Definition of decorate in English:

decorate

verb ˈdɛkəreɪtˈdɛkəˌreɪt

[with object]

1Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.
装饰，装潢
the town was decorated with Christmas lights
Example sentencesExamples
- Children decorated the tree with lights, baubles, tinsels, snow and pretend gifts yesterday.
- It was made out of exquisite gold, sculptures and ornaments decorating it.
- That's why we decided this year to really go to town and decorate the front of the house just to make it more memorable for her.
- Matched pairs of smaller tables and ornaments decorate each side, the objects on the left referring to the New Testament, and, to the right, the Old Testament.
- Stars hung from the ceiling interwoven with fairy lights and glitter decorated every surface.
- The girls decorated them beautifully and when dried they can be used as candle holders.
- In the evenings, the place wears a festive look, with colourful lights decorating the trees, and the entire front wall of the building.
- These chests were beautifully decorated, at first mainly made of wood, with iron hinges, locks and strappings.
- They were decorated beautifully and lit up with different coloured globes and different ribbons.
- The Hilton lobby was decorated beautifully with a huge Christmas tree, Santas and a balloon snowman.
- The exposed side was decorated with a very beautiful scene showing the Pharaoh in front of the god Amun.
- The tables were elaborately decorated with beautiful flower arrangements.
- They decorate the tree with lights and ornaments and then they place gifts under it.
- This will be a festive occasion and it is hoped that the people of the town will decorate their windows and put out flowers and other symbols of welcome.
- Well, the marble floors were white, and he had those silver ornaments, which decorated every inch of the apartment.
- ‘I wanted my husband to plant a big spruce so that at Christmas I could decorate it with lights,’ she says.
- Steven's eyes scanned the room immediately for people they knew, while Donnie starred amazed at the lights and tinsel decorating the flat.
- Now what you need from these fairs at this time of year are the traditional ornaments to decorate your house for the New Year.
- Another attractive alternative is to decorate short lengths of board with old tiles.
- She walked up the stairs and to the beautifully decorated tree in the parlor.
Synonyms
ornament, adorn, trim, embellish, garnish, furnish, accessorize, enhance, grace, enrich
festoon, garland, trick out, bedeck, beautify, prettify
literary furbelow
1. 1.1British Apply paint or wallpaper in (a room or building)
  油漆（或裱糊）（房间或建筑物）
  the five bedrooms are individually decorated
  五间卧室装饰得各具特色。
  Example sentencesExamples
  During the visit, volunteers from the ship went ashore in North Belfast and spent a day painting and decorating a newly-refurbished church hall.
  Kimmi dragged her stuff into a room that what was decorated with floral wallpaper.
  Geoffrey Taylor's father was an artist who designed and decorated the public rooms in ocean liners.
  When you think about decorating a room at home, do you reach for the paint pot and brush, or hanker after a stylish roll of wallpaper?
  The hotel room was decorated with pale yellow wallpaper and white painted wooden decoration.
  How can I paint or decorate her room to give it some color?
  I helped decorate a few rooms in my ex-girlfriends' house.
  Adjoining the Music room gallery is a spectacularly decorated Music Room.
  Two teams of employees from Magnet were given just two days each to help fit a new kitchen and decorate the common room at the Robert Ogden School at Thurnscoe, near Barnsley.
  So far they have only managed to decorate one-and-a-half rooms of the 21-room house they bought overlooking Kelvingrove Park last year.
  And just tell me when I will find the time to paint and decorate the house.
  She said the nominations received to date were very worthy ones, including a man who helped out at a local school, working with the children as well as decorating the building.
  The group are decorating a room in the building and cleaning up the surrounding outdoor area.
  Darbar is not decorated with flocked wallpaper, nor is the floor padded with a swirly-patterned burgundy carpet.
  Nutgrove Park is decorated in warm colours and has a number of attractive features.
  The middle room is decorated with flowered wallpaper and has a high ceiling.
  I suppose I'll have to get down to the boring things like having this place painted and decorated and any building work done.
  She has sensitive skin and felt a reaction to the white spirit she was using to clean paint brushes while decorating her home last October.
  Both of these rooms have been decorated with floral wallpaper and have ornate ceiling coving.
  We suspect it was one of the last rooms decorated by the previous owners as they readied the house for sale.
  Synonyms
  paint, wallpaper, paper, furbish, smarten up
  renovate, refurbish, redecorate, retouch
  informal do up, spruce up, do out, do over, fix up, tart up, give something a facelift, titivate
2Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces)
授给（军人）奖励（或奖章）
he was decorated for outstanding bravery
他因英勇过人被授予奖章。
Example sentencesExamples
- He is a fine athlete and a Vietnam combat veteran who was decorated for bravery.
- Wirth served in World War One on the Western Front where he was decorated for bravery.
- He was decorated with many medals, and he had all his weapons with him as well.
- He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the bronze star medal from the USA.
- He was injured during both of the battles at El Alamein and he was never decorated for bravery in continuing to carry out his job.
- The students were told to defend Paris and Léger was decorated for his bravery defending the capital.
- He was wounded and decorated for bravery in a vicious battle five days after the landings.
- After the war Popov was decorated and awarded British citizenship.
- The film ends as Leia dressed in an elaborate dress with a plunging neckline decorates Han Solo and Luke with medals.
- It was claimed by later writers on Plato's life that he was decorated for bravery in battle during this period of his life.
Synonyms
give a medal to, pin a medal on, honour, confer an award on
cite, mention in dispatches, reward

