dress up

英 [dres ʌp]

美 [dres ʌp]

装扮; 打扮; 给…打扮; 给…装扮; 修饰; 美化; 粉饰

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 装扮;打扮
  If youdress upordressyourselfup, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourself look smarter than usual or to disguise yourself.
  1. You do not need to dress up for dinner...
     你们不必特意盛装赴宴。
  2. I just love the fun of dressing up in another era's clothing...
     我就是喜欢穿另一个时代的衣服玩。
  3. Little girls dress up as angels for fiestas.
     小女孩们在节日里扮成天使的样子。
• PHRASAL VERB 给…打扮;给…装扮
  If youdresssomeoneup, you give them special clothes to wear, in order to make them look smarter or to disguise them.
  1. Mother loved to dress me up.
     妈妈喜欢打扮我。
• PHRASAL VERB 修饰;美化;粉饰
  If youdresssomethingup, you try to make it seem more attractive, acceptable, or interesting than it really is.
  1. Politicians dress up their ruthless ambition as a pursuit of the public good...
     政客们将他们的狼子野心美化成是谋求公共利益。
  2. However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money.
     无论你如何粉饰,银行就是为了放贷而生的。
• See also:dressed updressing-up

英英释义

verb

• put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  1. She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
  2. The young girls were all fancied up for the party
  Synonym:overdressfig outfig updeck upgussy upfancy uptrick updeck outtrick outprinkattireget uprig outtog uptog out
• dress in a certain manner
  1. She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
  2. he dressed up in a suit and tie
  Synonym:dress
• dress in a costume
  1. We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
  Synonym:costume
• make something appear superficially attractive
  1. The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data
  2. Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth
  Synonym:window-dress
• put a caparison on
  1. caparison the horses for the festive occasion
  Synonym:caparisonbardbarde

双语例句

• A man will dress up for weddings and funerals.
  男人则只盛装出席婚礼和葬礼。
• Yes, a lot. I like to dress up as the Superman or ET.
  是的，很多。我喜欢装扮成超人或外星人。
• However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money.
  无论你如何粉饰，银行就是为了放贷而生的。
• The only person you have to dress up for is your boss.
  以后只需要为老板而打扮了。
• Both children and adults dress up on Halloween.
  小孩和大人在万圣节时都乔装打扮。
• They have organized games and the staff dress up as clowns.
  他们已经组织了游戏，工作人员打扮成小丑。
• My face would forever dress up in style.
  我将永远面对打扮风格。
• I ran this dress up in one evening.
  我用一个晚上的时间匆匆缝好这件衣服。
• The exam is all over, so they dress up like that already.
  考试都结束了，她们也打扮好了出来的。
• Some people like to dress up in minks and diamonds.
  有些人喜欢穿貂皮大衣，戴钻石首饰。