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

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The building was very plain with hardly any decoration at all.
The only decoration in the room was a picture above the fireplace.
These plants are grown mainly for decoration.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

All that glitters may not be gold, but these decorations would add elegance and sparkle to any Christmas tree.
All the decorations were white and festoons of snowy lace-gushed from every appropriate appointment.
Both are easy to colour and mould into decorations.
It is also a popular field decoration on Belouch prayer rugs.
Just over one hundred children between the ages of four to eleven came to the canteen which had been transformed with decorations.
The decorations shone on the walls and I loosened the buttons of my tunic and slipped my tie down a few inches.
To follow the process from clay lump to glazed decoration demands discipline.
We whipped up Christmassy feelings and pulled decorations and paper hats out of a hamper given by soldiers in the Outer Hebrides.

THESAURUS► decoration

noun [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions: · Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance.· We're making our own Christmas decorations this year.· You could use the ribbon as a decoration.

► ornament

[countable] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive: · The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs.· a glass ornament

► knick-knacks

[plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room: · The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists.· She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks.

► garnish

[countable] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it: · Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.

► trim

[singular, uncountable] decoration on a car, object, or piece of clothing that goes along the length of it: · a white skirt with black trim along the hem

► frills

[plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth: · a white blouse with frills at the cuffs

► embellishment

[countable, uncountable] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive: · the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript· His style is simple and without embellishment.

Longman Language Activatorused to decorate something► decorations

things that you use to decorate a place, object, piece of furniture etc especially for a special occasion: · Have you put up your Christmas decorations yet?· The bride's mother had made all the table decorations.

► decoration

designs and patterns used to decorate buildings, clothes, or furniture: · The only decoration in the room was a picture above the fireplace.· The building was very plain with hardly any decoration at all.for decoration: · These plants are grown mainly for decoration.

► ornament

an object, often something fairly small, that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive: · I bought a new Christmas tree ornament - do you want to see it?· Thieves stole all the silver and gold ornaments from the palace.

► garnish

a small amount of food, often of a different colour, that is used to make a dish look nice or to add taste to it: · Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.· Fresh parsley is often used for garnishes.

► decorative

something that is decorative is intended to make a place, object, piece of furniture etc look attractive - use this especially about designs and patterns: · The poem had been embroidered on a pretty decorative pillow.purely/highly decorative: · Many of the nature books are purely decorative, but a few are very informative.

► ornamental

something ornamental , especially in a garden or building, is intended to make a place look more attractive, and usually does not have a useful purpose: · A gardener comes in each week to trim the ornamental trees and bushes.· an ornamental pond

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► Christmas decorations

(=things to decorate a house, shop, or town at Christmas)· When do you put your Christmas decorations up?

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► interior

· Certainly we should not see the Minoan frescoes as simple interior decoration.· Dress and interior decoration began to follow Western models.· Moving into the chapel itself, look first at the interior decoration.· As he took her on a guided tour of the eight-bedroomed mansion, the Prince asked her to organize the interior decoration.· Whoever was responsible for the interior decoration of Hummingbird House had subtly co-ordinated paler, more restful shades of sun-gold and sea-blue.· Wilson Decorators survey a house and agree to carry out interior decorations for £800.· Like many bachelors, David hated frittering time away on interior decoration.

► sculptural

· There is more variety of design between buildings than in Doric, and at first no regularly accepted positions for sculptural decoration.· It is also a fourteenth century church and shows Romanesque tendencies in its sculptural decoration.· Important buildings were constructed in stone and have lofty towers and spires and great richness of sculptural and carved decoration.· The sculptural decoration on the façade is from the workshop of F. M. Brokof.· The sculptural decoration here is very rich in figures and picture carving.

NOUN► christmas

· His hair was tied back with a piece of tinsel string he had found in the Christmas decorations box.· The Christmas decorations which lasted into spring.· Laying the Christmas decoration on the eiderdown with care, he thought about Vic.· She now makes jewellery boxes, pencil holders, and Christmas decorations.· They'd come into the shops covered in Christmas decorations.

► wall

· Your removal men will dismantle bedsteads and take down pictures and wall decorations.· It includes drawings for wall decorations, tapestries, silverware, stage designs and even a triumphal car.

VERB► use

· Left: The Diamond kite, using decoration from a plastic carrier bag.· As decoration is so popular you could, of course, use lavish appliqué decorations for a really glittering late day look as well.· You could even press the flowers that were worn or used at the event and then use them as the decoration.· Always flatten angelica with the blade of a knife before using it for decoration.