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'to grace or honour'): from Latin decoratus 'embellished' (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- 'beauty, honour, or embellishment'.

Definition of decorate in US English:

decorate

verbˈdɛkəˌreɪtˈdekəˌrāt

[with object]

1Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it.
装饰，装潢
Example sentencesExamples
- The exposed side was decorated with a very beautiful scene showing the Pharaoh in front of the god Amun.
- They were decorated beautifully and lit up with different coloured globes and different ribbons.
- Stars hung from the ceiling interwoven with fairy lights and glitter decorated every surface.
- Children decorated the tree with lights, baubles, tinsels, snow and pretend gifts yesterday.
- The Hilton lobby was decorated beautifully with a huge Christmas tree, Santas and a balloon snowman.
- Matched pairs of smaller tables and ornaments decorate each side, the objects on the left referring to the New Testament, and, to the right, the Old Testament.
- Well, the marble floors were white, and he had those silver ornaments, which decorated every inch of the apartment.
- Another attractive alternative is to decorate short lengths of board with old tiles.
- In the evenings, the place wears a festive look, with colourful lights decorating the trees, and the entire front wall of the building.
- That's why we decided this year to really go to town and decorate the front of the house just to make it more memorable for her.
- Now what you need from these fairs at this time of year are the traditional ornaments to decorate your house for the New Year.
- The tables were elaborately decorated with beautiful flower arrangements.
- This will be a festive occasion and it is hoped that the people of the town will decorate their windows and put out flowers and other symbols of welcome.
- ‘I wanted my husband to plant a big spruce so that at Christmas I could decorate it with lights,’ she says.
- These chests were beautifully decorated, at first mainly made of wood, with iron hinges, locks and strappings.
- The girls decorated them beautifully and when dried they can be used as candle holders.
- She walked up the stairs and to the beautifully decorated tree in the parlor.
- They decorate the tree with lights and ornaments and then they place gifts under it.
- It was made out of exquisite gold, sculptures and ornaments decorating it.
- Steven's eyes scanned the room immediately for people they knew, while Donnie starred amazed at the lights and tinsel decorating the flat.
Synonyms
ornament, adorn, trim, embellish, garnish, furnish, accessorize, enhance, grace, enrich
1. 1.1British Provide (a room or building) with a color scheme, paint, wallpaper, etc.
  the five bedrooms are individually decorated
  五间卧室装饰得各具特色。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I helped decorate a few rooms in my ex-girlfriends' house.
  So far they have only managed to decorate one-and-a-half rooms of the 21-room house they bought overlooking Kelvingrove Park last year.
  Darbar is not decorated with flocked wallpaper, nor is the floor padded with a swirly-patterned burgundy carpet.
  Geoffrey Taylor's father was an artist who designed and decorated the public rooms in ocean liners.
  How can I paint or decorate her room to give it some color?
  She has sensitive skin and felt a reaction to the white spirit she was using to clean paint brushes while decorating her home last October.
  The group are decorating a room in the building and cleaning up the surrounding outdoor area.
  She said the nominations received to date were very worthy ones, including a man who helped out at a local school, working with the children as well as decorating the building.
  Both of these rooms have been decorated with floral wallpaper and have ornate ceiling coving.
  The hotel room was decorated with pale yellow wallpaper and white painted wooden decoration.
  When you think about decorating a room at home, do you reach for the paint pot and brush, or hanker after a stylish roll of wallpaper?
  Kimmi dragged her stuff into a room that what was decorated with floral wallpaper.
  And just tell me when I will find the time to paint and decorate the house.
  We suspect it was one of the last rooms decorated by the previous owners as they readied the house for sale.
  Adjoining the Music room gallery is a spectacularly decorated Music Room.
  During the visit, volunteers from the ship went ashore in North Belfast and spent a day painting and decorating a newly-refurbished church hall.
  I suppose I'll have to get down to the boring things like having this place painted and decorated and any building work done.
  Nutgrove Park is decorated in warm colours and has a number of attractive features.
  The middle room is decorated with flowered wallpaper and has a high ceiling.
  Two teams of employees from Magnet were given just two days each to help fit a new kitchen and decorate the common room at the Robert Ogden School at Thurnscoe, near Barnsley.
  Synonyms
  paint, wallpaper, paper, furbish, smarten up
2Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces)
授给（军人）奖励（或奖章）
he was decorated for outstanding bravery
他因英勇过人被授予奖章。
Example sentencesExamples
- The students were told to defend Paris and Léger was decorated for his bravery defending the capital.
- The film ends as Leia dressed in an elaborate dress with a plunging neckline decorates Han Solo and Luke with medals.
- He is a fine athlete and a Vietnam combat veteran who was decorated for bravery.
- He was injured during both of the battles at El Alamein and he was never decorated for bravery in continuing to carry out his job.
- It was claimed by later writers on Plato's life that he was decorated for bravery in battle during this period of his life.
- He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the bronze star medal from the USA.
- He was decorated with many medals, and he had all his weapons with him as well.
- He was wounded and decorated for bravery in a vicious battle five days after the landings.
- Wirth served in World War One on the Western Front where he was decorated for bravery.
- After the war Popov was decorated and awarded British citizenship.
Synonyms
give a medal to, pin a medal on, honour, confer an award on

