dress up

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dress up

Verb

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive;

"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"
"The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

make something appear superficially attractive;

"The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data"
"Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth"

put a caparison on;

"caparison the horses for the festive occasion"

dress in a costume;

"We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

dress in a certain manner;

"She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"
"he dressed up in a suit and tie"

dress up例句

用作动词(v.)

Her maid helped her to dress up for the party.
她的女仆帮助她穿上参加晚会的礼服。

They all dressed up to take part in the parade.
他们都穿上盛装去参加游行。

Don't bother to dress up come as you are.
用不着穿讲究衣服－－就穿平常的衣服来吧。

The girls all dressed up to take part in the evening party.
姑娘们全都打扮起来去参加晚会。

Mr.Green dressed up as a policeman in dark glasses.
格林先生伪装成一名戴墨镜的警察。

dress up近义词

vest garnish embellish caparison trick out bard fig out get up window-dress attire rig out trick up overdress fancy up fig up costume prink deck up deck out barde dress gussy up dress down