| 释义 |
trendify, v. colloq.|ˈtrɛndɪfaɪ|
[f. trendy a.: see -ify.]
trans. To make trendy; to give a modern or fashionable appearance to. Hence trendifiˈcation n., ˈtrendified ppl. a. (Chiefly dismissive.)
1969Guardian 21 Aug. 9/1 Gallery Five..were the first to trendify Christmas cards. 1977Times 17 Nov. 14/6 The Conservative Party's Community Affairs department..has been engaged in a process of ‘trendifying’ the Tories. 1984Financial Times 28 July i. 11/2 The old Sauvage where I had my first real French meal..has been trendified to look like a British bistro/wine bar. 1986Time 4 Aug. 43/1 Here was the first great spectacle graced with the trendified traditionalism of the second generation, the young royals. Even the Queen forsook her trademark bucket-size handbag. 1988Financial Times 26 Jan. i. 17/3 For all the obvious smartening-up and trendification that was going on round about, perhaps because of it, one could see just how marvellous a place it was. |