该短语的常见结构为:
其中:
间接宾语:接受“提供/配备”的对象(可以是人、房间、办公室、学校等);
直接宾语:被提供的具体内容(家具、设备、信息、细节等)。
强调“给空间布置必要的物品,使其可用”,常与 furniture(家具)、equipment(设备)、appliances(电器) 等搭配。
We need to furnish the new apartment with a sofa, a table, and some chairs.(我们需要给新公寓布置沙发、桌子和几把椅子。)
The hotel furnished all rooms with modern amenities like Wi-Fi and mini-fridges.(酒店给所有房间配备了 Wi-Fi 和迷你冰箱等现代设施。)
强调“供给所需的信息或资源”,常与 information(信息)、details(细节)、evidence(证据) 等搭配,语气较正式。
The witness furnished the police with crucial details about the accident.(证人向警方提供了事故的关键细节。)
The company will furnish employees with training materials before the new project starts.(公司会在新项目开始前给员工提供培训材料。)
当强调“被提供/配备”的状态时,常用被动结构:be furnished with。
The conference room is fully furnished with projectors and microphones.(会议室配备了投影仪和麦克风,设施齐全。)
Students are furnished with textbooks at the beginning of each semester.(学生在每学期初会拿到课本。)
furnish…with vs. provide…with:
furnish 更强调“配备齐全、布置妥当”(尤其针对空间或具体物品),如“布置房间”“配备设备”;
provide 更通用,侧重“供给所需之物”(可指任何资源,如食物、钱、帮助等)。
例:
She furnished her study with a desk and a bookshelf.(她给书房布置了书桌和书架。)→ 强调“布置完整”
She provided her children with food and clothes.(她给孩子提供食物和衣服。)→ 强调“基本供给”