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

• Some even scoff at the store ´ s efforts to spruce up its image.
  有人甚至把沃尔玛改善公司形象的努力也拿来大加嘲讽。
• This change took place in part because doctors wanted to spruce up their dubious reputation.
  这种改变部分是因为医生想要竭力净化自己不很好的声誉。
• They've employed an advertising agency to spruce up the company image.
  他们雇用了一家广告代理机构，来改善公司的形象。
• 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。
• If dealing with a private real estate investment, should we raise or lower rents, reposition or spruce up the asset, refinance, or offer the property for sale?
  如果是私有地产投资，我们是提高还是降低租金？再重新配置使资产更漂亮？再融资？或者售出资产？
• Besides the holly and ivy, pine or spruce trees are set up in people's houses and decorated with tinsel, electric lights, and baubles;
  除了冬青树和常青藤外，松树和云杉也会被人们放置在房子里，在上面装饰上金属条、电灯泡、小玩意等；
• Spruce yourself up a fit-you look a mess.
  把你自己打扮得整洁漂亮一点，你的样子很邋遢。
• But what do you do if you want to spruce up the appearance of the HTML that is output by the transformation?
  但是如果需要整理转换后输出的HTML的外观该怎么办？
• 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。
• He went to spruce himself up before dinner.
  用餐前他去打扮了一下。