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘to grace or honor’): from Latin decoratus ‘embellished’ (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honor, or embellishment’.

词汇	decorate
释义	Definition of decorate in English: decorate verb ˈdɛkəreɪtˈdɛkəˌreɪt [with object] 1Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it. 装饰，装潢 the town was decorated with Christmas lights Example sentencesExamples Children decorated the tree with lights, baubles, tinsels, snow and pretend gifts yesterday. It was made out of exquisite gold, sculptures and ornaments decorating it. That's why we decided this year to really go to town and decorate the front of the house just to make it more memorable for her. Matched pairs of smaller tables and ornaments decorate each side, the objects on the left referring to the New Testament, and, to the right, the Old Testament. Stars hung from the ceiling interwoven with fairy lights and glitter decorated every surface. The girls decorated them beautifully and when dried they can be used as candle holders. In the evenings, the place wears a festive look, with colourful lights decorating the trees, and the entire front wall of the building. These chests were beautifully decorated, at first mainly made of wood, with iron hinges, locks and strappings. They were decorated beautifully and lit up with different coloured globes and different ribbons. The Hilton lobby was decorated beautifully with a huge Christmas tree, Santas and a balloon snowman. The exposed side was decorated with a very beautiful scene showing the Pharaoh in front of the god Amun. The tables were elaborately decorated with beautiful flower arrangements. They decorate the tree with lights and ornaments and then they place gifts under it. This will be a festive occasion and it is hoped that the people of the town will decorate their windows and put out flowers and other symbols of welcome. Well, the marble floors were white, and he had those silver ornaments, which decorated every inch of the apartment. ‘I wanted my husband to plant a big spruce so that at Christmas I could decorate it with lights,’ she says. Steven's eyes scanned the room immediately for people they knew, while Donnie starred amazed at the lights and tinsel decorating the flat. Now what you need from these fairs at this time of year are the traditional ornaments to decorate your house for the New Year. Another attractive alternative is to decorate short lengths of board with old tiles. She walked up the stairs and to the beautifully decorated tree in the parlor. Synonyms ornament, adorn, trim, embellish, garnish, furnish, accessorize, enhance, grace, enrich festoon, garland, trick out, bedeck, beautify, prettify literary furbelow 1.1British Apply paint or wallpaper in (a room or building) 油漆（或裱糊）（房间或建筑物） the five bedrooms are individually decorated 五间卧室装饰得各具特色。 Example sentencesExamples During the visit, volunteers from the ship went ashore in North Belfast and spent a day painting and decorating a newly-refurbished church hall. Kimmi dragged her stuff into a room that what was decorated with floral wallpaper. Geoffrey Taylor's father was an artist who designed and decorated the public rooms in ocean liners. When you think about decorating a room at home, do you reach for the paint pot and brush, or hanker after a stylish roll of wallpaper? The hotel room was decorated with pale yellow wallpaper and white painted wooden decoration. How can I paint or decorate her room to give it some color? I helped decorate a few rooms in my ex-girlfriends' house. Adjoining the Music room gallery is a spectacularly decorated Music Room. Two teams of employees from Magnet were given just two days each to help fit a new kitchen and decorate the common room at the Robert Ogden School at Thurnscoe, near Barnsley. So far they have only managed to decorate one-and-a-half rooms of the 21-room house they bought overlooking Kelvingrove Park last year. And just tell me when I will find the time to paint and decorate the house. She said the nominations received to date were very worthy ones, including a man who helped out at a local school, working with the children as well as decorating the building. The group are decorating a room in the building and cleaning up the surrounding outdoor