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English word |
English Definition |
English Example sentence |
| 1 |
to renovate ~ |
to make an old structure like new |
They renovated the apartment complex and raised the rent. |
| 2 |
to hang up ~ |
to make a thing stick to a vertical surface |
I hung up a picture of my family above my desk. |
| 3 |
to take down ~ |
to remove a thing from a vertical surface |
After we broke up, I took down my girlfriend's picture from the
wall. |
| 4 |
to install ~ |
to add a tool or device to an existing place |
When I renovated the kitchen, I decided to install a new
sink. |
| 5 |
to saw ~ |
to cut something using a metal blade with sharp teeth |
I sawed the old board into two pieces. |
| 6 |
to tear down ~ |
to destroy a structure so that it becomes flat |
The city tore down the old building and made a flat parking
lot. |
| 7 |
to cable ~ |
to attach something to something else using a woven wire
rope |
The tower repairman cabled himself to the tower so he would not
fall. |
| 8 |
to decorate ~ |
to make something more complex or pretty by adding colors or
objects to it |
I decorated the room with some pictures and posters. |
| 9 |
to fix up |
to make something work or look better than it used to |
I fixed up the basement room so I could rent it out. |
| 10 |
to refurbish |
to return an old structure or thing to its original
condition |
They refurbished the antique couch, now it looks just like it
did 100 years ago. |
| 11 |
to convert ~ into ~ |
to change the purpose or use of a room |
I converted my bedroom into an art studio. |
| 12 |
to extend ~ |
to make a room or structure longer or wider |
They extended the kitchen and added an island. |
| 13 |
to demolish ~ |
to completely destroy something |
I demolished the garage and built a cottage. |
| 14 |
to insulate ~ |
to add material to a structure in order to make the temperature
more stable |
I want to insulate my house to keep the cold outside during
winter. |
| 15 |
to do the wiring |
to connect all of the outlets of a house or apartment to a
power source |
I don't know anything about electricity, so I called a
professional to do the wiring of my new house. |
| 16 |
to drill a hole |
to create a hole using a spinning piece of sharp metal |
I drilled a hole in the wall and put a wire through it. |
| 17 |
to repaint ~ |
to apply paint to something again |
I am getting tired of the color of my kitchen; I want to
repaint it. |
| 18 |
to touch up ~ |
to fix very small flaws or defects in something |
I didn't need to repaint the old chair, I just needed to touch
it up. |
| 19 |
to landscape ~ |
to make the plants and ground around a house or structure look
pretty |
I landscaped the front yard, putting in some Japanese maples
and a koi pond. |
| 20 |
to lay ~ |
to place something on the ground or in the ground |
I laid a bunch of pipe in my yard and created a sprinkler
system. |
| 21 |
to strip off ~ |
to remove the outer covering of something |
Before I cut the wire, I had to strip off the protective
coating. |