| 单词 | beautify |
| 释义 | beautify verb[T] uk/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈbjuː.t̬ə.faɪ/toimprovetheappearanceof someone or something: 给…做美容；美化；修饰，装饰Money has beenraisedto beautify thearea.已经筹集到资金来改善这个地区。 She wentupstairsto beautifyherself.她上楼去打扮一下自己。 Synonym prettifyoftendisapproving Decorating or making something attractive
Examplesofbeautifybeautify This expression refers to figures of speech, that is, literary devices that embellish andbeautifyordinary language. From theCambridge English Corpus And fringe and trimmings become increasingly multimedia productions: glass beads, wooden dowels, shells, and even fish scales are used to extend, camouflage, andbeautifyedges. From theCambridge English Corpus Peckham acknowledged that opponents had criticized height limits as aesthetic measures, designed tobeautifythe city by promoting a uniform cornice line. From theCambridge English Corpus The brief also reveals that the committee wanted more than simply an open space: they wanted something that was useful, but that would augment andbeautifythe town. From theCambridge English Corpus That is a relevant question, for the plans for beautifying these new roads will have to include plans for the treatment of the central reservations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have also paid for a very large recreation ground and have taken some acres for the purpose of extending and beautifying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It emphasised that all over the country there are little corners that can be beautified by trees. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, it would be possible for them to do tremendous work in helping tobeautifythe country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They get a large proportion of the gambling profits, and in that way they are enabled tobeautifytheir resorts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, this is the time tobeautifywhere we can instead of disfiguring as we do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This hobby not only occupies a great many people but also beautifies the town and countryside alike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be, not only a revenue tax, but a tax for beautifying our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A farmer who is paid tobeautifyhis farm will probably do it in a year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be very little done by beautifying districts or putting men on allotments, or even on smallholdings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In order tobeautifyourselves, we have made unhappy, innocent animals suffer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 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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