renovating
present participle ofrenovate
| 单词 | renovating |
| 释义 | renovating present participle ofrenovate renovate verb[T] uk/ˈren.ə.veɪt/us/ˈren.ə.veɪt/C1 torepairandimprovesomething,especiallyabuilding: He renovatesoldhousesandsellsthem at aprofit. Synonym refurbishformal Compare redecorate restore to decorate a room, house, etc.
Building: construction work & workers
Examplesofrenovatingrenovating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Buying,renovatingor building a house is a priority for those who are mobile, as they replace thatched or wooden huts. From theCambridge English Corpus All of them were equipped with more up-to-date and efficient technology, either installing it in new factories orrenovatingexisting ones. From theCambridge English Corpus Reminiscence :renovatingthe bridge between theory and therapy. From theCambridge English Corpus Beyond a certain point,renovatingis not viable (there are too many steps to be taken) and demolition is in order. From theCambridge English Corpus Compared with the longhouses - or to the cost ofrenovatinglonghouse ruins - the kits provide better insulated, drier, cleaner, brighter, and more spacious homes, legitimately offering improved living conditions. From theCambridge English Corpus At other shops people were busyrenovating. From theCambridge English Corpus They observed that proprietors of bars and caf's catered to patrons' e hedonistic mood byrenovatingtheir establishments with partitions and neon lighting, while waitresses developed more 'coquettish' behaviour. From theCambridge English Corpus Some people may think that in terms ofrenovatingor upgrading, one is concerned with simple cosmetic matters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The craftsmen will then work on building small villas or bungalows orrenovatinghouses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The resources provided to local authorities to help fund work on repairing,renovatingor improving council housing are not linked to specific items of expenditure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is certainly a very large amount of money that is proposed to be spent on perpetuating andrenovatingthis architectural monument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite this prudent deliberation, great advances have been made not only in new building but in extending andrenovatingthe buildings we have. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The trustees of that large estate are not interested—and, in my opinion, never were interested—inrenovatingthe cottage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a way of improving a city that combines the brilliantly new withrenovatingthe old—and we in this country are very successful renovators. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Further consideration will be given to the carrying out of repairs when an estimate of the cost ofrenovatingthe tower has been completed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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