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单词 furbish
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
fur•bish /ˈfɜrbɪʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to restore to good condition, as by polishing.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
fur•bish  (fûr′bish),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often fol. by up):to furbish a run-down neighborhood; to furbish up one's command of a foreign language.
  2. to polish.
  • Gmc; compare Old High German furban
  • Middle French forbiss-, long stem of forbir to polish, clean
  • Middle English furbishen 1350–1400
fur′bish•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
furbish /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/ vb (transitive)
  1. to make bright by polishing; burnish
  2. (often followed by up) to improve the appearance or condition of; renovate; restore
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French fourbir to polish, of Germanic origin

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