reupholster

IPA/ˌriː.ʌpˈhəʊl.stər/
IPA/ˌri.ʌpˈoʊl.stɚ/

reupholster — 動詞

  • reupholsterpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • reupholsters3rd person singular
  • reupholstering-ing form
  • reupholsteredpast simple

1. to take off the old outer fabric and stuffing from a chair or sofa and fit new m

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

更換布面

拆除家具舊布面與填充物,換上全新布料

to take off the old outer fabric and stuffing from a chair or sofa and fit new material in their place

例句

Hester decided to reupholster her grandmother's old armchair with a bright yellow fabric.

Hester 決定用明黃色的布料,把祖母的舊扶手椅換上全新的布面。

reupholster + [furniture] + with + [fabric]

The Nguyễn family reupholstered all six dining chairs before the Lunar New Year.

Nguyễn 一家在農曆新年前,把全部六張餐椅都換了新布面。

常見搭配
  • reupholster a chair
  • reupholster in leather
  • reupholster with velvet
  • professionally reupholstered
同義詞
  • recover

    can also mean putting new fabric on furniture, but is ambiguous because its primary meaning is 'get back' or 'retrieve'

  • refurbish

    a broader term that includes structural repairs and repainting, not limited to fabric work

文法句型

reupholster + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object must be a piece of furniture with a fabric covering — typically a chair, sofa, or similar seat. The new material is commonly introduced with 'in' or 'with'.

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常用片語

  • have something reupholstered
  • get something reupholstered

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