| 词组 | furniture |
| 释义 | kidney-buster n. an uncomfortable or poorly built seat in a vehicle.I have to get this kidney-buster replaced.This kidney-buster is going to ruin my back. rocker n. a rocking chair. (Not slang.)I love to spend a sunny afternoon in my rocker.Children love rockers, but they can tip over in them. furniture noun a rifle's or a similar weapon's stock UK, 1995be part of the furnitureslang To be viewed as part of the surroundings because one has been in a particular job or place for a long time. I can't envision the company without Bill. I mean, the man has been here for 40 years—he's part of the furniture! part of the furnitureConsidered to be an intrinsic or fundamental part of the surroundings because one has been in a particular job or place for a long time. I can't envision the company without Bill. I mean, the man has been here for 40 years—he's part of the furniture! Ah, that's just Mary. She's been coming to this restaurant nearly every day for years, so we kind of see her as part of the furniture at this point. part of the furnitureIf someone or something is part of the furniture, they have been present somewhere for such a long time that everyone accepts their presence without questioning it or noticing them. In ten years he has become part of the furniture of English life, his place on the stage firmly fixed and universally respected. Once cameras in courts have become part of the furniture, witnesses are so absorbed in answering questions that they forget the cameras are there. part of the furniturea person or thing that has been somewhere so long as to seem a permanent, unquestioned, or invisible feature of the scene. informalpart of the ˈfurniture(informal) somebody who has worked or been in a particular place for such a long time that people hardly notice them: The librarian had been there so long he seemed like part of the furniture. |
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