dignify
- vt.使有尊严;使崇高;美化;使增辉;使显贵;使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价
过去式: dignified 现在分词: dignifying 过去分词: dignified 第三人称单数: dignifies
verb
使有尊严;使崇高;使显贵;使增辉
to make sb/sth seem impressive
The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.
市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价;美化
to make sth appear important when it is not really
I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
我才不会理睬他的评论以抬高其身价呢。
dignify
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VERB 使有尊严;使变得庄严;使变得高贵
To dignify something means to make it impressive.Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...
悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
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VERB 使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价;美化
If you say that a particular reaction or description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable.We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...
这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
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Why dignify the actions of a British hoodie caving in the window of a department store , by comparing him with a Libyan risking his life for freedom ?
为何要美化一个穿连帽衣的英国小混混破坏百货大楼窗户的行为,将其与甘冒生命危险争取自由的利比亚人相提并论?
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Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence .
在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
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I 'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them .
我才不会理睬他的评论以抬高其身价呢。
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She maintained a dignified silence .
她一言不发,以保持尊严。
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The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations .
市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
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They suggested that she make a dignified exit in the interest of the party .
他们建议她为了政党的利益体面地下台。
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I was determined to take the news in a calm and dignified manner .
我决定要沉着冷静地面对这一消息。
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We won 't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment
这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
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He seemed a very dignified and charming man
他看上去很高贵,富有魅力。
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He is trying to project a more dignified , statesmanlike image in this election year .
他正试图在这个选举年中树立一种更加威严、更有政治家风范的形象。
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Mr Smith is maintaining a dignified silence .
史密斯先生庄重地保持着沉默。
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It was a technique later dignified by the term ' info-tainment ' .
那种技术后来被美其名曰“资讯娱乐”。
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He liked a hushed and dignified atmosphere .
他喜欢一种寂静庄重的气氛。
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Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster
悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
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The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley .
在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下,门柱更增添了几分庄重。
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It was a woman , grave and dignified , who advanced to meet him .
朝他走过来的分明是一个妇人,严肃而端庄。
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They are all my dignified friends .
他们都是我高贵的朋友。
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The congresswoman made a dignified departure .
国会女议员不失尊严地离去。
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He preserved his grave and dignified bearing .
他保持庄重威严的仪态。
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The uniform imparts a dignified appearance to him .
这身制服使他显得威严。
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One 's deportment is dignified .
器宇轩昂。
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The soldiers are striding with a dignified gait .
士兵们正昂然阔步而行。
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Her manner was easy , dignified , and commanding , and seemed to evince high birth and habits or elevated society .
她仪态大方,庄重而威严,似乎表示出身名门,习惯于上层社会的生活。
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It does not dignify the human condition . It does not elevate the human spirit .
它不能使人活得更有尊严,不能提升人的精神生活。
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I wouldn 't dignify this trash by calling it a novel .
这部劣等作品我是不会美称为小说的。
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The woman 's dignified stoutness hinted at beer and sausages .
而那女人矜持的肥胖的样子则暗示着她爱喝啤酒爱吃香肠。
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Their habitation was not merely respectable and commodious , but even dignified and imposing .
他们的居所既宽敞舒适又尊严气派。
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And as just one of the many unique dignified terms
这只是很多高贵名词其中之一
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I think we 'd better use something more dignified and forceful .
我认为我们最好还是用一些更堂皇、更有力的词句。
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They gave this political intervention a dignified name of aid .
他们把这种政治干涉美其名曰为“援助”。