| 单词 | furniture |
| 释义 | furniture (fɜːʳnɪtʃəʳ ) 1. uncountable noun A2 Furniture consists of large objects such as tables, chairs, or beds that are used in a room for sitting or lying on or for putting things on or in. Each piece of furniture in their home suited the style of the house. Synonyms: household goods, furnishings, fittings, house fittings 2. part of the furniture phrase [verb-link PHRASE] If you describe someone or something as part of the furniture, you are suggesting that they have been somewhere such as their place of work for such a long time that it is hard to imagine that place without them. [humorous, informal] Idioms: part of the furniture someone or something that has been present somewhere for such a long time that everyone accepts their presence without questioning it or noticing them In ten years he has become part of the furniture of English life, his place on the stage firmly fixed and universally respected. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: furniture maker The price was a record for the furniture maker. Times, Sunday Times The firm has made 22 investments since 2013, backing businesses ranging from technology ventures to a furniture maker and a gym group. Times, Sunday Times In his first year as a furniture maker, 1993, he made a profit of 7,000. Times, Sunday Times He began to carve wood and by the age of 20 had become an accomplished furniture maker. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He was apprenticed in the studio of his uncle, also a furniture maker, beginning in 1881. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Large slabs can fetch thousands of dollars; one furniture manufacturer estimated that a heavy stump with a burl could retail for upwards of $3,000. Smithsonian Mag She then obtained entry level work at a furniture manufacturer and eventually became showroom manager for the business until her retirement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Furthermore, the furniture manufacturer organises planning events for its retailers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He later was a furniture manufacturer and in 1980 invested in industrial property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The furniture manufacturers have known for some time that we humans are scaling up. Times, Sunday Times Shares in the fashion and furniture retailer soared more than 24 per cent to 17.75p yesterday after it maintained its first half dividend. The Sun The furniture retailer blamed his downfall on gastric flu. The Sun The management buyout of the furniture retailer was officially agreed last night. Times, Sunday Times Errors by the furniture retailer meant you were let down again and again. The Sun Courts, the furniture retailer, was one of the last major household names to collapse, at the end of 2004. Times, Sunday Times Certainly his workshop, with its curled metal pillars and mildewed canopy - half-scrapyard, half high-end furniture showroom - verges on cyberpunk. Times, Sunday Times I work in a furniture showroom and got the job through a friend who knows my manager. The Sun This may sound like obvious advice, but it's all too easily forgotten in the furniture showroom. Times, Sunday Times With nearly 7000000sqft m2 of furniture showroom space already available around the city, a decade-long showroom building boom began. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was built to provide a furniture showroom on the ground floor and furniture factory space above, and served in this way until 1901. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The storefront at far end of the block houses the food pantry, clothing closet, furniture warehouse, and the financial counseling office. Christianity Today The cause of a blaze that destroyed a disused furniture warehouse yesterday afternoon was unknown. Times, Sunday Times Possibly because he thought it was a furniture warehouse. The Sun The new mill was used for several years as a large furniture warehouse, but was eventually demolished in 1980. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At least two of the buildings still stand, occupied by a furniture warehouse and a bus garage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Nearly two-thirds of 640 people surveyed envied the garden furniture and six in ten also admitted to jealous feelings over next door's patio or decking. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Get wooden garden furniture under cover and, when dry, rub down with fine sandpaper before painting with wood preservative. The Sun (2013) You can also use these detergents on metal garden furniture that has been left out over winter and is now covered in green mould. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The pet has chomped garden furniture, clothes, doors, pebbledash off walls and even the lawnmower. The Sun (2016) She's tugging some plastic garden furniture from the boot. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The house is filled with antiques and pieces of handmade furniture, and original artwork and paintings adorn the walls. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It was also comfortable, with three double bedrooms, a bespoke kitchen and handmade furniture. