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单词 festoon
释义
festoon1 verbfestoon2 noun
festoonfes‧toon1 /feˈstuːn/ verb [transitive usually passive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
festoon
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfestoon
he, she, itfestoons
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyfestooned
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave festooned
he, she, ithas festooned
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad festooned
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill festoon
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have festooned
Continuous Form
PresentIam festooning
he, she, itis festooning
you, we, theyare festooning
PastI, he, she, itwas festooning
you, we, theywere festooning
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been festooning
he, she, ithas been festooning
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been festooning
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be festooning
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill 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
· 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.
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.
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.
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.
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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