refurbishing
present participle ofrefurbish
| 单词 | refurbishing |
| 释义 | refurbishing present participle ofrefurbish refurbish verb[T] formaluk/ˌriːˈfɜː.bɪʃ/us/ˌriːˈfɝː.bɪʃ/to make abuildinglooknew again by doingworksuch aspainting,repairing, andcleaning: Thedevelopersrefurbished thehouseinside and out. Synonym renovate Compare restore to decorate a room, house, etc.
Building: construction work & workers
Examplesofrefurbishingrefurbishing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Subsequently, careful inspection, cleaning, and reassembly of the components had to be carried out, as well asrefurbishingsome of the optics. From theCambridge English Corpus It is unclear whether these constructions that include both types of masonry are single-component constructions or products of later remodeling andrefurbishing. From theCambridge English Corpus One reason for that is that many of these service amenities needrefurbishing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He talks aboutrefurbishingthe "green goddesses", which is a procedure that goes on anyway. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It still has all the facilities for rebuilding andrefurbishingrolling stock and locomotives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Diversification, niche industries or specialisation such asrefurbishingcruise liners don't appear to be on the agenda for discussion. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English If £4 million is spent onrefurbishingsomething that is then sold for £4 million, it is being given away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The same sort of difficulty will arise withrefurbishingrailway lines, where these go across the boundaries of passenger transport executives. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The scope for a programme of replacing orrefurbishingolder quarters is being kept under review. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But something must be done aboutrefurbishingthe older housing estates. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Clause 12 is basically arefurbishingelaboration and broadening of a principle established in the existing law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not merely a question of getting the old equipment out of store andrefurbishingit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the work onrefurbishingthe runway to enable the heavier wide-bodied jets to use the airport. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is quite a lot ofrefurbishingtaking place on the ones in merit order which have enough capacity to be refurbished. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The residents in those flats initiated the wholerefurbishingconcept. 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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