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单词 prettify
释义 prettify /ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ/ vt.(prettifies,prettifying,prettified)
1.(make more attractive)+ place, clothes装饰;点缀;美化

The city has been much prettified and certainly makes for a good day out.城市装点一新, 肯定能够让你痛痛快快地玩儿一天。

Her ball gown was an old grey dress which she had prettified with some lengths of Brussels lace.她身着一件灰色的旧晚礼服, 上面加了几段布鲁塞尔花边作为装饰。

2.(make acceptable)粉饰;美化

just a clever effort to prettify animal slaughter对屠杀动物进行粉饰的狡猾之举

Trying to prettify the process of death can lead us seriously astray.设法美化死亡过程会将我们引上歧路。

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