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单词 refurbishment
释义
refurbishre‧fur‧bish /ˌriːˈfɜːbɪʃ $ -ɜːr-/ verb [transitive] especially British English Word Origin
WORD ORIGINrefurbish
Origin:
1600-1700 furbish ‘to clean up’ (13-21 centuries), from Old French forbir
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
refurbish
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyrefurbish
he, she, itrefurbishes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyrefurbished
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave refurbished
he, she, ithas refurbished
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad refurbished
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill refurbish
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have refurbished
Continuous Form
PresentIam refurbishing
he, she, itis refurbishing
you, we, theyare refurbishing
PastI, he, she, itwas refurbishing
you, we, theywere refurbishing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been refurbishing
he, she, ithas been refurbishing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been refurbishing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be refurbishing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been refurbishing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • A developer wants to refurbish the Green Street Hotel.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A thoroughly charming and well-run hotel, it was recently refurbished and is well-furnished throughout.
  • Nearby, Pre-Owned Electronics offered refurbished, used Macs with six-month warranties.
  • Old classrooms in the main block were refurbished and brought back into use for Sociology and Philosophy.
  • Roads, subways, power grids, and dams were constructed; cities were refurbished.
  • The motel was a recently refurbished Holiday Inn.
  • The present structure was built in 1843 and has recently been refurbished with a mosaic inspired by local school children.
  • There is even a school of thought that says some 1960s office blocks outside prime areas should be refurbished as residential accommodation.
  • They would steal cars, repaint, refurbish, and crack new cylinders for them.
word sets
WORD SETS
adobe, nounasphalt, nounbatten, nounbeam, nounblueprint, nounboard, nounboom, nounbreeze-block, nounbrick, nounbricklayer, nounbrickwork, nounbucket, nounbuilder, nounbuilding contractor, nounbuilding site, nounbulldoze, verbbulldozer, nounbuttress, nouncaisson, nouncantilever, nouncastellated, adjectivecavity wall, nouncement, nouncement, verbconcrete, adjectiveconcrete, nounconcrete, verbconduit, nounconstruct, verbcrane, nouncrosspiece, noundaub, noundigger, noundowel, noundrain, noundrainage, noundraughtsman, noundry-stone wall, noundry wall, nounduckboards, noundustsheet, nounembankment, nounerect, verberection, nounfence, verbfencing, nounfiberboard, nounfibreboard, nounfloor plan, nounfoundation, noungantry, noungatepost, noungirder, noungreenfield site, nounhalf-timbered, adjectivehard hat, nounhod, nounhousing association, nounhousing project, nounjackhammer, nounjib, nounjoist, nounkeystone, nounlath, nounleading, nounmansard, nounmortar, nounpanelling, nounpanel pin, nounpave, verbpavement, nounpebbledash, nounpier, nounpile driver, nounplank, nounplanking, nounplaster, nounplaster, verbplasterboard, nounplasterer, nounplate glass, nounpoint, verbPortakabin, nounprime, verbprimer, nounproperty developer, nounputty, nounquantity surveyor, nounrebuild, verbreconstruct, verbreconstruction, nounrefurbish, verbreinforced concrete, nounrendering, nounrenovate, verbrevetment, nounroof, nounroof, verbroofing, nounrooftop, nounrubble, nounsand, verbsandstone, nounsaw, verbscaffold, nounscaffolding, nounshovel, nounsite, nounskip, nounslab, nounslate, nounspan, verbstarter home, nounsteam shovel, nounstilt, nounstucco, nounsurface, verbsuspension bridge, nounthatch, nounthatched, adjectivetile, nountile, verbtiling, nountimber, nountopcoat, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Two of our laboratories have been completely refurbished recently as part of an ongoing programme of modernisation.· The salons, formerly known as Toni & Guy, offer clients a complete hair care service and have been completely refurbished.· The bungalows are in the process of being completely refurbished.
· The newly refurbished Midland Hotel has 111 individually designed bedrooms.· All the bedrooms have been newly refurbished and have telephone and double glazing.· Heathrow - the newly refurbished Sheraton, situated 1 mile from Heathrow.
· Two of our laboratories have been completely refurbished recently as part of an ongoing programme of modernisation.· The motel was a recently refurbished Holiday Inn.· A thoroughly charming and well-run hotel, it was recently refurbished and is well-furnished throughout.· All the attractive bedrooms have private facilities, and all have been recently refurbished.· The Hotel Graal was recently refurbished and all the bedrooms have a telephone.· The other non-agricultural employment is in the recently refurbished Rockingham Arms.
NOUN
· Its first links with Beaverbrook came through refurbishing the Express building in Fleet Street.· Firemen originally thought that workmen who are refurbishing the building were trapped inside, but everyone was eventually accounted for.
· The Northmavine factory of Ronas Fisheries is also to be refurbished, at a cost of £630,000.
1to decorate and repair something such as a building or office in order to improve its appearancerenovate:  The Grand Hotel has been completely refurbished.2to change and improve a plan, idea, or skillrefurbishment noun [countable, uncountable]
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