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词汇 furbish
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Definition of furbish in English:

furbish

verb ˈfəːbɪʃˈfərbɪʃ
[with object]usually as adjective furbished
  • 1Give 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. 1.1archaic Brighten up (a weapon) by polishing it.
      〈古〉磨光,擦亮(武器)
      old arms duly furbished

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French forbiss-, lengthened stem of forbir, of Germanic origin.

Definition of furbish in US English:

furbish

verbˈfərbiSHˈfərbɪʃ
[with object]usually as adjective furbished
  • 1Give 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. 1.1archaic Brighten up (a weapon) by polishing it.
      〈古〉磨光,擦亮(武器)

Origin

Late Middle English: from Old French forbiss-, lengthened stem of forbir, of Germanic origin.

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