redecorating
present participle ofredecorate
| 单词 | redecorating |
| 释义 | redecorating present participle ofredecorate redecorate verb[IorT] uk/ˌriːˈdek.ə.reɪt/us/ˌriːˈdek.ə.reɪt/topaintthe inside of ahouseor putpaperon the insidewallswhen this has been donepreviously: We're redecorating thekitchen. to decorate a room, house, etc.
Building: interior decoration
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Decorating or making something attractive Examplesofredecoratingredecorating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Thusredecoratingbecomes not a whimsical project, not an end in itself, but a means to an end, for a middle-class woman's identity depends upon her maintaining a proper drawing-room. From theCambridge English Corpus It was decided to take the opportunity ofredecoratingit, and, at the same time, to install some modern equipment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But what is £150 to anybody in these days, if he has to startredecoratingfrom scratch? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Prisons that had been crying out forredecoratingand repairs for years suddenly had thousands of pounds spent on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They include structural repairs, electrical rewiring, conversion from oil-fired to gas-fired central heating, painting andredecorating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Elderly people face difficulty inredecoratingtheir homes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is he further aware that there have been threeredecoratingcontracts in the last eighteen months? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Thousands live in miserable homes with rooms that needredecoratingand windows that need cleaning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Delay in cleaning andredecoratingis the responsibility of the owner. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Tenants could carry outredecoratingand minor repair work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were very much in need of upgrading andredecorating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There must be millions of working-class people who take a pride in their home to the extent of doing their ownredecorating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an item for cleaning andredecoratingwhich were absolutely necessary. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Someone has said it is likeredecoratinga house that ought to have been demolished years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost ofredecoratingand refurnishing this office, which is also used for conferences, was £605. 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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