area. Darbar is not decorated with flocked wallpaper, nor is the floor padded with a swirly-patterned burgundy carpet. Nutgrove Park is decorated in warm colours and has a number of attractive features. The middle room is decorated with flowered wallpaper and has a high ceiling. I suppose I'll have to get down to the boring things like having this place painted and decorated and any building work done. She has sensitive skin and felt a reaction to the white spirit she was using to clean paint brushes while decorating her home last October. Both of these rooms have been decorated with floral wallpaper and have ornate ceiling coving. We suspect it was one of the last rooms decorated by the previous owners as they readied the house for sale. Synonyms paint, wallpaper, paper, furbish, smarten up renovate, refurbish, redecorate, retouch informal do up, spruce up, do out, do over, fix up, tart up, give something a facelift, titivate 2Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces) 授给（军人）奖励（或奖章） he was decorated for outstanding bravery 他因英勇过人被授予奖章。 Example sentencesExamples He is a fine athlete and a Vietnam combat veteran who was decorated for bravery. Wirth served in World War One on the Western Front where he was decorated for bravery. He was decorated with many medals, and he had all his weapons with him as well. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the bronze star medal from the USA. He was injured during both of the battles at El Alamein and he was never decorated for bravery in continuing to carry out his job. The students were told to defend Paris and Léger was decorated for his bravery defending the capital. He was wounded and decorated for bravery in a vicious battle five days after the landings. After the war Popov was decorated and awarded British citizenship. The film ends as Leia dressed in an elaborate dress with a plunging neckline decorates Han Solo and Luke with medals. It was claimed by later writers on Plato's life that he was decorated for bravery in battle during this period of his life. Synonyms give a medal to, pin a medal on, honour, confer an award on cite, mention in dispatches, reward Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense 'to grace or honour'): from Latin decoratus 'embellished' (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- 'beauty, honour, or embellishment'. Definition of decorate in US English: decorate verbˈdɛkəˌreɪtˈdekəˌrāt [with object] 1Make (something) look more attractive by adding extra items or images to it. 装饰，装潢 Example sentencesExamples The exposed side was decorated with a very beautiful scene showing the Pharaoh in front of the god Amun. They were decorated beautifully and lit up with different coloured globes and different ribbons. Stars hung from the ceiling interwoven with fairy lights and glitter decorated every surface. Children decorated the tree with lights, baubles, tinsels, snow and pretend gifts yesterday. The Hilton lobby was decorated beautifully with a huge Christmas tree, Santas and a balloon snowman. Matched pairs of smaller tables and ornaments decorate each side, the objects on the left referring to the New Testament, and, to the right, the Old Testament. Well, the marble floors were white, and he had those silver ornaments, which decorated every inch of the apartment. Another attractive alternative is to decorate short lengths of board with old tiles. In the evenings, the place wears a festive look, with colourful lights decorating the trees, and the entire front wall of the building. That's why we decided this year to really go to town and decorate the front of the house just to make it more memorable for her. Now what you need from these fairs at this time of year are the traditional ornaments to decorate your house for the New Year. The tables were elaborately decorated with beautiful flower arrangements. This will be a festive occasion and it is hoped that the people of the town will decorate their windows and put out flowers and other symbols of welcome. ‘I wanted my husband to plant a big spruce so that at Christmas I could decorate it with lights,’ she says. These chests were beautifully decorated, at first mainly made of wood, with iron hinges, locks and strappings. The girls decorated them beautifully and when dried they