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词汇 prettify
释义 prettify
verb[ T ]
 often disapprovinguk /ˈprɪt.ɪ.faɪ/ us /ˈprɪt̬.ə.faɪ/
to make something pretty: 修饰,美化
Everything in the town seems to have been prettified to within an inch of its life.镇上的各种事物看来都被过度美化,其生命力几乎就此殆灭。
Synonyms
beautify
embellish
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Decorating or making something attractive
accessorize
adorn
adornment
beautification
beautify
edged
embellishment
festoon
flock
foliated
non-utilitarian
ornament
ornamentation
ornate
over-glamorize
twiddly
undecorated
unembellished
window dressing
yarn bombing

Examples of prettify


prettify
Firms which receive regional selective assistance often use it to prettify their balance sheets.
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Hansard archive

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There is photographic evidence to suggest the ruins were prettified during the second half of the 19th century, with eroded parapets rebuilt, and new window tracery inserted.
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Wikipedia

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