do up

英 [duː ʌp]

美 [duː ʌp]

扣好; 系好; 捆好; 扎好; 装修; 修缮; 重新装饰; （常指以可笑或夸张的方式）装饰，打扮

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 扣好;系好;捆好;扎好
  If youdosomethingup, you fasten it.
  1. Mari did up the buttons...
     玛丽系好扣子。
  2. Keep your scarf on, do your coat up.
     围好围巾，扣好衣服。
• PHRASAL VERB 装修;修缮;重新装饰
  If youdo upan old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition.
  1. Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
     尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• PHRASAL VERB （常指以可笑或夸张的方式）装饰，打扮
  If you say that a person or roomis done upin a particular way, you mean they are dressed or decorated in that way, often a way that is rather ridiculous or extreme.
  1. ...Beatrice, usually done up like the fairy on the Christmas tree...
     比阿特丽斯通常打扮得像圣诞树上的精灵一样。
  2. She's had her blond hair done up exactly like Jackie's.
     她把她的金发盘得和杰姬一模一样。

英英释义

verb

• use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
  1. She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends
  Synonym:doll uppretty upglam up
• wrap for decorative purposes
  1. The gift was done up in pretty red paper

双语例句

• He does have vistors, and I do end up making a very special ally.
  他确实也等到了一个访客，那个人说：我就是你特别的盟友。
• If you find sth. difficult to learn, do not give up.
  学之弗能，弗措也。
• Which makes them dangerous and potentially deadly when they do blow up.
  这让他们在爆发之时更加危险而且有诱发致命的可能性。
• Cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
  化妆品并不能掩盖先天缺陷。
• All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny
  所有这些定义虽然听上去煞有其事，但都经不起推敲。
• Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
  尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• Mari did up the buttons
  玛丽系好扣子。
• And what happens when security issues do crop up in open source?
  当在开放源码中突然出现安全性问题时，会发生什么呢？
• When you can love, do not give up the love.
  当你能爱的时候不要放弃爱。
• How do you match up these opposing pieces of information from two different government departments?
  从两个不同的政府部门所得到的这些情报资料是矛盾的，你怎么能使它们一致起来？