beautifying
present participle ofbeautify
| 单词 | beautifying |
| 释义 | beautifying present participle ofbeautify beautify verb[T] uk/ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/us/ˈbjuː.t̬ə.faɪ/toimprovetheappearanceof someone or something: Money has beenraisedto beautify thearea. She wentupstairsto beautifyherself. Synonym prettifyoftendisapproving Decorating or making something attractive
Examplesofbeautifyingbeautifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Rachel's testimony suggests that herbeautifyingtreatments are not effective in "public" baths, presumably because such places are impure. From theCambridge English Corpus That is a relevant question, for the plans forbeautifyingthese 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 andbeautifyingit. 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 forbeautifyingour country. 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 bybeautifyingdistricts 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 First, we would not be losing agricultural land but recovering andbeautifyingnew land in our derelict urban areas and in industrial areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Close to 10,000 projects for cleaning up andbeautifyinglocal areas of dereliction and ugliness have now been approved at a cost of nearly £22½ million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 British landowners and farmers have a very proud tradition ofbeautifyingand looking after the countryside that they love. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that by co-operation more can be done for the maintenance of monuments and thebeautifyingof our country than in any other way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that embellishment meant the beautification and thebeautifyingthereof. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We see these little rural palaces raised up all over the country,beautifyingthe landscape and being the homes of an almost transformed peasantry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we satisfied that this proposal offers the best solution tobeautifyingthe site? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am fully aware of the importance of plants, and especially trees, inbeautifyingour surroundings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But that is what we had in mind—beautifyingthe country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been told before of the need forbeautifyingthe distressed areas for the purpose of attracting new industries there. 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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