| 词汇 | renovating |
| 释义 | renovating present participle ofrenovate renovate verb[ T ] uk /ˈren.ə.veɪt/ us /ˈren.ə.veɪt/ C1 to repair and improve something, especially a building: 修复，翻新，整修（尤指建筑物） He renovates old houses and sells them at a profit.他靠翻修老房子再出售赚钱。 Synonym refurbishformal Compare redecorate 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 wordrenovation Examples of renovatingrenovating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Buying, renovating or building a house is a priority for those who are mobile, as they replace thatched or wooden huts. All of them were equipped with more up-to-date and efficient technology, either installing it in new factories or renovating existing ones. Reminiscence : renovating the bridge between theory and therapy. Beyond a certain point, renovating is not viable (there are too many steps to be taken) and demolition is in order. Compared with the longhouses - or to the cost of renovating longhouse ruins - the kits provide better insulated, drier, cleaner, brighter, and more spacious homes, legitimately offering improved living conditions. At other shops people were busy renovating. They observed that proprietors of bars and caf's catered to patrons' e hedonistic mood by renovating their establishments with partitions and neon lighting, while waitresses developed more 'coquettish' behaviour. Some people may think that in terms of renovating or upgrading, one is concerned with simple cosmetic matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The craftsmen will then work on building small villas or bungalows or renovating houses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The resources provided to local authorities to help fund work on repairing, renovating or improving council housing are not linked to specific items of expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is certainly a very large amount of money that is proposed to be spent on perpetuating and renovating this architectural monument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite this prudent deliberation, great advances have been made not only in new building but in extending and renovating the buildings we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The trustees of that large estate are not interested—and, in my opinion, never were interested—in renovating the cottage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a way of improving a city that combines the brilliantly new with renovating the old—and we in this country are very successful renovators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Further consideration will be given to the carrying out of repairs when an estimate of the cost of renovating the tower has been completed. 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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