喜樂美語
  1. 1vC1/ˈrenəveɪt/翻新；整修

    To repair and improve an old building or piece of furniture until it is good again.

    示範例句 · Example

    We decided to buy an old house and renovate it ourselves.

    逐字我們決定買一棟舊房子，並且我們自己翻新它。

    「renovate」是把舊建築（有時也指舊傢俱）好好修好、更新，讓它再回到好用、好看的狀態。核心畫面可以想成「再變新一次」：不是只刷一層漆，而是把損壞的地方修好。常見說法：renovate an old house、completely renovated、renovate it ourselves。跟 repair 很近：repair 是修好壞掉的東西；renovate 多半講整棟舊房子／舊空間的大整修。跟 redecorate 不同：redecorate 多改漆、壁紙、窗簾；renovate 更偏修好與更新。跟 restore 也不同：restore 常指把有價值的舊物修回原來的樣子。

    常見搭配

    • renovate a house / building / hotel

      翻新／整修房子／建築／飯店

      repair an old home or building so it is in good condition again

      They bought an old house and renovated it themselves.

    • completely / thoroughly renovated

      徹底翻新／整修

      repaired all the way through so it feels new again

      The old theatre has been completely renovated.

    • renovate something yourself / ourselves

      自己動手翻新／整修

      do the repair work with your own hands

      We decided to renovate the flat ourselves.

    • be renovated

      被翻新／被整修

      receive thorough repair so a place is in good condition again

      The hotel has been renovated and redecorated.

    • spend money / time renovating

      花金錢／時間整修

      use money or time to repair an old place

      The couple spent months renovating the house.

    • renovate old furniture

      翻新舊傢俱

      repair old tables, chairs, or other home things so they work well again

      Aisha renovated an old desk for her study corner.

    意思相反

    neglectdamage

core核心畫面

One way to picture renovate: something old is still worth keeping, so you bring it back to good condition — new wiring, sanded floors, the same house underneath. The object is nearly always a building or a piece of furniture, and the aim is restoring rather than replacing.

可以想成 renovate 是「舊東西還值得留著，所以把它修回好用的狀態」：換線路、磨地板，底下還是同一棟房子。它的受詞幾乎都是建築或家具，目的是修復，不是換掉。

同家族的字

過去式 renovated過去分詞 renovated-ing renovating三單 renovates

意思相反

neglectdamage

原始詞典資料3 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

renovateverb/ˈɹɛn.nə(ʊ).veɪt/

  • 1

    To renew; to revamp something to make it look new again.

    • This house is shabby: it needs renovating.
  • 2

    To restore to freshness or vigor.

    • All shall relent Who hear me—tears as mine have flowed, shall flow, Hearts beat as mine now beats, with such intent As renovates the world; a will omnipotent! […] And power shall then abound, and hope arise once more.

renovateadj/ˈɹɛn.nə(ʊ).veɪt/

  • 1

    obsoleterenovated

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