prettify
verb /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/
/ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/
(usually disapproving)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they prettify | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪ/ |
| he / she / it prettifies | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪz/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪz/ |
| past simple prettified | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ |
| past participle prettified | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪd/ |
| -ing form prettifying | /ˈprɪtɪfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈprɪtɪfaɪɪŋ/ |
- prettify something to try to make something pretty, often with the result that it looks worse or false
粉饰，美化（常弄巧成拙） - man’s attempts to prettify nature
人类美化自然的尝试
- man’s attempts to prettify nature