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单词 prettify
释义
prettifypret‧ti‧fy /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ verb (past tense and past participle prettified, present participle prettifying, third person singular prettifies) [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
prettify
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyprettify
he, she, itprettifies
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyprettified
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave prettified
he, she, ithas prettified
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad prettified
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill prettify
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have prettified
Continuous Form
PresentIam prettifying
he, she, itis prettifying
you, we, theyare prettifying
PastI, he, she, itwas prettifying
you, we, theywere prettifying
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been prettifying
he, she, ithas been prettifying
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been prettifying
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be prettifying
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been prettifying
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Her ball gown was an old grey dress which she had prettified with some lengths of Brussels lace.
  • If I were a liar, I should prettify the past of your wife, but I am not.
  • Instead, the effect is to prettify the whole thing, something for which designer William Dudley needs no second invitation.
to change something with the intention of making it more attractive, but often with the effect of spoiling it:  attempts to prettify the harbour
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