the activity of making, repairing or decorating things in the home yourself, instead of paying somebody to do it (the abbreviation for ‘do-it-yourself’) 自己动手（全写为 do-it-yourself，相对于雇人做）- a DIY storeDIY 商店
- My brother is a real DIY enthusiast.我的兄弟是一个真正的DIY爱好者。
Collocations Decorating and home improvementDecorating and home improvement装饰和改善房屋Houses房屋- refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋
- convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓
- extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房
- build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房
- knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁
- knock out/through the wall separating two rooms将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration装饰- furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间
- be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰
- hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper贴／去除墙纸
- install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备
- build/put up shelves搭架子
- lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台
- put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement自己动手；房屋改造- do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路
- make home improvements改造房屋
- add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料
- fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器
- insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置
- fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头
- block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池
- make/drill/fill a hole开／钻／填一个洞
- hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail锤进／拔出钉子
- tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉
- saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
Topics Houses and homesb2Oxford Collocations DictionaryDIY is used before these nouns: See full entry Word Origin1950s: abbreviation of do it yourself.