| 释义 |
spruce² /spruːs/ a. | vt. | vi.
I a.
整洁漂亮的
You're looking very spruce in your new suit. 你穿了一套新衣服，样子十分整洁漂亮。
The well-tended villas were as spruce as copper-plate book-keeping. 这些经精心照管的别墅，其整洁漂亮犹如用工整的字体写成的簿记。
II ❶ vt.
把…打扮得整洁漂亮 (up)
Spruce yourself up a bit — you look a mess. 把自己打扮得整洁漂亮一些，你的样子很邋遢。
spruce up the bodywork of an old car 把旧汽车的车身整修得既整洁又漂亮
spruce up one's boots 把自己的皮靴擦得锃亮
❷ vi.
把自己打扮得整洁漂亮 (up)
I'll go and spruce up before going out. 我出门前要打扮一下。
[ME < ? Spruce leather, 见 SPRUCE¹, 一种自普鲁士进口的皮革，盛行于16世纪，誉为时髦货] |