英语词汇“furniture”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典-新都网

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单词	furniture
释义	fur·ni·ture \ˈfərnə̇chər, ˈfə̄nə̇chə(r, ˈfəinə̇chə(r, -nēch- sometimes -ˌchu̇(ə)r or -u̇ə\ noun (-s) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle French fourniture, from fournir, furnir, fornir to complete, carry out, equip — more at furnish 1. obsolete a. (1) : the act of furnishing or decorating (2) : an article of decoration : ornament < see the barge be ready and fit it with such furniture as suits the greatness of his person — Shakespeare > b. : the execution of a plan < toward the furniture of his hostile designs he had extraordinary subsidy — John Speed > 2. a. obsolete : stock, store, supply < we were particularly searched to the effect we carried in no furniture of arms nor powder — William Lithgow > b. : that by which something is filled : contents < the Constitution has the normal furniture of all constitutions — provisions for amendment, for admitting member states — T.H.White b1915 > 3. : something that is necessary, useful, or desirable: as a. archaic : the harness and trappings especially of a horse < the saddles and rich furniture of the cavalry — Edward Gibbon > b. : a fund of ideas or information : mental equipment < my intellectual furniture consists of an assortment of general propositions — O.W.Holmes †1935 > c. obsolete : personal belongings : clothing, armor < the king would find himself incommoded with all that furniture upon his back — Andrew Marvell > d. : articles of convenience or decoration used to furnish living quarters, offices, public and private buildings — usually used of movable articles (as tables and chairs) as distinguished from such permanent installations as bathroom fixtures e. : equipment needed for work or active service; specifically : the tackle of a ship f. : a mixture stop in a pipe organ 4. archaic : the state of being equipped : readiness for action < you will inform yourself of the furniture of the French on the Mediterranean seas — John Evelyn > 5. : useful or decorative appendages : accessories: as a. : the mountings of a gun b. : pieces of wood or metal less than type high that are placed in printing forms to fill in blank spaces or used with quoins to fasten matter in a chase c. : hardware; specifically : the metal trimmings on a coffin d. : background details < mere furniture counts for a good deal in the best romances, and they are full of descriptions of riches and splendors — W.P.Ker >
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