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单词 adorn
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adorn
(ədɔːʳn )
Word forms: adorns , adorning , adorned
verb
If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books. [VERB noun]
Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls. [VERB noun]
Synonyms: decorate, enhance, deck, trim  
Collocations:
adorn a building
Brick facades and a pitched roof adorn the building.
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Numerous colors adorn the building, beginning with the corbels of multicolored terracotta, which are placed over the front windows.
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More than 50 windows, 26 altars and, above the portal, a rose window adorn the building.
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It featured cast-iron lacings which still adorn the building today.
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The university thanked them by adorning the building with stone gargoyles in their image, which the couple asked to be removed.
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adorn a cover
Instead, a notable sportsperson, male or female, would adorn the cover each month.
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A wonderful photo adorns the cover of the book, showing us her unabridged nose.
The Times Literary Supplement
She was about to become a recording star, of a sort: one of those famous-and-yet-unfamous people who adorn the covers of rock and pop albums.
Times, Sunday Times
Since she has graced both stage and screen, and adorned the covers of prestigious magazines.
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His paintings have been published in books, featured in gallery exhibitions, and adorn the covers of many of the soundtrack albums for his films.
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adorn a wall
Two glowing commendations adorn a wall of his house.
Times, Sunday Times
Pupils' artwork and a poster showing an alphabet of emotions, from abandoned to zippy, adorn the wall.
Times, Sunday Times
Indeed, any live planting can be framed to adorn a wall, he explains.
Times, Sunday Times
Crosses adorn this wall and the two towers.
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Bright modern art adorned the walls and gentle country music played on a stereo.
Times, Sunday Times
art adorns
Vibrant modern art adorns the walls in the sitting room, with its stripy sofa, colourful rugs and wood-burner.
Times, Sunday Times
Local art adorns the walls of the contemporary interior, featuring marble bathrooms, wood floors and two seating areas.
Times, Sunday Times
Art adorns the walls, from 19thcentury rural scenes to dramatic modern abstracts, and from every window you look out over rolling pastures.
Times, Sunday Times
Retro chairs and sofas fill the main lounge, and modern art adorns the walls.
Times, Sunday Times
Striking art adorns the walls and tropical plants are dotted here and there.
Times, Sunday Times
name adorns
Fittingly, his name adorns one of the apartment blocks that have been built in its place.
The Sun
So much of this would have been anathema to the man whose name adorns the road that runs between the clubs he made great in the 1970s.
Times, Sunday Times
His name adorns the stand opposite the dugouts.
Times, Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 装饰
Japanese: 飾る
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