| 单词 | article of furniture |
| 释义 | article of furniture (once / 7274 pages) n WORD FAMILY article of furniture: articles of furniture USAGE EXAMPLESFew were the articles of furniture which sufficed for their use, and those had been, for the most part, loaned for their immediate necessity. Roe, Azel Stevens, I've Been Thinking;—or, the Secret...(2012) Every article of furniture was in its proper place. Gautier, Th?ophile, One of Cleopatra's Nights and Other...(2012) Because it is the only article of furniture around which folks usually sit. Flammarion, Camille, Mysterious Psychic Forces—An Accoun...(2012) n furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper furniture, piece of furniture King Arthur's Round Table (legend) the circular table for King Arthur and his knights Siege Perilousthe legendary seat at King Arthur's Round Table reserved for the knight who would find the Holy Grail; it was fatal for anyone else to sit in it baby bed, baby's bed a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling bedroom furniturefurniture intended for use in a bedroom bedframe, bedsteadthe framework of a bed bookcasea piece of furniture with shelves for storing books buffet, counter, sideboarda piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers cabineta piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display bureau, chest, chest of drawers, dresserfurniture with drawers for keeping clothes dining-room furniturefurniture intended for use in a dining room etagerea piece of furniture with open shelves for displaying small ornaments fitmentany of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture) hallstanda piece of furniture where coats and hats and umbrellas can be hung; usually has a mirror lampa piece of furniture holding one or more electric light bulbs lawn furniturefurniture intended for use on a lawn or in a garden nestfurniture pieces made to fit close together office furniturefurniture intended for use in an office seatfurniture that is designed for sitting on sectionala piece of furniture made up of sections that can be arranged individually or together Sheratona furniture style that originated in England around 1800; simple in design with straight lines and classical ornamentation sleepera piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed tablea piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs tablea piece of furniture with tableware for a meal laid out on it wall unita piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room closet, press, wardrobea tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes wash-hand stand, washstandfurniture consisting of a table or stand to hold a basin and pitcher of water for washing: `wash-hand stand' is a British term Lord's table, altar, communion tablethe table in Christian churches where communion is given armoirea large wardrobe or cabinet; originally used for storing weapons bassineta basket (usually hooded) used as a baby's bed beda piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep bencha long seat for more than one person bench(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom bootha table (in a restaurant or bar) surrounded by two high-backed benches box, box seatthe driver's seat on a coach box seata special seat in a theater or grandstand box breakfast tablea table where breakfast is eaten card tablea small light table with folding legs; can be folded for storage card tablea table for playing cards (as in a casino) carrycotbox-shaped baby bed with handles (for a baby to sleep in while being carried) chaira seat for one person, with a support for the back chiffonier, commodea tall elegant chest of drawers china cabinet, china closeta cabinet (usually with glass doors) for storing and displaying china clothes closet, clothespressa closet where clothes are stored coat closeta closet for storing outerwear cocktail table, coffee tablelow table where magazines can be placed and coffee or cocktails are served conference table, council board, council tablethe table that conferees sit around as they hold a meeting console, console tablea small table fixed to a wall or designed to stand against a wall countertable consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted cradlea baby bed with sides and rockers credence, credenzaa kind of sideboard or buffet cot, cribbaby bed with high sides made of slats deska piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments dining-room tabledining-room furniture consisting of a table on which meals can be served board, dining tablea table at which meals are served dressera cabinet with shelves dresser, dressing table, toilet table, vanitylow table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup drop-leaf tablea table that has a drop-leaf to enlarge its surface entertainment centera wall unit containing sound and television systems file, file cabinet, filing cabinetoffice furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order floor lampa lamp that stands on the floor gaming tablea table used for gambling; may be equipped with a gameboard and slots for chips gueridona small round table highboy, tallboya tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs kitchen tablea table in the kitchen lowboya low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs medicine cabinet, medicine chestcabinet that holds medicines and toiletries cellaret, minibarsideboard with compartments for holding bottles operating tabletable on which the patient lies during a surgical operation hassock, ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puffthick cushion used as a seat Parsons tablea sturdy rectangular table with block legs at the four corners; the top and the legs are the same width pedestal tablea table supported by a single central column pier tablea low table set below a pier glass platenwork table of a machine tool billiard table, pool table, snooker tablegame equipment consisting of a heavy table on which pool is played reading lampa lamp that provides light for reading couch, lounge, sofaan upholstered seat for more than one person standa small table for holding articles of various kinds stoola simple seat without a back or arms table lampa lamp that sits on a table ping-pong table, pingpong table, table-tennis tablea table used for playing table tennis tea tablea small table for serving afternoon tea toilet seatthe hinged seat on a toilet trestle tablea table supported on trestles work table, worktablea table designed for a particular task furnishing (usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable |
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