furnish

动词 furnish:

1. provide or furnish with
   同义词：supply, provide, render
2. provide or equip with furniture

1. They scouted around for some antiques to furnish their new apartment.
   他们到处搜罗一些古董来装饰新居。
2. Something, such as a recording or a photograph, that can be used to furnish evidence or information.
   证件，证据可以用来提供证据或信息的记录或照片等类的东西
3. I am bound to furnish my antagonists with arguments, but not with comprehension.
   我一定要向对手提供争论点，但并无予以理解的必要。
4. They are renting a furnished flat.
   他们租用了一套带有家具的公寓房子。
5. The shop furnishes everything that is needed for camping.
   这家商店供应各种野营用品。

fur.nish

v.tr.（及物动词）
fur.nished,fur.nish.ing,fur.nish.es
To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for.
装备，摆设：尤指配备家具等所需之物
To supply; give:
供应；提供：
例句：
.The story of Orpheus has furnished Pope with an illustration.(Thomas Bulfinch)
.俄耳甫斯的传说为蒲柏提供了例证.(托马斯·布兰芬奇)

来源：
Middle English furnisshen
中古英语 furnisshen
from Old French fournir fourniss-
源自 古法语 fournir fourniss-
[of Germanic origin] * see per
[源于日耳曼语] *参见 per

【引伸】
fur.nisher
n.（名词）
<参考词汇><同义词>furnish,equip,outfit,appoint,accouterThese verbs mean to provide with what is necessary for an activity or a purpose.
这些动词都指为某活动或目的的需要而供应。
Furnish refers primarily to the provision of basic necessities:
Furnish 主要指提供基本必需品：
例句：
furnished the new apartment;
为新房间配备家具；

例句：
furnish a boat with care.
精心为船安装设备。

Equip usually implies the provision of more specialized items for a particular need or a particular service:
Equip 通常指为特殊需要或特别服务而提供更特定的物品：
例句：
equip a car with snow tires.
为轿车配备防滑轮胎。

Outfit suggests comprehensive provision of necessary items for a larger purpose, as for an expedition:
Outfit 指为更大目标，如远征探险提供所有必需品：
例句：
outfitting the children for summer camp. Toappoint is to provide with furnishings and often accessories, usually of a tasteful kind:
为参加夏令营的孩子们装备各种必需品。 Appoint 指提供通常有品味的装饰，常为附加物：

例句：
a library that was appointed in leather.
用皮草装饰起来的图书馆。

Accouter refers most often to providing with articles of equipment,especially for military service:
Accouter 经常用于指供应设备，尤指用于军事服务的设施：
例句：
knights who were accoutered for battle.
准备好战斗的骑士们