titivate
verb /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/
/ˈtɪtɪveɪt/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they titivate | /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪt/ |
| he / she / it titivates | /ˈtɪtɪveɪts/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪts/ |
| past simple titivated | /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle titivated | /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form titivating | /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈtɪtɪveɪtɪŋ/ |
- titivate something to improve the appearance of somebody/something by making small changes
打扮；装扮；装点 - She titivated her hair in the mirror.
她对着镜子梳理头发。
词源early 19th cent. (in early use, also as tidivate): perhaps from tidy, on the pattern of cultivate. - She titivated her hair in the mirror.