spruce up

英 [spruːs ʌp]

美 [spruːs ʌp]

装扮; 打扮

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 装扮;打扮
  If somethingis spruced up, its appearance is improved. If someoneis spruced up, they have made themselves look very smart.
  1. Many buildings have been spruced up...
     很多大楼都被装扮一新。
  2. In the evening we spruced ourselves up a bit and went out for dinner.
     到了晚上，我们稍微收拾打扮了一番，然后出去吃晚餐。

英英释义

verb

• dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion
  1. He spruced up for the party
  Synonym:spruceslick upsmarten up
• make neat, smart, or trim
  1. Spruce up your house for Spring
  2. titivate the child
  Synonym:sprucetitivatetittivatesmarten upslick upspiff up

双语例句

• If you spruce the bodywork up and the interior, you'll have no trouble selling it.
  你如果把车身和车内清扫修饰一番，就不愁卖不出去。
• They edit their own profile, post pictures and videos, play music, write blogs, and spruce up their surroundings with things they think are cool.
  他们编辑自己的个人传略，贴上照片和视频，播放音乐，写博客，并用自己认为很酷的东西来装饰背景。
• In response, hotel owners have been keen to open more units and spruce up their image.
  作为回应，酒店所有者正在积极寻求开张一些新的店面以促进他们的企业形象。
• To spruce up unsightly areas, Columbus has committed to removing graffiti within two days of its appearance.
  为了美化难看领域，哥伦布一直致力于消除涂鸦两天内其外观。
• In the evening we spruced ourselves up a bit and went out for dinner.
  到了晚上，我们稍微收拾打扮了一番，然后出去吃晚餐。
• Apple hires Burberry CEO to spruce up its retail operation
  苹果雇用巴宝莉首席执行官加强其零售业务
• Spruce up your house for spring.
  为了春天把你房子化妆一下。
• You really must spruce up a bit, albert.
  阿尔培，你可是得把自己搞得整洁一点了。
• Or what about the last string of holiday lights or inflatable Santas to spruce up the lawn?
  不然，要不要最后那一串节日灯束或充气的圣诞老人，把草坪打扮得漂漂亮亮？
• Unlike the oil powers of the Middle East, most African nations can ill afford to spruce up their arsenals.
  大多数非洲国家和中东的石油国不一样，它们实在负担不起更新军备的费用。