mindmap root((固定)) fasten implies an action such as tying, buttoning, nailing, locking, or otherwise securing: ~ed the horse to a post. fix usually implies a driving in, implanting, or embedding in an attempt to secure something: ~ the stake in the earth. attach suggests a connecting or uniting by or as if by a bond, link, or tie in order to keep things together: ~ the W-2 form here. affix implies an imposing of one thing on another by such means as gluing, impressing, or nailing: ~ your address label here.