furniture是单数还是复数
furniture是一个不可数名词,后面使用单数的说一件家具使用a piece of furniture;
furniture属表总称的物质名词(也有的书称之为集合名词),没有复数形式,也不能与不定冠词连用,含义上永远是单数。
furniture
n.(可移动的)家具
How can we make room for all the furniture?
我们怎么腾得出地方放这些家具呢?
We need to buy some new furniture.
我们需要买一些新家具。
Modern furniture is a little too severe for my taste.
现代家具有点过于简朴,我不大喜欢。
I worked there so long that I became part of the furniture.
我在那里工作得太久,都不为人注意了。