WORD FAMILYnoundecordecorationdecoratoradjectivedecorativeverbdecorateadverbdecoratively

单词	decoration
释义	decorationdec‧o‧ra‧tion /ˌdekəˈreɪʃən/ ●●○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The building was very plain with hardly any decoration at all. The only decoration in the room was a picture above the fireplace. These plants are grown mainly for decoration. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All that glitters may not be gold, but these decorations would add elegance and sparkle to any Christmas tree. All the decorations were white and festoons of snowy lace-gushed from every appropriate appointment. Both are easy to colour and mould into decorations. It is also a popular field decoration on Belouch prayer rugs. Just over one hundred children between the ages of four to eleven came to the canteen which had been transformed with decorations. The decorations shone on the walls and I loosened the buttons of my tunic and slipped my tie down a few inches. To follow the process from clay lump to glazed decoration demands discipline. We whipped up Christmassy feelings and pulled decorations and paper hats out of a hamper given by soldiers in the Outer Hebrides. Thesaurus THESAURUS► decoration noun [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions: · Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance.· We're making our own Christmas decorations this year.· You could use the ribbon as a decoration. ► ornament [countable] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive: · The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs.· a glass ornament ► knick-knacks [plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room: · The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists.· She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks. ► garnish [countable] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it: · Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon. ► trim [singular, uncountable] decoration on a car, object, or piece of clothing that goes along the length of it: · a white skirt with black trim along the hem ► frills [plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth: · a white blouse with frills at the cuffs ► embellishment [countable, uncountable] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive: · the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript· His style is simple and without embellishment. Longman Language Activatorused to decorate something► decorations things that you use to decorate a place, object, piece of furniture etc especially for a special occasion: · Have you put up your Christmas decorations yet?· The bride's mother had made all the table decorations. ► decoration designs and patterns used to decorate buildings, clothes, or furniture: · The only decoration in the room was a picture above the fireplace.· The building was very plain with hardly any decoration at all.for decoration: · These plants are grown mainly for decoration. ► ornament an object, often something fairly small, that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive: · I bought a new Christmas tree ornament - do you want to see it?· Thieves stole all the silver and gold ornaments from the palace. ► garnish a small amount of food, often of a different colour, that is used to make a dish look nice or to add taste to it: · Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.· Fresh parsley is often used for garnishes. ► decorative something that is decorative is intended to make a place, object, piece of furniture etc look attractive - use this especially about designs and patterns: · The poem had been embroidered on a pretty decorative pillow.purely/highly decorative: · Many of the nature books are purely decorative, but a few are very informative. ► ornamental something ornamental , especially in a garden or building, is intended to make a place look more attractive, and usually does not have a useful purpose: · A gardener comes in each week to trim the ornamental trees and bushes.· an ornamental pond Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► Christmas decorations (=things to decorate a house, shop, or town at Christmas)· When do you put your Christmas decorations up? COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► interior · Certainly we should not see the Minoan frescoes as simple interior decoration.· Dress and interior decoration began to follow Western models.· Moving into the chapel itself, look first at the interior decoration.· As he took her on a guided tour of the eight-bedroomed mansion, the Prince asked her to organize the interior decoration.· Whoever was responsible for the interior decoration of Hummingbird House had subtly co-ordinated paler, more restful shades of sun-gold and sea-blue.· Wilson Decorators survey a house and agree to carry out interior decorations for £800.· Like many bachelors, David hated frittering time away on interior decoration. ► sculptural · There is more variety of design between buildings than in Doric, and at first no regularly accepted positions for sculptural decoration.· It is also a fourteenth century church and shows Romanesque tendencies in its sculptural decoration.· Important buildings were constructed in stone and have lofty towers and spires and great richness of sculptural and carved decoration.· The sculptural decoration on the façade is from the workshop of F. M. Brokof.· The sculptural decoration here is very rich in figures and picture carving. NOUN► christmas · His hair was tied back with a piece of tinsel string he had found in the Christmas decorations box.· The Christmas decorations which lasted into spring.· Laying the Christmas decoration on the eiderdown with care, he thought about Vic.· She now makes jewellery boxes, pencil holders, and Christmas decorations.· They'd come into the shops covered in Christmas decorations. ► wall · Your removal men will dismantle bedsteads and take down pictures and wall decorations.· It includes drawings for wall decorations, tapestries, silverware, stage designs and even a triumphal car. VERB► use · Left: The Diamond kite, using decoration from a plastic carrier bag.· As decoration is so popular you could, of course, use lavish appliqué decorations for a really glittering late day look as well.· You could even press the flowers that were worn or used at the event and then use them as the decoration.· Always flatten angelica with the blade of a knife before using it for decoration. Word family WORD FAMILYnoundecordecorationdecoratoradjectivedecorativeverbdecorateadverbdecoratively 1[countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or on top of something to make it look attractive: Christmas decorations cake decorations2[uncountable] the style in which something is decorated: He is an expert on Islamic decoration.for decoration a box with paper flowers glued to it for decoration3[uncountable] British English when you paint or put special paper on the inside walls, ceiling etc of a house or building4[countable] something such as a medal that is given to someone as an official sign of honourTHESAURUSdecoration noun [countable usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions: · Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance.· We're making our own Christmas decorations this year.· You could use the ribbon as a decoration.ornament [countable] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive: · The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs.· a glass ornamentknick-knacks [plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room: · The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists.· She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks.garnish [countable] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it: · Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.trim [singular, uncountable] decoration on a car, object, or piece of clothing that goes along the length of it: · a white skirt with black trim along the hemfrills [plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth: · a white blouse with frills at the cuffsembellishment [countable, uncountable] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive: · the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript· His style is simple and without embellishment.
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