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Definition of furbish in English: furbishverb ˈfəːbɪʃˈfərbɪʃ [with object]usually as adjective furbished1Give a fresh look to (something old or shabby); renovate. 更新,翻新(旧物,破旧的东西);将…整修一新 the newly furbished church 刚翻修过的教堂。 Example sentencesExamples - Rita and Seth stepped into a jewelry store, carpeted in red and furbished with antique chairs and a sofa, which seemed to clash with the flat screen computer on the oak office desk.
- It was furbished in beige and other soft tones that went well with the wood floors, since it was on the third floor the balcony had a nice view.
- The programme for the day is: The newly furbished school will be open from 4pm on Sunday for those wishing to have a look around.
- Chris and Valery Yewdall were here over the weekend and we met up with them for a meal and a happy evening at the newly furbished Cricket Club Cafe.
- The suit he wore - Armani, she'd bet her life on it - she had already noticed the moment she'd walked into his organized and plushly furbished office.
- Aldan had furbished the extremely large room in the basement, previously used for storage, for the three young girls.
- A survey conducted by Beijing Children's Hospital found that 90 per cent of the children suffering from childhood leukemia in China were from houses which had been newly furbished.
- On Saturday, we (and umpteen other gay men) met at Andy's newly furbished house around the corner from The Royal Oak for a joint house-warming and birthday party.
- We followed her through a series of large, lavishly furbished rooms that each put my entire house to shame.
- But recently the problem was settled - a newly furbished vegetarian restaurant in the neighbourhood was so attractive to these office ladies that ‘for at least three of our five working days, we dine there,’ Yan said.
- Rose bushes and all other kinds of hedges furbished the entire grounds, and though the house itself did not look as luxurious, even it was not what I had imagined.
- Like most taverns of underdeveloped areas, this particular watering hole was poorly furbished and far from hygienic.
- Lin said that the model has exactly the same simply and tastefully furbished interior, and idyllic exterior.
- It was a apartment building the rooms were nicely furbished and clean.
- It was plainly furbished, as the rest of the rooms would be.
- We cross the street and walk pass some bouncers and up some dark furbished stairs and into this mellow classy joint.
- We spent the coming summer cleaning out the attic and furbishing it for me, that is when I wasn't working at Bashas’ to help earn some savings.
- There was a full kitchen, bathroom with a private shower and two bedrooms, all of which were furbished expensively and expressively.
- Salem, Massachusetts was the main home base of the church with this particular building as a commune dormitory that had been furbished to house about thirty five members, 20 males and 15 females.
- They were always richly decorated and well furbished, not the squalor and darkness you would expect.
Synonyms supply, furnish, provide, equip, kit out, rig out, fit, appoint - 1.1archaic Brighten up (a weapon) by polishing it.
〈古〉磨光,擦亮(武器)
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French forbiss-, lengthened stem of forbir, of Germanic origin. Definition of furbish in US English: furbishverbˈfərbiSHˈfərbɪʃ [with object]usually as adjective furbished1Give a fresh look to (something old or shabby); renovate. 更新,翻新(旧物,破旧的东西);将…整修一新 the newly furbished church 刚翻修过的教堂。 Example sentencesExamples - On Saturday, we (and umpteen other gay men) met at Andy's newly furbished house around the corner from The Royal Oak for a joint house-warming and birthday party.
- There was a full kitchen, bathroom with a private shower and two bedrooms, all of which were furbished expensively and expressively.
- Salem, Massachusetts was the main home base of the church with this particular building as a commune dormitory that had been furbished to house about thirty five members, 20 males and 15 females.
- Chris and Valery Yewdall were here over the weekend and we met up with them for a meal and a happy evening at the newly furbished Cricket Club Cafe.
- It was a apartment building the rooms were nicely furbished and clean.
- The programme for the day is: The newly furbished school will be open from 4pm on Sunday for those wishing to have a look around.
- We spent the coming summer cleaning out the attic and furbishing it for me, that is when I wasn't working at Bashas’ to help earn some savings.
- Like most taverns of underdeveloped areas, this particular watering hole was poorly furbished and far from hygienic.
- We followed her through a series of large, lavishly furbished rooms that each put my entire house to shame.
- Rita and Seth stepped into a jewelry store, carpeted in red and furbished with antique chairs and a sofa, which seemed to clash with the flat screen computer on the oak office desk.
- Aldan had furbished the extremely large room in the basement, previously used for storage, for the three young girls.
- We cross the street and walk pass some bouncers and up some dark furbished stairs and into this mellow classy joint.
- But recently the problem was settled - a newly furbished vegetarian restaurant in the neighbourhood was so attractive to these office ladies that ‘for at least three of our five working days, we dine there,’ Yan said.
- It was furbished in beige and other soft tones that went well with the wood floors, since it was on the third floor the balcony had a nice view.
- A survey conducted by Beijing Children's Hospital found that 90 per cent of the children suffering from childhood leukemia in China were from houses which had been newly furbished.
- It was plainly furbished, as the rest of the rooms would be.
- Rose bushes and all other kinds of hedges furbished the entire grounds, and though the house itself did not look as luxurious, even it was not what I had imagined.
- The suit he wore - Armani, she'd bet her life on it - she had already noticed the moment she'd walked into his organized and plushly furbished office.
- Lin said that the model has exactly the same simply and tastefully furbished interior, and idyllic exterior.
- They were always richly decorated and well furbished, not the squalor and darkness you would expect.
Synonyms supply, furnish, provide, equip, kit out, rig out, fit, appoint - 1.1archaic Brighten up (a weapon) by polishing it.
〈古〉磨光,擦亮(武器)
OriginLate Middle English: from Old French forbiss-, lengthened stem of forbir, of Germanic origin. |