| 词汇 | beautifying |
| 释义 | beautifying present participle ofbeautify beautify verb[ T ] uk /ˈbjuː.tɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈbjuː.t̬ə.faɪ/ to improve the appearance of someone or something: 给…做美容;美化;修饰，装饰 Money has been raised to beautify the area.已经筹集到资金来改善这个地区。 She went upstairs to beautify herself.她上楼去打扮一下自己。 Synonym prettifyoften disapproving Decorating or making something attractive accessorize adorn adornment beautification beautify embellish embellishment festoon flock foliated garland ornamentation ornate over-glamorize overdecorate overdecoration unembellished window dressing yarn bombing zhuzh Related wordbeautification Examples of beautifyingbeautifying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Rachel's testimony suggests that her beautifying treatments are not effective in "public" baths, presumably because such places are impure. That is a relevant question, for the plans for beautifying these new roads will have to include plans for the treatment of the central reservations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have also paid for a very large recreation ground and have taken some acres for the purpose of extending and beautifying it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be, not only a revenue tax, but a tax for beautifying our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There will be very little done by beautifying districts or putting men on allotments, or even on smallholdings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 First, we would not be losing agricultural land but recovering and beautifying new land in our derelict urban areas and in industrial areas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Close to 10,000 projects for cleaning up and beautifying local areas of dereliction and ugliness have now been approved at a cost of nearly £22½ million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 British landowners and farmers have a very proud tradition of beautifying and looking after the countryside that they love. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I feel that by co-operation more can be done for the maintenance of monuments and the beautifying of our country than in any other way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that embellishment meant the beautification and the beautifying thereof. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We see these little rural palaces raised up all over the country, beautifying the landscape and being the homes of an almost transformed peasantry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we satisfied that this proposal offers the best solution to beautifying the site? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am fully aware of the importance of plants, and especially trees, in beautifying our surroundings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But that is what we had in mind—beautifying the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been told before of the need for beautifying the distressed areas for the purpose of attracting new industries there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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