prettify

英 [ˈprɪtifaɪ]

美 [ˈprɪtifaɪ]

v. 粉饰，美化(常弄巧成拙)

过去分词：prettified　现在分词：prettifying　过去式：prettified　第三人称单数：prettifies　

BNC.44751

牛津词典

verb

粉饰，美化（常弄巧成拙）
to try to make sth pretty, often with the result that it looks worse or false

柯林斯词典

VERB 美化；粉饰
Toprettifysomething, especially something that is not beautiful, means to make it appear pretty.
1. ...just a clever effort to prettify animal slaughter...
  不过是对残杀动物的行为进行美化的狡猾之举
2. It presented an intolerably prettified view of the countryside.
  它对农村进行了过度的美化。

英英释义

verb

make more beautiful
Synonym:fancifybeautifyembellish

双语例句

Some agencies prettify and do over-propaganda for listed company pursuing large profit while neglect their due social service function;
三是中介机构过多地追求盈利而忽视其应有的社会服务职能，为上市公司粉饰、包装；
Wetlands had double prices in the water pollution removal and prettify the environment and were studied used in the countries.
人工湿地具有治理环境污染和美化环境的双重价值，已在各国研究应用。
Banks traditionally hoard cash at the end of each quarter in order to prettify their quarterly financial statements and meet regulatory checks.
而银行通常会在每季末把现金囤积起来，以美化其季度财报，应付监管机构的审查。
It can be operated in one of two modes: when you need to adjust and prettify a graph to "get it just right," you can operate it in interactive mode by issuing commands at the gnuplot prompt.
它可以下列两种模式之一进行操作：当需要调整和修饰图表使其正常显示时，通过在gnuplot提示符中发出命令，可以在交互模式下操作该工具。
School Aesthetic education is carried out in three ways: to prettify the inner world of the students through harmonious relationship;
学校美育主要通过三种渠道来实施：通过和谐关系来美化和净化学生心灵和精神；
And the interface visual design, which is to prettify the software products from the artistic angle, in order to give the consumers very good visual experience and to raise the additional value of the products.
交互设计要解决软件易用的问题，视觉设计主要是从艺术性的角度美化软件产品，给用户以良好的视觉体验，提高产品附加值。