doer-upper
noun[C]
UKinformaluk/ˌduː.ərˈʌp.ər/us/ˌduː.ɚˈʌp.ɚ/(USfixer-upper)ahousethat is not in goodcondition, that someonebuyswith theintentionofworkingon it,improvingit, andincreasingitsvalue:
（状况不佳、购买后修缮以增加价值的）待修房AsuburbanEnglishcouplemightmoveto asmallerhouseandbuya doer-upper in France with thedifference.一对住在英国郊区的夫妇可能会搬到小一点的房子里去，然后用差价在法国买一处待修房。
- Thepropertyisdefinitelya doer-upper, as thebuildingneedsto becompletelymodernised.
- This could be one of Britain'sfinesthousesbut for now, it's acrumblingruin- theultimatedoer-upper.
- Consider thepropertya "doer-upper",needingcompleterenovation.
Houses & homes
- A-frame
- ADU
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- dorm
- dormitory
- dosshouse
- duplex
- efficiency apartment
- Nissen hut
- non-housing
- old people's home
- palace
- palazzo
- tollhouse
- tower block
- town house
- townhouse
- tract house