decorate 英[ˈdekəreit] 美[ˈdɛkəˌret] 过去式：decorated 过去分词：decorated 现在分词：decorating
及物动词 vt.
1.装饰
My mother likes to decorate rooms.
我妈妈非常喜欢装饰房间。
2.授予(某人)勋章
The Queen decorated the soldier.
女王授予士兵勋章。
3.粉刷；油漆；糊墙纸
4. 点缀；装点
decorate
英 ['dekəreɪt] 美 [ˈdɛkəˌret]
vt. 装饰；点缀；粉刷；授予（某人）勋章
vi. 装饰；布置
装饰，装璜； 装饰，布置； 来装饰； 装饰，装璜，修饰
1. VERB 动词装饰;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。
Use shells to decorate boxes, trays, mirrors or even pots. 用贝壳来装点盒子、托盘、镜子甚至是花盆。
2. VERB 动词粉刷;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。
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。
I had the flat decorated quickly so that Philippa could move in. 我很快地把公寓粉刷了一遍，这样菲利帕就能搬进来了。
...a small, badly decorated office. 装修简陋的小办公室
decorating
I did a lot of the decorating myself. 大部分油漆活儿都是我自己做的。
decoration
The renovation process and decoration took four months. 翻新和粉刷总共耗时 4 个月。
3. VERB 动词美化 If something decorates a place or an object, it makes it look more attractive. 笔语Constable posters decorate the walls. 康斯太布尔风景画的海报装点着那些墙面。
4. VERB 动词授予…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.
passiveHe was decorated for bravery in battle. 他因为作战英勇而被授予奖章。
decorate, ornament
这两个动词均含“装饰”之意。
decorate： 普通用词，指对人或物进行装饰，使之更加完美。
ornament： 指装饰以精美之物，使某处或某物增添美丽的或景色。
1. You need to decorate your mind with virtue. 你应该用德行美化心灵。
2. My mother likes to decorate rooms. 我妈妈非常喜欢装饰房间。
3. She opened the door for me and threw herself in my arms, screaming joyously and demanding that we decorate the tree immediately. 她打开门，直扑我的怀抱，欣喜地喊叫着要马上装饰圣诞树。
4. Life is not composed by aphorism,how can we decorate it with pompous cliche&1&s? I send you my most sincere greeting in silence. 人生并非格言组成，岂能靠美丽的辞章来妆点，默默中，有我对你最诚挚的祝福。
5. Susan bought a garden gnome to decorate her garden. 苏珊买了一个土地神像来装饰她的花园。
6. Michael was indecisive about how to decorate the room. 关于如何装饰房间，迈克尔犹豫不决。
7. 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。
8. People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas. 人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。
9. If you want to decorate, I can get you half-price paint. 你要想收拾一下房间的话，我能给你买到半价的油漆。
10. The family decorate the Christmas tree with glass balls and lights. 全家人用玻璃球和小灯泡装饰圣诞树。
11. After the house is built, how much will it cost to decorate? 房子造好后装修要花多少钱呢？
12. It's necessary to decorate the classroom. 有必要装修这间教室。
13. He's been engaged to decorate the house. 他受雇装饰这所房子。
14. Bright posters decorate the streets. 鲜艳的广告招贴画点缀着街道。
15. It cost a lot of money to decorate the interior of the house. 房屋的内部装饰花去许多钱。
16. The third and fourth grades teamed up to decorate the gym for the party. 三四年级的学生相互合作，为联谊会布置体操馆。
17. They are also sometimes used to decorate jewellery boxes. 有时也用来装饰珠宝盒。
18. Get freetree for your desktop. Decorate your desktop Christmas tree. 特别提醒，鼠标放到圣诞树上面有倒计时。
19. Esin sculpture technology, wing decorate optical cable, can give out light. 树脂雕塑工艺，翅膀装饰光纤，可发光。
20. In the above photo, German troops decorate a tree in their trench. 图为德军在战壕里装饰圣诞树。
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