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单词 dress up
释义 dress up
I. transitive verb
Etymology: dress (I) + up
1.
 a. : to attire in best or formal clothes
  < dressed the child up for the birthday party >
 b. : to attire in clothes suited to a particular role
  < dressed him up for the part of Othello >
2. : to present or cause to appear in a certain light (as by distortion, exaggeration, or padding) : disguise, camouflage
 < some conservative newspapers have tried to dress up the delegation as treachery to democracy — New Republic >
 < accounting devices for dressing up the balance sheet — Albert Lepawsky >
especially : to embellish or enhance the interest of (an event or account) with supplementary usually fanciful details
 < a remarkable feat of bodily exertion, which … he should be able to dress up and magnify — George Eliot >
II. transitive verb
: to make more attractive, impressive, or fancy especially by adding accessories or enhancements
 < a plain outfit dressed up with a gilt mesh belt >
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