refurbish

C1 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 再磨光, 刷新

发音

UK /ɹiːˈfɜːbɪʃ/
US /ɹiˈfɝbɪʃ/

词形变化

refurbisher refurbishes 复数 refurbished refurbishes 三单 refurbishes refurbishing refurbishing 现在分词 refurbished 过去式 refurbished 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A refurbishment.

    非正式

    My bedroom needs a refurbish.

v. C1
  1. 1.

    To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.

    翻新

    刷新

    及物

    We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

renovate freshen up

上位词 2

renew regenerate

下位词 1

gentrify

词源

1605, from re- + furbish, from Middle English furbishen, from Middle French forbir (stem furbiss-, “to clean, polish”), from Frankish *furbēn (“to clean, polish”).

来源：wiktionary