时间: 2025-04-26 04:30:46
美: ['dɛkəret]
英: ['dekəreɪt]
vt. 装饰;布置;授勋给
vi. 装饰;布置
最后更新时间:2025-04-26 04:30:46
decorate
意为“装饰”或“美化”。它指的是添加某种元素以使某物看起来更吸引人或更具吸引力。词源分析:decorate
源自拉丁语单词 decorare
(意为“装饰”),由词根 decor
(美、装饰)和后缀 -ate
组成。
历史背景:该词在英语中的首次使用可追溯到14世纪,在文学作品中多用于描述对建筑、物品或节日的装饰。
课本:在**的英语教材中,decorate
通常出现在初中或高中的课程中;在牛津和美国的教材中,可能出现在小学高年级和初中阶段,尤其是在涉及家庭和节日的主题时。
正式与非正式语境:
decorate
办公室以提升员工的士气。decorate
房间以迎接客人。特殊场合:在艺术和设计领域,decorate
常用于描述对于艺术作品或建筑的装饰。
The children helped to decorate the Christmas tree with ornaments.
She loves to decorate her home with vintage items.
The cake was beautifully decorated with fresh flowers.
We plan to decorate the hall for the wedding reception.
The students will decorate their classrooms for the competition.
同义词:
adorn
:强调美化和装饰的过程,通常用于更为精致的装饰。embellish
:指通过添加细节来使某物更具吸引力,常用于文学或艺术。反义词:
strip
:意味着去除装饰或表面,留下原始状态。deface
:意为损坏或破坏外观,通常带有负面含义。音标记忆法:记住 decorate
的发音为 /ˈdɛkəreɪt/,可以通过分音节的方式(dec-o-rate)来帮助记忆。
词根记忆法:记住词根 decor
意为美,结合动词后缀 -ate
形成动作,帮助理解其含义。
beautifully decorate
(美丽地装饰)、decorate for a party
(为派对装饰)、decorate with lights
(用灯光装饰)。通过以上分析,希望能帮助你更好地理解和记忆单词 decorate
。
[V-T] If you decorate something, you make it more attractive by adding things to it. 装饰
例:He decorated his room with pictures of all his favourite sports figures.他用他所喜爱的所有运动员的照片装饰自己的房间。
[V-T/V-I] 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. 装修
例:When they came to decorate the rear bedroom, it was Jemma who had the final say.他们开始装修后卧室时,说了算的人是杰马。
例:The boys are planning to decorate when they get the time.男孩们正计划在他们有时间的时候装修。
[N-UNCOUNT] decorating 装修
例:I did a lot of the decorating myself.我自己干了很多装修的活儿。