单词	festoon
释义	festoon1 verbfestoon2 noun festoonfes‧toon1 /feˈstuːn/ verb [transitive usually passive] Verb Table VERB TABLE festoon Simple Form Present I, you, we, they festoon he, she, it festoons Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they festooned Present perfect I, you, we, they have festooned he, she, it has festooned Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had festooned Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will festoon Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have festooned Continuous Form Present I am festooning he, she, it is festooning you, we, they are festooning Past I, he, she, it was festooning you, we, they were festooning Present perfect I, you, we, they have been festooning he, she, it has been festooning Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been festooning Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be festooning Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been festooning Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS The Sons can otherwise festoon their cars with rebel flags. They felt free to festoon the machine with all sorts of loony filigrees. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatordecorated in a particular way► decorated · On the table was an ancient book with a decorated cover.decorated with · The little mirror was decorated with shells and beads.· She wore a wide-brimmed straw hat decorated with colored ribbons.richly/elaborately decorated · Sabina stood in the centre of an elaborately decorated living room. ► be decked out to be specially and colourfully decorated, especially for a celebration or party: be decked out with: · The whole street was decked out with flags and streamers to celebrate the wedding.be decked out for: · Behind the door was another table, all decked out for the party. ► adorn formal to decorate something in a beautiful or artistic way: · Rings and gems adorned the fingers of both her hands.adorn something with something: · The bridesmaids had adorned their heads with flowers.be adorned with something: · The walls of the church were richly adorned with carvings and pictures. ► be festooned with if a place is festooned with something, it has long chains of flowers, flags, or material hanging all around it, giving a bright and cheerful appearance: · On the day of the festival the streets were festooned with flags and banners. ► decor the particular way that a room or building is decorated, including all the colours, furniture, pictures etc: · It was a comfortable enough room, but I didn't like the decor very much.· The hotel's decor is dark and museum-like. to cover something with flowers, long pieces of material etc, especially for decorationbe festooned with/in something Malaga was festooned with banners and flags in honour of the king’s visit.GRAMMAR Festoon is usually passive. festoon1 verbfestoon2 noun festoonfestoon2 noun [countable] formal Word Origin WORD ORIGINfestoon2 Origin: 1600-1700 French feston, from Latin festum; ➔ FESTIVE Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS All the decorations were white and festoons of snowy lace-gushed from every appropriate appointment. Decorative effects Mains-voltage festoon lights are ideal for stringing decoratively through the branches of a tree. I was used to riding with my reins hanging in festoons. No footmarks disturbed the dust, cobwebs hung like festoons and a strange musty smell pervaded the atmosphere. Ruched or festoons could add style to the setting. a long thin piece of material, flowers etc, used especially for decoration
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