Word · Frequency #22394
upholster
给(沙发等)装软垫;为(家具)装垫套
provide furniture with padding, springs, webbing, and covers
- 1.
To fit padding, stuffing, springs, webbing and fabric covering to (furniture).
为(家具)装衬垫、填充物、弹簧、绷带及面料罩。
为(家具)装衬垫、填充物、弹簧、绷带及面料罩。;为(沙发等)装上垫;装饰;装璜
In use
They plan to upholster the old armchair with blue linen.
She upholstered the dining chairs herself last weekend.
This small shop upholsters furniture and repairs leather seats.
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。
upholster sth with sth
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。
be upholstered in sth
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。
Verb forms
base upholster · third person upholsters · -ing upholstering · past upholstered · past participle upholstered
该词是规则动词,通常指给沙发、椅子等加衬垫、弹簧和面料。
Common mistakes
I want to upholstery the sofa.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。
He upholstered the sofa by leather.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。
Connections
Collocations
- upholster a sofa
- 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。
- upholster in leather
- 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。
- upholstered furniture
- 软垫家具
- The store sells a wide range of upholstered furniture.这家店出售各种软垫家具。
- upholstered in velvet
- 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。
Synonyms
- pad
- 给…加衬垫;填塞 · pad 直接指填充衬垫,语义与 upholster 最接近,但不包含用织物包覆的工序。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 up + holster:把沙发向上(up)包上软皮套(holster),就是“给沙发装软垫”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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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