furbish

vt. 擦亮, 研磨, 磨光

发音

UK /ˈfɜːbɪʃ/
US /ˈfɝbɪʃ/

词形变化

furbished furbishes 三单 furbishes furbishing furbisht furbishing 现在分词 furbished 过去式 furbished 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To polish or burnish.

  2. 2.

    To renovate or recondition; to refurbish.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

buff burnish

上位词 4

shine smooth polish smoothen

相关短语

furbish up 擦亮, 刷新：；温习：

词源

Etymology tree Frankish *furbēnbor. Old French forbirbor. Middle English furbisshen English furbish From Middle English furbisshen, from Old French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

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