furbish

动词 furbish:

1. polish and make shiny
   同义词：buff, burnish, flush

1. I wish to furbish up the Russian I learnt at college.
   我要重温一下我在大学里学过的俄语。

fur.bish

v.tr.（及物动词）
fur.bished,fur.bish.ing,fur.bish.es
To brighten by cleaning or rubbing; polish.
磨光，擦亮：通过清洁或擦而明亮；擦光
To restore to attractive or serviceable condition; renovate.
刷新，恢复：更新恢复到原来吸引人或实用的状态；整修一新

来源：
Middle English furbishen
中古英语 furbishen
from Old French fourbir fourbiss-
源自 古法语 fourbir fourbiss-
from Frankish *furbjan
源自 法兰克语 *furbjan

【引伸】
fur.bisher
n.（名词）