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decorateverb(MAKE ATTRACTIVE)B1[T]toaddsomething to anobjectorplace,especiallyinorderto make it moreattractive: 装饰，装点，打扮 They decorated theweddingcarwithribbonsandflowers.他们用彩带和鲜花装点婚车。 B1[IorT]mainlyUK(USusuallyredecorate)topaintthe inside oroutsideof ahouseor putpaperon the insidewalls: 粉刷；（给…）贴壁纸 We're going to decorate thekitchennextweek.我们下周要粉刷厨房。 Ihatethesmellofpaintwhen I'm decorating.我刷墙时很讨厌油漆味儿。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto decorate a room, house, etc. - decorateUKI love to decorate and create cosy spaces in each room.
- redecorateI'm redecorating my bedroom in this season's latest colors.
- refurbishThe University library is currently being refurbished.
- renovateThey were in the process of renovating an old barn.
- revampThe restaurant has recently been revamped.
- do upHe's bought an old cottage and is gradually doing it up.
See more results » - Hepromisedhe'dhelpme decorate, but now he'stryingtowriggleout of it.
- She'sevendecorated thespareroominanticipationofyourvisit.
- In thecentreof thehallstoodacolossalwoodenstatue, decorated inivoryandgold.
- She decorated thecakeherself.
- When wemovedin, thehousehadn't been decorated for 20years, and itshowed.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDecorating or making something attractive - accessorize
- adorn
- adornment
- beautification
- beautify
- embellish
- flatter
- foliated
- garland
- gewgaw
- glam
- glam(yourself)up
- ornate
- over-glamorize
- overdecorate
- overdecoration
- pimp
- window dressing
- yarn bombing
- zhuzh
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Building: interior decoration decorateverb(HONOUR)[T]torewardorhonourapersonby giving them something,especiallyamedal: （尤指授予奖章以）嘉奖，表彰 They were decoratedfortheirpartin therescue.他们因在此次救援行动中的表现而受到嘉奖。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPraising and applauding - acclaim
- acclamation
- accolade
- adulate
- adulation
- cheer
- dispatch
- eulogize
- eulogy
- exalt
- extol
- felicitate
- honour
- panegyric
- panegyrical
- panegyrist
- patsomeoneon the backidiom
- plaudit
- praise
- rave
See more results » decorate| American Dictionarydecorateverb[T](MAKE ATTRACTIVE)toaddsomething to anobjectorplace,esp. to make it moreattractive: They decorated thetablewithflowersandcandles. decorateverb[T](HONOR)torewardorhonorapersonby giving him or her amedal,badge, etc.: All fourfirefighterswere decorated forbravery. Examplesofdecoratedecorate Gold and silver letters were used, sometimes for the entire text; decorated initials, ornamental borders and miniatures are also frequently found.From theCambridge English Corpus Animation, divinity and power can thus be ascribed to specific objects that have undergone special rituals and/or are decorated in a certain way.From theCambridge English Corpus The hall was decorated with furnishings requisitioned from private palaces, as well as the banner of liberty topped by an olive branch.From theCambridge English Corpus Military trophies, rustic altars, funeral pyres, festively illuminated and decorated boats, and live horses adorn the stage.From theCambridge English Corpus In this way, each subterm is decorated with its type.From theCambridge English Corpus We also use the variable n for actor names, decorated with indexes whenever necessary.From theCambridge English Corpus The whole front of the rail station was decorated, and printed foils were placed on the floor directly below each sound shower.From theCambridge English Corpus Of three amphoroid kraters the decoration is not known to me, while thirty-two such vessels are decorated with linear, floral or geometrical patterns.From theCambridge English Corpus A duck rather than a decorated shed. 3a.From theCambridge English Corpus The method uses parsers that return values (parse trees or error indications) decorated with one of four tags.From theCambridge English Corpus Dissonance spreads through the harmony, though the strings push on optimistically, the piano decorating until it picks up the reel itself - wonderfully catchy writing, this.From theCambridge English Corpus The pictures presumably re-ect the fact that inns were traditionally decorated with framed pictures and prints.From theCambridge English Corpus In general, the membranes of nurse cells and follicle cells were less densely decorated with precipitates than the oolemma.From theCambridge English Corpus Families, and therefore decorated occurrence nets, are capable of describing relationships between places by grouping them together.From theCambridge English Corpus They felt as if they were in a ' toyland ' country, inhabited by artistic people, and decorated with beautiful, easily accessible women.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. |