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upholster

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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up·hol·ster /ʌpˈhəʊlstə $ -ˈhoʊlstər/ verb [transitive]  DHFto cover a chair with material 为〔椅子〕装垫子[套子]upholstered adjective
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Origin upholster (1800-1900) upholstery
up·hol·ster verbChineseSyllable
to chair cover Corpus with a material


upholster
upholster /ʌpˈhəʊlstə $ -ˈhoʊlstər/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1800-1900
 Origin: upholstery
to cover a chair with material
—upholstered adjective


up·hol·sterBrE /ʌpˈhəʊlstə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ʌpˈhoʊlstər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they upholster BrE /ʌpˈhəʊlstə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌpˈhoʊlstər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it upholsters BrE /ʌpˈhəʊlstəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌpˈhoʊlstərz/ 🔊past simple upholstered BrE /ʌpˈhəʊlstəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌpˈhoʊlstərd/ 🔊past participle upholstered BrE /ʌpˈhəʊlstəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌpˈhoʊlstərd/ 🔊 -ing form upholstering BrE /ʌpˈhəʊlstərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ʌpˈhoʊlstərɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] ~ sth (in sth) to cover a chair, etc. with soft material (= padding ) and cloth 为(椅子等)装软垫(或套子等)