fit up vs repair

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fit up强调的是改善﹐住处未破败到无法使用就改装整理﹔repair是修建﹐住处已经损坏﹐必须修理才能使用。   
A: The room looks nice.    B: Yes, indeed. It’s been newly fitted up.    The fire-damaged building is being repaired.

repair: to fix sth that is damaged, broken or not working properly， 与impair相对：

impair: to make sth less good than it usually is or than it should be（损害，损伤）

fit up: equip to serve a special purpose指为某一（新）目的而给房间或建筑物配置家具等，理解为“装修，改装，改建”等比较切近英语原意，教材上如果翻译为“修理”，那会人为地使学生混乱。