adorn
英 [əˈdɔːn]
美 [əˈdɔːrn]
v. 装饰; 装扮
过去分词：adorned 过去式：adorned 现在分词：adorning 第三人称单数：adorns
Collins.1 / BNC.8692 / COCA.8007
同义词辨析
ornamentadorndecorate【导航词义：装饰】
ornamentv. 点缀，装饰
〔辨析〕
通常用于 be ornamented with sth 结构中，指以精美之物美化某处或某物，常可与 decorate 换用。
〔例证〕
Her living room is ornamented/decorated with flowers.
她的客厅里装点着鲜花。
She likes the skirt ornamented/decorated with lace.
她喜欢那条镶着花边的裙子。
她的客厅里装点着鲜花。
She likes the skirt ornamented/decorated with lace.
她喜欢那条镶着花边的裙子。
adornv. 〈正式〉装饰
〔辨析〕
指以装饰、点缀之物使人、事物、场所等生色，常可与介词 with 连用。
〔例证〕
She adorned her novel with love affairs.
她用爱情情节点缀其小说。
Her bedroom is adorned with roses.
她的卧室饰有玫瑰花。
她用爱情情节点缀其小说。
Her bedroom is adorned with roses.
她的卧室饰有玫瑰花。
decoratev. 装饰
〔辨析〕
普通用词，多指对具体场所、事物等进行装饰，使之更加美观，常与介词 with 连用。
〔例证〕
Our classroom was decorated with flowers on New Year's Day.
元旦那天我们教室里装点着鲜花。
People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.
人们在圣诞节时经常用冬青树枝来装饰房屋。
His pictures decorate the walls of the bedroom very well.
他的画把卧室的墙装饰得很好看。
元旦那天我们教室里装点着鲜花。
People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.
人们在圣诞节时经常用冬青树枝来装饰房屋。
His pictures decorate the walls of the bedroom very well.
他的画把卧室的墙装饰得很好看。
牛津词典
verb
- 装饰；装扮
to make sth/sb look more attractive by decorating it or them with sth- The walls were adorned with paintings.
墙上装饰了绘画。 - The children adorned themselves with flowers.
孩子们佩戴着鲜花。 - Gold rings adorned his fingers.
他的手指上戴着几枚金戒指。 - Graffiti adorned the walls.
这些墙遭到乱画乱涂。
- The walls were adorned with paintings.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 装饰；装扮
If somethingadornsa place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.- His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books...
他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。 - Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls.
几幅恢宏的油画装点着墙面。
- His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books...
英英释义
verb
- make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- Decorate the room for the party
- beautify yourself for the special day
- furnish with power or authority
- be beautiful to look at
- Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
双语例句
- On the altar, I will adorn your shoulders and buttocks with ring of white and dried glass.
当你在祭坛上时，我还要用白的干草做花环，为你的肩及屁股打扮一番。 - Indigo tattoos adorn her forehead.
她的前额纹着靛青色的刺青。 - And now the general public can adorn themselves with jewels just like pop queen Mariah Carey.
而且现在到了大众给自己戴些首饰的时候了，就像流行乐坛天后玛丽亚·凯莉那样。 - She loved to adorn herself with finery.
她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰来美化自己。 - In fact, it is the happy clips, adorn became our happy life.
其实，也正是这些幸福的片断，点缀成了我们快乐的生活。 - Noble women adorn their land.
高尚的妇女为国增添光彩。 - With her love for the theater came the desire to adorn herself with costume jewelry.
随着她对剧场的爱好又产生了用服饰珠宝打扮自己的要求。 - I think we are right to adorn it in a simple manner.
我们认为应该把自己朴素地打扮一下。 - From adolescence onwards, they cosmetically adorn their lips, applying lipstick and colors.
从青春期开始，女人就使用唇膏和唇彩来修饰自己的嘴唇。 - Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty.
人们啊！用诚实美化你们的言辞，用正直装饰你们的灵魂。