decorate
- v.装饰;装潢;点缀;装点;油漆;粉刷;糊墙纸;授给（某人）勋章（或奖章）
过去式： decorated 现在分词： decorating 过去分词： decorated 第三人称单数： decorates
decor 装饰,装潢 + -ate 做,造成
decorateverb
装饰；装潢
to make sth look more attractive by putting things on it
They decorated the room with flowers and balloons.
他们用花和气球装饰了房间。
The cake was decorated to look like a car.
这蛋糕装饰得像一辆汽车。
粉刷；油漆；糊墙纸
to put paint, wallpaper , etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house
I hate decorating.
我讨厌粉刷墙壁。
He has his own painting and decorating business.
他经营自己的油漆和粉刷墙壁生意。
We need to decorate the sitting room.
我们需要将客厅粉刷一下。
The sitting room needs decorating.
客厅需要粉刷。
点缀；装点
to be placed on sth in order to make it look more attractive
Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant.
演员的照片装点着餐馆的墙壁。
授给（某人）勋章（或奖章）
to give sb a medal as a sign of respect for sth they have done
decorate
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VERB 装饰;装点;点缀
If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it.He decorated his room with pictures of all his favorite sports figures...
他用自己最喜欢的几位体育明星的照片装饰房间。
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VERB 粉刷;油漆;裱糊
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.When they came to decorate the rear bedroom, it was Jemma who had the final say...
他们装修后面的卧室时，是耶马最后说了算。
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I did a lot of the decorating myself.
大部分油漆活儿都是我自己做的。
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The renovation process and decoration took four months.
翻新和粉刷总共耗时 4 个月。
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VERB 美化
If something decorates a place or an object, it makes it look more attractive.Constable posters decorate the walls.
康斯太布尔风景画的海报装点着那些墙面。
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VERB 授予…勋章(或其他荣誉)
If someone is decorated, they are given a medal or other honour as an official reward for something that they have done.He was decorated for bravery in battle.
他因为作战英勇而被授予奖章。
verb
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- provide with decoration
- dress the windows
- Synonym: dress
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- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- Synonym: adorn grace ornament embellish beautify
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- award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to
- He was decorated for his services in the military
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- be beautiful to look at
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
- Synonym: deck adorn grace embellish beautify
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Images of deer and hunters decorate the cave walls .
洞穴壁上装饰着鹿和猎人的画像。
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Decorate the cake with curls of chocolate .
用圈状巧克力来装饰这个蛋糕。
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The cake was decorated to look like a car .
这蛋糕装饰得像一辆汽车。
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He has his own painting and decorating business .
他经营自己的油漆和粉刷墙壁生意。
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We need to decorate the sitting room .
我们需要将客厅粉刷一下。
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The room has been furnished and decorated to give a feeling of space .
这么一装潢，一布置，这间屋子就给人一种宽敞的感觉。
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I can 't visualize what this room looked like before it was decorated .
我想象不出这个房间在装修之前是什么样子。
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The column was decorated in high relief with scenes from Greek mythology .
柱子上饰有描述希腊神话中的场面的高浮雕。
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The room was decorated in warm shades of red and orange .
这房间是用红和橙这些暖色调装饰的。
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The room was decorated with twee little pictures of animals .
这个房间里挂满了花哨的动物小图片。
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The sitting room needs decorating .
客厅需要粉刷。
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I 've made a real botch of the decorating .
我的装潢工作做得实在是糟糕。
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The room was decorated in a combination of greens and blues .
这房间是把不同的绿色和蓝色搭配起来装饰的。
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The decorating was done by a previous tenant .
装修是一位前房客搞的。
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The rooms were decorated with rich fabrics .
这些屋子装饰着华丽昂贵的织物。
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Photographs of actors decorated the walls of the restaurant .
演员的照片装点着餐馆的墙壁。
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They decorated the room with flowers and balloons .
他们用花和气球装饰了房间。
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The room was decorated with flowers and greenery .
屋里装点着花卉和绿叶植物。
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The table was decorated with gold inlay .
桌子装饰着黄金镶嵌的图案。
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The room was decorated in vibrant blues and greens .
那房间以鲜艳的蓝绿两色装饰。
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The room was decorated in vibrant reds and yellows .
那房间是由鲜艳的红黄两色装饰的。
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The room was decorated in vibrant blues and yellows .
房间内部以鲜明的蓝色和黄色作为装饰。
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I decorated the fruit salad with a sprig of mint .
我用小薄荷枝装点水果色拉。
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The room was decorated in neutrals .
房间装饰得素素净净。
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The bedroom was decorated in pale pinks .
卧室涂成了淡粉红色。
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I hate decorating .
我讨厌粉刷墙壁。
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The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time
小伙子们正打算有时间油漆一下。
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He decorated his room with pictures of all his favorite sports figures
他用自己最喜欢的几位体育明星的照片装饰房间。
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On the table sat a box decorated with little pearl triangles .
桌上有一只用珠子串成的小三角形作装饰的盒子。
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The house was always decorated with imaginative flower arrangements .
这所房子总是摆放着富有创意的插花。
通常用于 be ornamented with sth 结构中，指以精美之物美化某处或某物，常可与 decorate 换用。
Her living room is ornamented/decorated with flowers.
她的客厅里装点着鲜花。
She likes the skirt ornamented/decorated with lace.
她喜欢那条镶着花边的裙子。
指以装饰、点缀之物使人、事物、场所等生色，常可与介词 with 连用。
She adorned her novel with love affairs.
她用爱情情节点缀其小说。
Her bedroom is adorned with roses.
她的卧室饰有玫瑰花。
普通用词，多指对具体场所、事物等进行装饰，使之更加美观，常与介词 with 连用。
Our classroom was decorated with flowers on New Year's Day.
元旦那天我们教室里装点着鲜花。
People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.
人们在圣诞节时经常用冬青树枝来装饰房屋。
His pictures decorate the walls of the bedroom very well.
他的画把卧室的墙装饰得很好看。