can be used as candle holders. She walked up the stairs and to the beautifully decorated tree in the parlor. They decorate the tree with lights and ornaments and then they place gifts under it. It was made out of exquisite gold, sculptures and ornaments decorating it. Steven's eyes scanned the room immediately for people they knew, while Donnie starred amazed at the lights and tinsel decorating the flat. Synonyms ornament, adorn, trim, embellish, garnish, furnish, accessorize, enhance, grace, enrich 1.1British Provide (a room or building) with a color scheme, paint, wallpaper, etc. the five bedrooms are individually decorated 五间卧室装饰得各具特色。 Example sentencesExamples I helped decorate a few rooms in my ex-girlfriends' house. So far they have only managed to decorate one-and-a-half rooms of the 21-room house they bought overlooking Kelvingrove Park last year. Darbar is not decorated with flocked wallpaper, nor is the floor padded with a swirly-patterned burgundy carpet. Geoffrey Taylor's father was an artist who designed and decorated the public rooms in ocean liners. How can I paint or decorate her room to give it some color? She has sensitive skin and felt a reaction to the white spirit she was using to clean paint brushes while decorating her home last October. The group are decorating a room in the building and cleaning up the surrounding outdoor area. She said the nominations received to date were very worthy ones, including a man who helped out at a local school, working with the children as well as decorating the building. Both of these rooms have been decorated with floral wallpaper and have ornate ceiling coving. The hotel room was decorated with pale yellow wallpaper and white painted wooden decoration. When you think about decorating a room at home, do you reach for the paint pot and brush, or hanker after a stylish roll of wallpaper? Kimmi dragged her stuff into a room that what was decorated with floral wallpaper. And just tell me when I will find the time to paint and decorate the house. We suspect it was one of the last rooms decorated by the previous owners as they readied the house for sale. Adjoining the Music room gallery is a spectacularly decorated Music Room. During the visit, volunteers from the ship went ashore in North Belfast and spent a day painting and decorating a newly-refurbished church hall. I suppose I'll have to get down to the boring things like having this place painted and decorated and any building work done. Nutgrove Park is decorated in warm colours and has a number of attractive features. The middle room is decorated with flowered wallpaper and has a high ceiling. Two teams of employees from Magnet were given just two days each to help fit a new kitchen and decorate the common room at the Robert Ogden School at Thurnscoe, near Barnsley. Synonyms paint, wallpaper, paper, furbish, smarten up 2Confer an award or medal on (a member of the armed forces) 授给（军人）奖励（或奖章） he was decorated for outstanding bravery 他因英勇过人被授予奖章。 Example sentencesExamples The students were told to defend Paris and Léger was decorated for his bravery defending the capital. The film ends as Leia dressed in an elaborate dress with a plunging neckline decorates Han Solo and Luke with medals. He is a fine athlete and a Vietnam combat veteran who was decorated for bravery. He was injured during both of the battles at El Alamein and he was never decorated for bravery in continuing to carry out his job. It was claimed by later writers on Plato's life that he was decorated for bravery in battle during this period of his life. He was decorated with the Croix de Guerre and the bronze star medal from the USA. He was decorated with many medals, and he had all his weapons with him as well. He was wounded and decorated for bravery in a vicious battle five days after the landings. Wirth served in World War One on the Western Front where he was decorated for bravery. After the war Popov was decorated and awarded British citizenship. Synonyms give a medal to, pin a medal on, honour, confer an award on Origin Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘to grace or honor’): from Latin decoratus ‘embellished’ (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honor, or embellishment’.
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