单词 | dresses up |
释义 | dress-up1 of 2noun ˈdres-ˌəp plural dress-ups 1 : a time or occasion for which fancy or formal clothing is worn Miller used to favor high-necked lace blouses for dress-up and fishing hats for play. Curry Kirkpatrick Marla feels comfiest in jeans and sweats but likes soft beiges for dress-up. People Weekly Also like their parents, children want a wardrobe that is suitable for a variety of activities: play, school and dress-up. Andrea Skinner 2 : a game or activity (as for children) that involves dressing up in special clothing or costumes Most young children like to play dress-up, parading around the house in their dad's wing tips or smearing their mom's lipstick all over their face. Christine Gorman Nina was petite but too muscular to wear her mother's cast-off Chanel. She was like a girl playing dress-up. Tom Jenks I drew pictures with her and played dress-up with our mother's party gowns. Lorene Cary So get in the spirit with these costume parties, haunted tours, pet dress-ups, … and haunted houses. Cincinnati.com dress up 2 of 2verb dressed up; dressing up; dresses up transitive verb 1 : to make more attractive, glamorous, or fancy dress up a plain dessert with a rich chocolate sauce 2 a : to attire in best or formal clothes b : to attire in clothes suited to a particular role 3 : to present in the most attractive or impressive light a fiasco dressed up as a triumph intransitive verb : to get dressed up dresses up verb1 as in dresses to put on one's best or formal clothes we always like to dress up when going to parties Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
2 as in disguises to change the dress or looks of so as to conceal true identity the war was a fiasco that the administration tried to dress up as a triumph Synonyms & Similar Words
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3 as in candies to make more desirable dressed up the house with new windows and a paint job before putting it on the market Synonyms & Similar Words
4 as in clothes to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes the girls were dressed up in skirts or dresses, but the boys were wearing jeans Synonyms & Similar Words
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