furnish

Word family

1 DHHto put furniture and other things into a house or room 为〔房屋或房间〕配备家具

Having bought the house, they couldn’t afford to furnish it.

买下房子后，他们没有钱买家具了。

furnish something with something

a room furnished with a desk and swivel chair

摆了一张书桌和一把转椅的房间

2 PROVIDE formal to supply or provide something 提供，供应

Will these finds furnish more information on prehistoric man?

这些发现是否能提供更多有关史前人类的资料？

furnish somebody/something with something

John was furnished with a list of local solicitors.

约翰得到了一张当地事务律师的名单。

—furnished adjectiveadj

The bedrooms are elegantly furnished.

卧室陈设高雅。

a fully furnished flat

配备齐全的公寓房

Examples from the Corpus

furnish• For every automobile we furnish an accident.• Bedrooms are simply furnished and have telephone.• All rooms are comfortably furnished and have their own shower and loo.• Adam helps him to the Hermitage, which he is surprised to find furnished as a den for Arthur.• They furnish experts to whatever part of the government needs it, including state and local governments.• The bedrooms are furnished in a traditional style and have air-conditioning.• The house was furnished in the most beautiful taste.• The contrast is great and can furnish some important understandings.• Buyers of any gun must furnish two pieces of identification.• Nina's room was plainly furnished with a bed and a desk.• It has three pretty bedrooms, decorated in well-chosen fabrics, and furnished with antiques and pine.

fully furnished• The bungalow was fully furnished and equipped.• Although fully furnished it had an air of emptiness and desolation.

From Longman Business Dictionary

furnishfur·nish /ˈfɜːnɪʃˈfɜːr-/ verb [transitiveT]

1to provide or supply something

Each company is required to furnish details of its market position to the Bank of England at the close of business each day.

The company entered into a hire-purchase agreement to furnish the goods.

The Andean oil pipeline furnishes about half of Ecuador’s exports.

furnish somebody/something with something

The rules require brokers to furnish potential buyers with documents outlining the potential risks of their investment.

2PROPERTYto put furniture and other things into a house or room

the heavy expense of furnishing a home

furnish something with something