单词 | adorn |
释义 | 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Numerous colors adorn the building, beginning with the corbels of multicolored terracotta, which are placed over the front windows. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 More than 50 windows, 26 altars and, above the portal, a rose window adorn the building. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It featured cast-iron lacings which still adorn the building today. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The university thanked them by adorning the building with stone gargoyles in their image, which the couple asked to be removed. Times, Sunday Times Instead, a notable sportsperson, male or female, would adorn the cover each month. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His paintings have been published in books, featured in gallery exhibitions, and adorn the covers of many of the soundtrack albums for his films. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 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. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bright modern art adorned the walls and gentle country music played on a stereo. Times, Sunday Times 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 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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