decorate
verb- [transitive]
to make something look more attractive by putting things on it 装饰；装潢 - decorate something with something
They decorated the room with flowers and balloons. 他们用花和气球装饰了房间。 - decorate something
The cake was decorated to look like a car. 这蛋糕装饰得像一辆汽车。 The family gets together on Christmas Eve to decorate the tree. 一家人聚在平安夜装饰圣诞树。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- elaborately
- gaily
- heavily
- …
- with
- decorate something with something
- [intransitive, transitive] (especially British English)
to put paint, wallpaper, etc. on the walls and ceilings of a room or house 粉刷；油漆；糊墙纸 
I hate decorating. 我讨厌粉刷墙壁。 - decorate something
to decorate a room/a wall/a house/an apartment 装饰房间/墙壁/房子/公寓 We need to decorate the sitting room. 我们需要将客厅粉刷一下。 The sitting room needs decorating. 客厅需要粉刷。 These villas come fully furnished and decorated. 这些别墅家具齐全，装饰精美。 The bedrooms are tastefully decorated. 卧室装饰得很有品位。 - decorate something in something
The room is decorated in pale blues and greens. 房间粉刷成淡蓝色和绿色。 The dining room is decorated in a modern style. 餐厅以现代风格装饰。
Collocations Decorating and home improvementTopics Houses and homesb1Decorating and home improvement 装饰和改善房屋 Houses 房屋 - refurbish/renovate/ (British English) do up a building/a house
整修／翻新／修缮楼房／房屋 - convert a building/house/room into homes/offices/(especially North American English) apartments/(British English) flats
把楼房／房子／房间／改建成住房／办公室／公寓 - extend/enlarge a house/building/room/kitchen
扩建／扩大房屋／楼房／房间／厨房 - build (British English) an extension (to the back/rear of a house)/(North American English) an addition (on/to something)/(British English) a conservatory
（在房子后面）扩建；（在某处）增建；建造暖房 - knock down/demolish a house/home/building/wall
推倒／拆除房子／住房／楼房／墙壁 - knock out/through the wall separating two rooms
将两个房间的隔墙打通
Decoration 装饰 - furnish/paint/ (especially British English) decorate a home/a house/an apartment/a flat/a room
布置／油漆／装饰住房／房子／公寓／房间 - be decorated in bright colours/in a traditional style/with flowers/with paintings
- paint/plaster the walls/ceiling
给墙壁／天花板上刷油漆／抹灰 - hang/put up/strip off/remove the wallpaper
贴／去除墙纸 - install/replace/remove the bathroom fixtures/(British English) fittings
安装／更换／拆除浴室的固定装置／附加设备 - build/put up shelves
搭架子 - lay wooden flooring/timber decking/floor tiles/a carpet/a patio
铺设木地板／平台木板／地砖／地毯／露台 - put up/hang/take down a picture/painting/poster/curtain
挂上／取下图画／绘画／海报／帘子
DIY/home improvement 自己动手；房屋改造 - do (British English) DIY/carpentry/the plumbing/the wiring
自己动手做；做木匠活；铺设管道；铺设线路 - make home improvements
改造房屋 - add/install central heating/underfloor heating/insulation
添加／安装中央供暖系统／地暖系统／隔热材料 - fit/install double-glazing/a smoke alarm
安装双层玻璃／烟雾报警器 - insulate your house/your home/the walls/the pipes/the tanks/(especially British English) the loft
在房子／住房／墙壁／管道／热水箱／阁楼里加隔热装置 - fix/repair a roof/a leak/a pipe/the plumbing/a leaking (especially British English) tap/(North American English usually) faucet
维修房顶／裂缝／管子／管道系统／漏水的水龙头 - block/clog (up)/unblock/unclog a pipe/sink
堵住／疏通管道／洗涤池 - make/drill/fill a hole
开／钻／填一个洞 - hammer (in)/pull out/remove a nail
锤进／拔出钉子 - tighten/untighten/loosen/remove a screw
拧紧／拧松／拧开螺丝钉 - saw/cut/treat/stain/varnish/paint wood
锯／切割／加工木料；给木料上色／上清漆／上油漆
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- nicely
- pleasantly
- tastefully
- …
- in
- [transitive] decorate something
to be placed on something in order to make it look more attractive 点缀；装点 - [transitive, usually passive]
to give somebody an award or medal as a sign of respect for something they have done 授给（某人）勋章（或奖章） - be decorated (for something)
She was decorated for her efforts during the war. 她因战争期间的努力而被授勋。 decorated war heroes/veterans 授勋的战争英雄/老兵
Extra ExamplesHe was decorated for bravery. 他获授英勇勋章。 the most highly decorated unit in the British Army 英国陆军中授勋级别最高的单位
Oxford Collocations Dictionarypreposition- for
- highly decorated
- be decorated (for something)
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘to grace or honour’): from Latin decoratus ‘embellished’ (past participle of decorare), from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honour, or embellishment’.