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Antique and handmade furniture, including a writing desk and sofa, complete the shabby chic look. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They build their own wooden houses, and their handmade furniture sells all over the US. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Anybody with heavy furniture diced with death. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The rooms combine properly heavy furniture with a lightness of touch. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It was as if a window had opened on a stifling room overburdened with heavy furniture to let in a fresh breeze. DREAMS OF INNOCENCE High-end furniture, quasiarchitectural schemes and graphic design now regularly crop up in galleries. Times, Sunday Times Certainly his workshop, with its curled metal pillars and mildewed canopy - half-scrapyard, half high-end furniture showroom - verges on cyberpunk. Times, Sunday Times Along with those, the number high-end furniture and home interior stores has also been increasing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Kauri crown and stump wood was much appreciated for its beauty, and was sought after for ornamental wood panelling as well as high-end furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hardwood frames for high-end furniture are often constructed from kiln-dried mixed hardwoods. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I've found a lot of my household furniture on the street, and nearly all my clothes are from charity shops. Times, Sunday Times It was a blistering rear-wheeldrive two-seater and, most importantly, a weekend racer could use it to bag silverware without selling the household furniture. The Sun They sold things such as toys and household furniture. Times, Sunday Times The dowry might include real estate, but generally consisted of personal effects and household furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By 2002, imports had jumped to nearly 48 percent of the wood and 14 percent of the upholstered household furniture markets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A devoted family man, he enjoyed building intricate dolls' houses - with interior furniture - that were copies of his granddaughter's homes. Times, Sunday Times The interior furniture was made of plywood and glassed in place. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1590, the local population requested the authorization to establish a tax in order to refurbish the interior furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1904, the castle burnt down, nothing remained from its interior furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During construction, over 250 feet of glass cases were ordered, and the interior furniture was said to be equal to that in any store in the large cities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, they must not move their seat or any other item of furniture for they were already where they should be. Times,Sunday Times Enjoy it on your sofa while reflecting that this item of furniture did not make its arrival in most houses until around 1740. Times, Sunday Times Pick a colour from the pattern in your favourite item of furniture to pull the overall look together. The Sun Every item of furniture seems to have a history, but it has been chosen not because it hails from a particular epoch. Times,Sunday Times Make sure you're storing your goods under every possible item of furniture - beds, sofas, even floorboards, the lot. The Sun Check into room two, where the retro styling gets an extra helping of chic with deep blue walls, a copper bath and soft studded leather furniture. The Sun But right at the top, in the attic, was a beautiful self-contained flat with leather furniture, and a bedroom with a balcony. Times, Sunday Times By contrast, the upstairs floor has a retro-modern feel, with 1970s leather furniture, a plush deep-pile carpet and diaphanous fabric panels. Times, Sunday Times It was considered to be luxurious and comfortable, as it contained stained-glass windows, leather furniture and a large chimney. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The cabins and public spaces were fitted out with oak paneling, velvet carpets, etched glass windows, leather furniture and marble. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's a spacious living room with heavy leather chairs, mahogany furniture and a grandfather clock, and a dining room with a chandelier. Times,Sunday Times Airy rooms with mahogany furniture, polished floors, flowers, sea views and no televisions are so chic and romantic that they are edging into honeymoon territory. Times, Sunday Times They have mahogany furniture, floral fabrics. Times, Sunday Times In 2001, a technological development centre was established to develop and apply technology to the production of mahogany furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each cabin had a large leather club chair and mahogany furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The office was a nice, spacious room with modern furniture. Times, Sunday