英式发音:[ʌp'həʊlst(ə)rɪ;-'hɒl-] or [ʌp'holstəri]
美式发音
(noun.) the craft of upholstering.
(noun.) covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture.
校对:卡特里娜
双语例句
A spare parlour and bedroom I refurnished entirely, with old mahogany and crimson upholstery: I laid canvas on the passage, and carpets on the stairs. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.简·爱.
And with a coachman up in front, sinking down into a seat big enough for three of him, all covered with upholstery in green and white! 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
The car in which the passenger finds himself is a marvel of woodwork and upholstery--a description of the machinery and processes for producing which belongs to other arts. 威廉·亨利·杜利特.世纪发明.
Chairs, tables, cheffonier, and sofa, all gleamed with the glutinous brightness of cheap upholstery. 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.