decorate
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it. 裝飾
He decorated his room with pictures of all his favourite sports figures. 他用他所喜愛(ài)的所有運(yùn)動(dòng)員的照片裝飾自己的房間。
2. V-T/V-I If you decorate a room or the inside of a building, you put new paint or wallpaper on the walls and ceiling, and paint the woodwork. 裝脩
When they came to decorate the rear bedroom, it was Jemma who had the final say. 他們開(kāi)始裝脩後臥室時(shí),說(shuō)了算的人是傑馬。
The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time. 男孩們正計(jì)劃在他們有時(shí)間的時(shí)候裝脩。
3. decoratingN-UNCOUNT 裝脩
I did a lot of the decorating myself. 我自己乾了很多裝脩的活兒。
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decorate /?d?k??re?t/ (decorating,decorated,decorates)
劍橋詞典
- He promised he'd help me decorate, but now he's trying to wriggle out of it.
- She's even decorated the spare room in anticipation of your visit .
- In the centre of the hall stood a colossal wooden statue , decorated in ivory and gold .
- She decorated the cake herself.
- When we moved in, the house hadn't been decorated for 20 years , and it showed .
decorate verb (MAKE ATTRACTIVE)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to add something to an object or place , especially in order to make it more attractive
裝飾,裝點(diǎn),打扮
They decorated the wedding car with ribbons and flowers . 他們用彩帶和鮮花裝點(diǎn)婚車(chē)。
[ 不及物動(dòng)詞:後麪不接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 or 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ] mainly UK (US usually redecorate)
to paint the inside or outside of a house or put paper on the inside walls
粉刷;(給…)貼壁紙
We're going to decorate the kitchen next week . 我們下周要粉刷廚房。
I hate the smell of paint when I'm decorating. 我刷牆時(shí)很討厭油漆味兒。
例句
decorate verb (HONOUR)
[ 及物動(dòng)詞:後麪接賓語(yǔ)的動(dòng)詞 ]to reward or honour a person by giving them something, especially a medal
(尤指授予獎(jiǎng)?wù)乱裕┘为?jiǎng),表彰
They were decorated for their part in the rescue . 他們因在此次救援行動(dòng)中的表現(xiàn)而受到嘉獎(jiǎng)。 返回 decorate