    • to bring somebody satisfaction/​happiness/​pride/​contentment/​fulfilment
    • to find satisfaction/​happiness/​contentment/​fulfilment
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  4. the act of packing and sending something that a customer has ordered
    • The fulfilment of online orders remains a challenge for many retailers.在线订单的履行对于许多零售商来说仍然是一个挑战。