| 词汇 | refurbishing |
| 释义 | refurbishing present participle ofrefurbish refurbish verb[ T ] formaluk /ˌriːˈfɜː.bɪʃ/ us /ˌriːˈfɝː.bɪʃ/ to make a building look new again by doing work such as painting, repairing, and cleaning: 再装修;整修;把…翻新 The developers refurbished the house inside and out.开发商把这座房子里外翻修一新。 Synonym renovate Compare restore to decorate a room, house, etc. decorateUKI love to decorate and create cosy spaces in each room. redecorateI'm redecorating my bedroom in this season's latest colors. refurbishThe University library is currently being refurbished. renovateThey were in the process of renovating an old barn. revampThe restaurant has recently been revamped. do upHe's bought an old cottage and is gradually doing it up. Building: construction work & workers banksman blaster break groundidiom brick brick something up drainer electrician erection erector flip rebuild reconstruction reface refurb refurbish stonemason tanking thatcher tiler well built Related wordrefurbished Examples of refurbishingrefurbishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Subsequently, careful inspection, cleaning, and reassembly of the components had to be carried out, as well as refurbishing some of the optics. It is unclear whether these constructions that include both types of masonry are single-component constructions or products of later remodeling and refurbishing. One reason for that is that many of these service amenities need refurbishing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He talks about refurbishing the "green goddesses", which is a procedure that goes on anyway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It still has all the facilities for rebuilding and refurbishing rolling stock and locomotives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Diversification, niche industries or specialisation such as refurbishing cruise liners don't appear to be on the agenda for discussion. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English If £4 million is spent on refurbishing something that is then sold for £4 million, it is being given away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The same sort of difficulty will arise with refurbishing railway lines, where these go across the boundaries of passenger transport executives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scope for a programme of replacing or refurbishing older quarters is being kept under review. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But something must be done about refurbishing the older housing estates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 12 is basically a refurbishing elaboration and broadening of a principle established in the existing law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not merely a question of getting the old equipment out of store and refurbishing it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the work on refurbishing the runway to enable the heavier wide-bodied jets to use the airport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is quite a lot of refurbishing taking place on the ones in merit order which have enough capacity to be refurbished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The residents in those flats initiated the whole refurbishing concept. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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