Describing furniture that has been covered with padding and fabric or leather — soft to sit on rather than bare wood, metal, or plastic. An upholstered chair, an upholstered headboard, an upholstered bench. This is the form of the word you will meet far more often than the verb itself, because it usually works as a description of what a piece of furniture IS.

Describing furniture that has been covered with padding and fabric or leather形容已經包上軟墊、布料或皮革的家具 — soft to sit on rather than bare wood, metal, or plastic坐起來軟軟的，而不是光禿禿的木頭、金屬、或塑膠。An upholstered chair包了軟墊的椅子, an upholstered headboard包軟墊的床頭板, an upholstered bench包軟墊的長椅。This is the form of the word you will meet far more often than the verb itself這個形式你會比動詞本身更常遇到, because it usually works as a description of what a piece of furniture IS因為它通常是用來描述一件家具『本身是什麼樣子』。

Two patterns to notice. Alone before a noun it simply means padded and fabric-covered: "a small upholstered stool". With 'in' it tells you the material: "upholstered in grey wool", "upholstered in leather".

Two patterns to notice有兩種用法要留意。Alone before a noun單獨放在名詞前面時 it simply means padded and fabric-covered單純表示包了軟墊、有布料包覆: "a small upholstered stool"像「一張小小的軟墊凳」。With 'in'搭配'in' it tells you the material它會告訴你材質: "upholstered in grey wool"像「用灰色羊毛布包覆」, "upholstered in leather"「用皮革包覆」。

You will see both all over furniture shops, hotel descriptions, and interior-design writing, where the word does real work — it tells a buyer immediately that a seat is soft and cloth-covered.

You will see both all over furniture shops, hotel descriptions, and interior-design writing你在家具店、飯店介紹、和室內設計文章裡都會看到這兩種用法, where the word does real work在那裡這個字發揮了實際的作用 — it tells a buyer immediately that a seat is soft and cloth-covered它馬上讓買家知道這張椅子是軟的、有布料包覆的。

Because it can be either an adjective ("the upholstered chairs are more expensive") or the past form of the verb ("they upholstered it last year"), the same word does two jobs. Both are correct; the meaning is the same picture.

Because it can be either an adjective因為它可以是形容詞 ("the upholstered chairs are more expensive"像「包軟墊的椅子比較貴」) or the past form of the verb或是動詞的過去式 ("they upholstered it last year"像「他們去年幫它包了軟墊」), the same word does two jobs同一個字身兼兩職。Both are correct兩種都是對的; the meaning is the same picture意思是同一幅畫面。

There is also that gently humorous use for people — "well-upholstered" meaning comfortably plump. It is old-fashioned and kind rather than rude, but do not use it about someone in front of them.

There is also that gently humorous use for people還有一種用在人身上、帶點幽默的用法 — "well-upholstered"像「well-upholstered」 meaning comfortably plump意思是圓潤、有肉感。It is old-fashioned and kind rather than rude這個說法老派而且帶著善意，不算沒禮貌, but do not use it about someone in front of them不過別當著本人的面這樣說他們。