| 词汇 | decoration |
| 释义 | decoration noun uk /ˌdek.əˈreɪ.ʃən/ us /ˌdek.ərˈeɪ.ʃən/ decorationnoun (MAKE ATTRACTIVE)B2[ C or U ] the activity of making something look more attractive by putting things on it or around it, or something that you use to do this: 装饰，装潢;装饰品，装饰物 cake decorationHe's good at cake decoration.他擅长做蛋糕装饰。 Christmas/party/table/cake decorations圣诞／聚会／餐桌／蛋糕装饰 decorations or a decoration decorationIt's time to put away the Christmas decorations. ornamentationThe artifacts included a gold bracelet with beaded ornamentation. adornmentShe wore no adornments except for a small watch. embellishmentThe building is plain, avoiding all unnecessary embellishments. trimmingI want a plain black cardigan with no trimmings. trimI like that tan sofa with the bright blue trim. B2[ U ]mainly UK(US usuallyredecoration) the activity of covering the walls or other surfaces of rooms or buildings with paint or paper: 粉刷;贴壁纸 This place is badly in need of decoration.这个地方急需粉刷一下。 See also interior decoration I like the decoration around the collar - it's got quite a Spanish feel to it. His office is very utilitarian in style, with no decoration.他的办公室在风格上讲究实用，没有任何装饰。 It looks very Christmassy in here with the tree and all the decorations.这棵树和所有这些装饰让这里看起来很有圣诞气氛。 I could use some help putting these decorations up if you're not too busy.你如果不太忙的话，我想请你帮忙把这些装饰品挂起来。 During the 17th century, the Puritans destroyed many decorations in English churches.17世纪，清教徒破坏了英格兰教堂中的许多装饰。 Decorating or making something attractive accessorize adorn adornment beautification beautify embellishment festoon flock foliated garland ornament ornamentation ornate over-glamorize overdecorate twiddly undecorated unembellished window dressing yarn bombing decorationnoun (HONOUR)[ C ] a medal given to someone and worn as an honour: （作为荣誉而佩戴的）奖章，勋章 decoration forThe Victoria Cross and George Cross are British decorations for bravery.维多利亚十字勋章和乔治十字勋章是英国对英勇行为的嘉奖。 Prizes, rewards and medals (the/a pot of gold at) the end of the rainbowidiom Academy Award award bemedalled blue ribbon booby prize bronze colour crown gong grab bag Grammy hand something out honourable mention prize Pulitzer Prize Purple Heart rainbow reward stake decoration | American Dictionarydecoration noun us/ˌdek·əˈreɪ·ʃən/ decorationnoun (ATTRACTIVE THING)[ C/U ] something added to an object or place to make it look more attractive; the act of doing this: [ C ]The molding has a floral decoration carved into it. [ U ]Some women wear barrettes as decoration. decorationnoun (HONOR)[ C ] a medal, badge, etc. that is given to a person to reward them; an official honor: He received the country’s highest decoration for bravery. Examples of decorationdecoration No curtains, frills, or decorations, or worldly objects like clothes, jewels, and mirrors, were allowed. Alternative possibilities for their usage include serving as decorations on water jars or as ritual masks. Since there are only finitely many such decorations, step (3) is clearly decidable. The festivities surrounding this event included a procession with an elephant, and after the procession the elephant was tethered, its decorations were removed and it was fed and watered. Workers and dealers in house, furniture and decorations 12. Nuns were not to choose objects for their cells, develop any attachment to them, or enrich them with distinctive individual marks such as names or decorations. Far from obeying what can be deduced of authentic eighteenth-century practice, we should employ decorations in the da capos that are contemporary to us and stylistically disturbing to the purist. We were unable to evaluate the association between frostings or cake decorations and developing illness because all of the wedding cakes were frosted and decorated with the same food products. The whole subject of war decorations will no doubt receive consideration at a later stage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The total numbers of honours, decorations, and brevet or other promotions conferred on these officers sire, respectively, 169 and 55. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The names of those taking part in air attacks against the enemy are only published when they receive decorations for their services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that in the north it is the general practice for council tenants to be responsible for internal decorations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Decorations have also been conferred on thirteen majors, twelve captians, and nine lieutenants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Decorations purchased in previous years will be reused. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Decorations can also be presented at local gatherings by prominent citizens, if desired. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of decoration 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. Collocations withdecorationdecorationThese are words often used in combination with decoration. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. architectural decoration We begin with indices of regional groups of sites linked together by common iconographic themes in architectural decoration. elaborate decoration Spandrels are often the site of elaboratedecoration. floral decoration Flower beds in streets are to be eliminated, and there is to be no floraldecoration of public buildings. 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. See all collocations with decoration |
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