upholster sth
upholster 是及物动词,宾语是家具;也可用被动式表示家具已被装好软垫的状态。
It took him a whole weekend to upholster the sofa.
他花了整个周末给沙发装软垫。
给(沙发等)装软垫;为(家具)装垫套
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
给(沙发等)装软垫;为(家具)装垫套
provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
It took him a whole weekend to upholster the sofa.
他花了整个周末给沙发装软垫。
为(家具)装衬垫、填充物、弹簧、绷带及面料罩。
To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
upholster
Base
原形
upholsters
3rd person
第三人称单数
upholstering
-ing
现在分词
upholstered
Past
过去式
upholstered
Past participle
过去分词
They upholster old chairs in their workshop.
他们在自己的工坊里给旧椅子装垫子和椅面。
She upholstered the sofa with blue fabric.
她用蓝色面料给沙发装了罩面。
We have upholstered the bench with new padding.
我们已经给长凳装了新的衬垫。
该词是规则动词,通常指给沙发、椅子等加衬垫、弹簧和面料。
They plan to upholster the old armchair with blue linen.
他们打算用蓝色亚麻布给这把旧扶手椅装软垫。
She upholstered the dining chairs herself last weekend.
上周末她亲手给这些餐椅装了软垫。
This small shop upholsters furniture and repairs leather seats.
这家小店给家具装软垫并维修皮面座椅。
upholster 是及物动词,宾语是家具;也可用被动式表示家具已被装好软垫的状态。
It took him a whole weekend to upholster the sofa.
他花了整个周末给沙发装软垫。
with 后接所用材料或布料;in 也可表达整体用料,但 with 更强调具体操作时使用的材料。
The craftsman upholstered the stool with soft leather.
工匠用柔软的皮革给凳子装上垫面。
被动结构 be upholstered in + 材料,强调座椅、沙发的表面材质,过去分词 upholstered 用作形容词。
The seats are upholstered in rich red velvet.
这些座椅包着华丽的红色天鹅绒。
Not this
I want to upholstery the sofa.
Use this
I want to upholster the sofa.
upholstery 是名词,意为“软垫/装潢品”;动词形式是 upholster。在 want to 后应用动词原形 upholster。
Not this
He upholstered the sofa by leather.
Use this
He upholstered the sofa with leather.
表达“用皮革给沙发装软垫”时,upholster 的搭配是 upholster something with/in something,不用介词 by。改为 with 后介词搭配正确。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
给沙发装软垫
They hired a craftsman to upholster their sofa.
他们请了一位工匠给沙发装软垫。
用皮革蒙面
We decided to upholster the chairs in leather.
我们决定用皮革给椅子蒙面。
软垫家具
The store sells a wide range of upholstered furniture.
这家店出售各种软垫家具。
用天鹅绒蒙面的
The armchair is upholstered in deep green velvet.
这把扶手椅是用深绿色天鹅绒蒙面的。
Use upholster naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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拆成 up + holster:把沙发向上(up)包上软皮套(holster),就是“给沙发装软垫”。
语域:neutral 常见场景:furniture workshop、upholstery repair、home renovation upholster 指为家具加装软垫、弹簧和面料的动作,属于日常和职业语境都常见的中性词;多用于家具制作、维修或家居翻新等场景,正式写作中也可使用。
与 upholster 真正押韵(重读元音及之后相同):holster /ˈhəʊlstə/、bolster /ˈbəʊlstə/、pollster /ˈpəʊlstə/。注意:upholder 拼写相似(同以 uphol- 开头),但读 /ʌpˈhəʊldə/,与 older 押韵,不与 upholster 押韵;upholstery 与 upholster 同源,但多一个音节,也不是严格押韵。
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