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. 他用他所喜愛的所有運(yùn)動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. 裝修
When they came to decorate the rear bedroom, it was Jemma who had the final say. 他們開始裝修后臥室時,說了算的人是杰馬。
The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time. 男孩們正計(jì)劃在他們有時間的時候裝修。
3. decoratingN-UNCOUNT 裝修
I did a lot of the decorating myself. 我自己干了很多裝修的活兒。
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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)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]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。
[ 不及物動詞:后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ] 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. 我刷墻時很討厭油漆味兒。
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decorate verb (HONOUR)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to reward or honour a person by giving them something, especially a medal
(尤指授予獎?wù)乱裕┘为?,表?
They were decorated for their part in the rescue . 他們因在此次救援行動中的表現(xiàn)而受到嘉獎。 返回 decorate