do up

英 [duː ʌp]

美 [duː ʌp]

扣好; 系好; 捆好; 扎好; 装修; 修缮; 重新装饰; （常指以可笑或夸张的方式）装饰，打扮

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 扣好;系好;捆好;扎好
  If youdosomethingup, you fasten it.
  1. Mari did up the buttons...
     玛丽系好扣子。
  2. Keep your scarf on, do your coat up.
     围好围巾，扣好衣服。
• PHRASAL VERB 装修;修缮;重新装饰
  If youdo upan old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition.
  1. Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
     尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• PHRASAL VERB （常指以可笑或夸张的方式）装饰，打扮
  If you say that a person or roomis done upin a particular way, you mean they are dressed or decorated in that way, often a way that is rather ridiculous or extreme.
  1. ...Beatrice, usually done up like the fairy on the Christmas tree...
     比阿特丽斯通常打扮得像圣诞树上的精灵一样。
  2. She's had her blond hair done up exactly like Jackie's.
     她把她的金发盘得和杰姬一模一样。

英英释义

verb

• use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
  1. She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends
  Synonym:doll uppretty upglam up
• wrap for decorative purposes
  1. The gift was done up in pretty red paper

双语例句

• Do hush up the scandal!
  不要把这丑事声张出去。
• Cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
  化妆品并不能掩盖先天缺陷。
• If you are writing a short love letter, then do pick up a pen and paper.
  如果你在写一个短情书，请用笔和纸。
• Do hurry up, you great lump!
  务必快点儿，你这个笨蛋！
• When you can love, do not give up the love.
  当你能爱的时候不要放弃爱。
• Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
  尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• If they do show up, try to avoid direct contact with them ( without being rude, of course).
  很不幸的是，这常常与你想的不一样。如果他们仍然坚持带病上班，那么尽量避免与他们有直接的接触（当然是礼貌的）。
• Which makes them dangerous and potentially deadly when they do blow up.
  这让他们在爆发之时更加危险而且有诱发致命的可能性。
• And what happens when security issues do crop up in open source?
  当在开放源码中突然出现安全性问题时，会发生什么呢？
• He does have vistors, and I do end up making a very special ally.
  他确实也等到了一个访客，那个人说：我就是你特别的盟友。