| 单词 | furbish |
|---|---|
| 音标 | ['fə:biʃ] |
| 解释 | v. 磨光，刷新 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. 磨光，刷新(to brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish) 【记】 注意不要和furnish( 装饰，提供)相混 【例】 furbish an old silver ornament. furbish up our house. |
| 字源 | furbish (v.) late 14c. (implied mid-13c. in surname Furbisher), from Old French forbiss-, present participle stem of forbir "to polish, burnish; mend, repair" (12c., Modern French fourbir), from a Germanic source (compare Old High German furban "to polish"), from PIE root *prep- "to appear." Related: Furbished; furbishing. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 磨光(通过清洁或擦而明亮) = polish = burnish; 刷新(恢复到原来吸引人或实用的状态) = renovate 【记】通过furbish furnish(v 装饰; 提供) 【区】polish(v 用擦拭或化学反应使平滑光亮); burnish(v 通过摩擦使金属光滑或发亮) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】fur毛皮 + brush擦→反复用毛皮擦→擦亮；fur 毛皮 + 音：笔拭，用毛笔擦拭；furnish 供应，提供，装备. 给别人提供的装备都是经过furbish的，新的发亮；fur + polish 用毛皮磨光的； 【相关】polish 磨光，furniture 家具 |
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