单词 | prettify |
释义 | prettify From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishprettifypret‧ti‧fy /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ verb (prettified, prettifying, prettifies) [transitive]CHANGE/MAKE something DIFFERENTto change something with the intention of making it more attractive, but often with the effect of spoiling it attempts to prettify the harbour→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusprettify• 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.• Her ball gown was an old grey dress which she had prettified with some lengths of Brussels lace. |
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