furniture

/ˈfɜːnɪtʃə/ n.
标准词条 CET-4CET-6
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家具

释义与例句

n. 家具
large movable objects such as tables, chairs and beds used to make a room suitable for living or working
  1. The flat is small, so we chose furniture that can serve more than one purpose.
    这套公寓很小,所以我们选择了可以一物多用的家具。
  2. Most of the office furniture was donated to a local school.
    大部分办公家具都捐给了当地一所学校。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. They spent the weekend moving the furniture into their new house.
    他们周末把家具搬进了新家。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 furniture 是不可数集合名词,不说 a furniture 或 furnitures;一件家具用 a piece of furniture,多件用 pieces of furniture。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • furnish 为……配备家具;提供
    动词,既可指给房间配置家具,也可较正式地表示提供信息或证据。
  • furnishings 家具陈设;室内用品
    常用复数,范围可包括家具、窗帘、地毯等室内陈设,比 furniture 的范围更广。
易混词(形近或义近,注意区别)
  • equipment 设备;器材
    furniture 指桌、椅、床、柜等家具;equipment 指完成某项工作所需的设备或器材。两者通常都是不可数名词,但一件家具说 a piece of furniture,一件设备说 a piece of equipment。
    The laboratory needs specialised equipment for analysing water samples. 这间实验室需要分析水样的专用设备。
常见搭配
  • a piece of furniture 一件家具
    The old writing desk is the only piece of furniture she kept. 那张旧写字台是她唯一保留下来的一件家具。
  • office furniture 办公家具
    The company bought adjustable chairs and other ergonomic office furniture. 公司购买了可调节座椅和其他符合人体工学的办公家具。
  • furniture shop 家具店
    We ordered a dining table from an independent furniture shop. 我们从一家独立经营的家具店订购了一张餐桌。