Times Elsewhere, it shouldn't be just about modern furniture. Times, Sunday Times There, finds brought back from abroad and modern furniture sit side by side. Times, Sunday Times The contemporary interiors would work well with modern furniture. Times, Sunday Times He cites his own house, where he has put modern furniture into a traditional environment. Times, Sunday Times As a teacher there is always a reason to spend time with students: help with schoolwork; essay questions; moving furniture. Times, Sunday Times (2015) She also brewed coffee for all the musicians and helped move the furniture. Times, Sunday Times (2014) But the work went on with the exalted remorselessness characteristic of anyone who starts moving furniture. HUMAN VOICES (2003) It means putting the light out, moving the furniture and settling down to give the programme undivided attention. Times, Sunday Times (2007) More like a state-of-the-art guesthouse than a hotel, it's neat and modern, with oak furniture in the bedrooms and exposed granite walls in the restaurant. Times, Sunday Times There's carved oak furniture and enough drapes to decorate a coronation. Times, Sunday Times It's achingly chic, but sheepskin rugs, oak furniture and roaring fires keep it cosy. Times, Sunday Times Set over two floors (plus an outdoor terrace), the decor couldn't be simpler, with exposed brick and stone walls and unadorned oak furniture. Times, Sunday Times Inside, the seven-bedroom property oozes character, with oak panelling, ornate ceilings, tapestries and antique oak furniture. Times, Sunday Times The audit also reveals that the government spends 580m a year on office furniture, 1 billion on advertising and 700m on other marketing and media. Times, Sunday Times The next decade, another owner was so desperate for cash that he sold not only players, but the office furniture, too. Times, Sunday Times It was followed by a computer, a desk and other office furniture and equipment. Times, Sunday Times The design, which included antique-style cup handles (formerly only used on office furniture), has since been extensively copied. Times, Sunday Times If there's anyone else on screen, that's their bad luck because they will be reduced to props and office furniture. Times, Sunday Times Sales of picnic sets and outdoor furniture soared by 58 per cent and 28 per cent, respectively, while other winners were anyone connected with gardening. Times, Sunday Times Next deserves a special shout out for its upbeat, affordable outdoor furniture this year. Times, Sunday Times It will offer about 30 essentials, including lawn mowers, composters, outdoor furniture and power tools. The Sun It can be used to revive all kinds of wood, including sun-faded indoor or outdoor furniture, parquet floors and staircases. Times, Sunday Times Wash outdoor furniture with warm soapy water and use a pressure washer to remove grime from paving and decking. Times, Sunday Times If you just want to try dating, go for a painting, a screen or some painted furniture. Times, Sunday Times Inside, it's all elegance - spiral staircase, painted furniture - and a colonnaded balcony overlooks the hall's artfully romantic landscape of caves, cliffs and cascades. Times, Sunday Times It was very eccentric, with lots of painted furniture and reclaimed fabrics, such as old satin bedspreads with moth holes that nobody else wanted. Times, Sunday Times He bought a magnificent piece of painted furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Painted furniture includes beds, dressers, chairs, tables and bath vanities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Your secondary colour, such as a large piece of furniture, about 30 per cent. The Sun (2016) But the donors were giving an antique piece of furniture. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Well, a painted piece of furniture like that was not called a conversation piece for nothing. SOMEBODY (2002) Tape each bag to the relevant piece of furniture. The Sun (2016) The most important piece of furniture in a house is the garbage can. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Team photos and trophies line the peeling walls, plastic furniture covers the lino floor and curtains flutter at the broken windows. Times, Sunday Times But won't she miss that gorgeous plastic furniture? The Sun Fantastic plastic furniture in electric shades of orange and red scream 1973. Globe and Mail Rooms are still cool and simple, with plastic furniture on the terraces and blankets on the beds. Times, Sunday Times By the 1950s, the typical dollhouse sold commercially was made of painted sheet metal filled with plastic furniture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The four bedrooms have carved-wood beds and neat rattan furniture, and there's a country-style kitchen. Times, Sunday Times It has five bedrooms with beamed ceilings, tiled floors and a living room with rattan furniture. Times, Sunday Times The two apartments at the front of the second floor also have access to the large, second-floor balcony and its rattan furniture. Globe and Mail Lie next to the pool, surrounded by landscaped gardens or relax on the terrace with its rattan furniture and outdoor dining area. Times, Sunday Times The rooms are fitted with king-sized beds or double beds, with rattan furniture and floral-print fabrics. