| 单词 | spruce something or someone up |
| 释义 | 1 (phrasal verb) Definition to make neat and smart In the evening we spruced ourselves up and went out for dinner. Synonyms smarten up groom She always appeared perfectly groomed. tidy She made her bed and tidied her room. titivate gussy up (slang, mainly US) have a wash and brush-up (British) 2 (phrasal verb) Definition to make neat and smart Many buildings have been spruced up. Synonyms do up clean up (informal) tidy up smarten up tart up (informal) put in order make smarter neaten up Additional synonymsin the sense of groom Definition to keep (oneself or one's appearance) clean and tidy She always appeared perfectly groomed. Synonyms smarten up, dress, clean, turn out, get up (informal), tidy, preen, spruce up, primp, gussy up (slang, US) in the sense of tidy Definition to put (things) in their proper place She made her bed and tidied her room. Synonyms neaten, straighten, put in order, order, clean, groom, spruce up, put to rights, put in trim in the sense of titivate Definition to make smarter or neater Synonyms smarten up, make up, refurbish, do up (informal), prank, preen, touch up, tart up (British, slang), doll up (slang), primp, gussy up (slang, US), prink, pimp up, pimp out Nearby words of |
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