| 单词 | adorn |
| 释义 | adorn verb[T] literaryuk/əˈdɔːn/us/əˈdɔːrn/toaddsomethingdecorativeto apersonor thing: 装扮；装饰The bride'shairwas adornedwithwhiteflowers.新娘的头上戴着白色的花朵。 Decorating or making something attractive
adorn| American Dictionaryadorn verb[T] us/əˈdɔrn/to make something moreattractiveby putting something on it: The bride’shairwas adorned withfreshflowers. adornmentnoun[C/U]us/əˈdɔrn·mənt/ [C]Her only adornment was arubynecklace. Examplesofadornadorn Both, however, were originally contracted for dates preceding those of the festivities they eventually adorned. From theCambridge English Corpus She sits alone at her dressing table, adorning her hair with roses in anticipation of her lover's arrival. From theCambridge English Corpus Whether the story is of his own invention or borrowed from others, he adorns and polishes it with various embellishments as it pleases him. From theCambridge English Corpus Let us now formally provide a way of "collecting" all the adorned predicates generated by the rewriting of queries. From theCambridge English Corpus Godlings may linger in flowers to possess women who pluck the blossoms toadorntheir hair, requiring rites of exorcism to void them. From theCambridge English Corpus Military trophies, rustic altars, funeral pyres, festively illuminated and decorated boats, and live horsesadornthe stage. From theCambridge English Corpus All three were less adorned than the first, with only some bone and shell cylindrical beads around the neck area of each. From theCambridge English Corpus The hand holds a staff apparently adorned at the tip with a bead. From theCambridge English Corpus These are the only ballets adorned by music examples, though the book is richly illustrated with photos and stills, some previously unknown. From theCambridge English Corpus This is a book in which playfulness and wit interlock with, rather thanadornor relieve, probing analysis and humane seriousness. From theCambridge English Corpus Only their forged imagesadornour historical gallery : they have not yet been - and may never be - exposed as fakes. From theCambridge English Corpus He also adorned the tombs of his predecessors with verses. From theCambridge English Corpus Many are the names of the businesses that use the vehicles theyadorn. From theCambridge English Corpus Worshippers likewiseadornthemselves with strings of these pearls during the days of the rites, adding a special lustre to the crowd. From theCambridge English Corpus This is evident from the religious bills and posters whichadornstrategic locations on both campuses. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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