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We didn't want simply to rearrange the furniture as other lists do. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Then his hair is cut, his watch and glasses are changed and his furniture is rearranged. Times, Sunday Times (2011) If necessary, rearrange the furniture to make the rooms look bigger. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Kitchens are also growing, which means often having to work with living room furniture. Times, Sunday Times I have taken apart traps in bathroom sink drains, returned to restaurants, and even dismantled our living room furniture. Christianity Today She has done so by miniaturising the political process, by making politics part of the living room furniture. Times, Sunday Times Typical bedroom, dining and drawing room furniture from this period make interesting exhibits. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bedroom furniture, desks and chairs, and living room furniture are provided. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our growing commitment to sustainability and fighting climate change means householders are buying more high-end, second-hand furniture. The Sun Second-hand furniture would always be my thing. Times, Sunday Times And the boom in buying and refurbishing second-hand furniture means you can buy some really solid items, for a fraction of the cost of inferior new ones. The Sun Search charity shops and second-hand furniture stores for solid chairs and tables. Times, Sunday Times My grandfather had been an auctioneer, and was a collector of second-hand furniture. Times, Sunday Times The 79 bedrooms are lofty, cool and uncluttered, with any edginess smoothed away by rugs and rustic teak furniture. Times, Sunday Times Canvas chic includes two bedrooms with teak furniture and a kitchen opening on to a large decked area. Times, Sunday Times With streamlined teak furniture, mosaic bathrooms and a private beach just there, it makes for an extremely special castaway stay. Times, Sunday Times Even most of the thick teak furniture, altar, and ablution bowl (for baptising) in marble are still unblemished and in good working condition. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Being more expensive than most other woods, teak furniture has become something of a status symbol. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As with wallpaper - where, rather than papering a whole room, one wall will do - so with upholstered furniture. Times, Sunday Times All upholstered furniture should have fire safety labels. Times, Sunday Times Sprinkle liberally over carpets and any upholstered furniture left by the previous owner, leave a few hours and vacuum off. Times, Sunday Times Remove the cushions of upholstered furniture and dry separately by putting them on blocks with a fan heater blowing underneath. Times, Sunday Times And a good professional carpet cleaner will freshen up your upholstered furniture brilliantly at the same time. Times, Sunday Times Outside there's table tennis, table football, a pool and a lovely gazebo with wicker furniture surrounding a chimenea, ideal for alfresco drinks. Times, Sunday Times Creepy-crawlies love frills and wicker furniture, so choose something you can hose down or at least wipe. Times, Sunday Times All the resort's 135 rooms are big and bright, with tiled floors and wicker furniture, and there's a large pool. Times, Sunday Times The four 'premier' rooms are smarter: they have slinky wicker furniture, giant tortoises in the garden and a staircase down to the sea. Times, Sunday Times Its 26 smart suites have wicker furniture and a clean minimalist look set around a jellybean-shaped pool, a stone terrace and a lawn. Times, Sunday Times Rooms are basic but comfortable with blond wood furniture and purple carpets. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The patterned carpet, dark wood furniture and drinks cabinet, will have you wondering when the butler will arrive. The Sun (2011) Expect beamed ceilings and dark wood furniture. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The look is modern chic - cool greys and vibrant reds with dark wood furniture and clean white walls. The Sun (2008) She had polished the wooden furniture with some beeswax which she had found under the sink, left behind by the house's former occupants. INSTANCES OF THE NUMBER 3 (2002) The wood room had wooden furniture, panelling and creaking timbers. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The vibe is especially cosy thanks to sculpted wooden furniture, which has only grown more beautiful with age. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Some unvarnished wooden furniture is smoothed by twenty years of sweaty hands. WHITE LIES (2003) Together, they built two family homes in Seattle and a lot of the wooden furniture including the dining room table and chairs and stereo cabinets. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Translations: Chinese: 家具 Japanese: 家具 |
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