英语词汇“prettify”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD FAMILY

prettify: prettified, prettifies, prettifying

USAGE EXAMPLES

It means resisting efforts to prettify Trump and make him more palatable, resisting the idea that supporting Trump is a way of supporting America.

Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016)

Despite all appearances to the contrary, Donald Trump is just a traditional conservative, they say as they prettify venality and sanitise hatred.

The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016)

A court blocked the new owner’s attempts to prettify the courtyard with a new shed for the rubbish bins, and by insulating the walls.

The Guardian(Oct 04, 2016)

v make more beautiful

Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper

beautify, embellish, fancify

uglify

make ugly

groom, neaten

care for one's external appearance

curry, dress, groom

give a neat appearance to

dress up, window-dress

make something appear superficially attractive

slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate

make neat, smart, or trim

polish, shine, smooth, smoothen

make (a surface) shine

become, suit

enhance the appearance of

clean, cleanse

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

shave

remove body hair with a razor

comb, comb out, disentangle

smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb

arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set

arrange attractively

gel, mousse

apply a styling gel to

pomade

apply pomade to (hair)

clean up

make oneself clean, presentable or neat

make up

apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier

manicure

care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

barber

perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of

pedicure

care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc.

do up, doll up, glam up, pretty up

use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.

slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up

dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion

perfume, scent

apply perfume to

Simonise, Simonize

polish with wax

sleek, slick

make slick or smooth

buff, burnish, furbish

polish and make shiny

gloss

give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate

to make better

单词	prettify
释义	prettify (once / 124414 pages) v WORD FAMILY prettify: prettified, prettifies, prettifying USAGE EXAMPLES It means resisting efforts to prettify Trump and make him more palatable, resisting the idea that supporting Trump is a way of supporting America. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Despite all appearances to the contrary, Donald Trump is just a traditional conservative, they say as they prettify venality and sanitise hatred. The Guardian(Nov 12, 2016) A court blocked the new owner’s attempts to prettify the courtyard with a new shed for the rubbish bins, and by insulating the walls. The Guardian(Oct 04, 2016) v make more beautiful Syn\|Ant\|Hypo\|Hyper beautify, embellish, fancify uglify make ugly groom, neaten care for one's external appearance curry, dress, groom give a neat appearance to dress up, window-dress make something appear superficially attractive slick up, smarten up, spiff up, spruce, spruce up, titivate, tittivate make neat, smart, or trim polish, shine, smooth, smoothen make (a surface) shine become, suit enhance the appearance of clean, cleanse clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing shave remove body hair with a razor comb, comb out, disentangle smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb arrange, coif, coiffe, coiffure, do, dress, set arrange attractively gel, mousse apply a styling gel to pomade apply pomade to (hair) clean up make oneself clean, presentable or neat make up apply make-up or cosmetics to one's face to appear prettier manicure care for (one's hand) by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. barber perform the services of a barber: cut the hair and/or beard of pedicure care for one's feet by cutting and shaping the nails, etc. do up, doll up, glam up, pretty up use special care in dressing, making-up, etc. slick up, smarten up, spruce, spruce up dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion perfume, scent apply perfume to Simonise, Simonize polish with wax sleek, slick make slick or smooth buff, burnish, furbish polish and make shiny gloss give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate to make better
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