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renovate + noun phrase
They renovated the old house.
他们翻新了老房子。
翻新；整修；修复
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翻新；整修；修复
To renew or repair something (such as a building or room) so that it looks new again.
They renovated the old house.
他们翻新了老房子。
翻新；改造以使其看起来更新。
To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.
恢复新鲜或活力。
To restore to freshness or vigor.
renovate
Base
原形
renovates
3rd person
第三人称单数
renovating
-ing
现在分词
renovated
Past
过去式
renovated
Past participle
过去分词
They renovate old buildings.
他们翻新旧建筑。
We renovated the kitchen last year.
我们去年翻新了厨房。
She has renovated the entire house.
她翻新了整个房子。
规则动词：过去式与过去分词加-ed。
They renovate old houses every year to sell them at a higher price.
他们每年翻新旧房，以便高价出售。
The kitchen was renovated last summer with new cabinets and countertops.
厨房去年夏天进行了翻新，安装了新橱柜和台面。
We are renovating our bathroom this month, so we are using the guest shower.
这个月我们正在装修浴室，所以只能用客用淋浴间。
They renovated the old house.
他们翻新了老房子。
表示将某物翻新并改造成新用途。
They renovated the basement into a guest room.
他们把地下室改造成了客房。
The building was renovated last year.
这栋楼去年被翻新了。
Not this
I renewed my old kitchen.
Use this
I renovated my old kitchen.
中文'翻新'可能直译为'renew'，但'renew'多指续约或更新内容，而'renovate'专指对房屋、建筑等翻修改造。
Not this
The renovate of the house took three months.
Use this
The renovation of the house took three months.
动词'renovate'不能直接作名词，其名词形式为'renovation'。应使用名词形式表示'翻修'这一概念。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
翻新房子
They plan to renovate a house in the suburbs.
他们计划翻新郊区的一栋房子。
装修公寓
She spent the summer renovating her apartment.
她整个夏天都在装修她的公寓。
彻底翻新
The hotel was completely renovated last year.
这家酒店去年彻底翻新了。
整修大楼
The old school building was renovated for community use.
这栋旧校舍经过整修供社区使用。
修复历史建筑
They hired experts to renovate the historic property.
他们聘请专家修复这栋历史建筑。
翻新厨房
We renovated the kitchen over the weekend.
我们周末翻新了厨房。
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联想：旧房重新装修(re-)，像新星(nova)闪耀——renovate 即'翻新'。
语域：neutral 常见场景：home renovation、building restoration renovate 通常用于房屋、建筑等的翻新或整修，属于中性词，在口语和书面语中都可以使用；若指“使恢复活力”则多出现在书面或比喻性表达中，需依赖上下文理解。
及物动词，后接名词作宾语，如 renovate a house。
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