do up

英 [duː ʌp]

美 [duː ʌp]

扣好; 系好; 捆好; 扎好; 装修; 修缮; 重新装饰; （常指以可笑或夸张的方式）装饰，打扮

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 扣好;系好;捆好;扎好
  If youdosomethingup, you fasten it.
  1. Mari did up the buttons...
     玛丽系好扣子。
  2. Keep your scarf on, do your coat up.
     围好围巾，扣好衣服。
• PHRASAL VERB 装修;修缮;重新装饰
  If youdo upan old building, you decorate and repair it so that it is in a better condition.
  1. Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
     尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• PHRASAL VERB （常指以可笑或夸张的方式）装饰，打扮
  If you say that a person or roomis done upin a particular way, you mean they are dressed or decorated in that way, often a way that is rather ridiculous or extreme.
  1. ...Beatrice, usually done up like the fairy on the Christmas tree...
     比阿特丽斯通常打扮得像圣诞树上的精灵一样。
  2. She's had her blond hair done up exactly like Jackie's.
     她把她的金发盘得和杰姬一模一样。

英英释义

verb

• use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
  1. She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends
  Synonym:doll uppretty upglam up
• wrap for decorative purposes
  1. The gift was done up in pretty red paper

双语例句

• Nicholas has bought a barn in Provence and is spending August doing it up.
  尼古拉斯在普罗旺斯买了一座条件简陋的大房子，8月份正在装修。
• All that she would have to do was warm up the pudding
  她所需要做的就是把布丁加热。
• These calls are not expensive on an individual basis, but they do add up.
  对于个体来说，这些调用的代价并不高，但是这些代价是累积的。
• If you find sth. difficult to learn, do not give up.
  学之弗能，弗措也。
• If that time is already expected, use that same amount of time, just don't do it up front.
  如果已经预料到这个时间，那么就使用同样多的时间，只是不要提前于这个时间。
• All these definitions, while sounding impressive, do not stand up under close scrutiny
  所有这些定义虽然听上去煞有其事，但都经不起推敲。
• If you are writing a short love letter, then do pick up a pen and paper.
  如果你在写一个短情书，请用笔和纸。
• You should ask yourself this: do I wake up in the morning looking forward to work?
  你要问自己这句话：当我在清晨起来时，我是否向往着工作？
• Cosmetics do not cover up the deficiencies of nature.
  化妆品并不能掩盖先天缺陷。
• The final install screen will come up, recapping everything you have chosen to do up until now including the package name you will be creating or using, the install options and features, language and repository locations, and so on.
  最后的安装屏幕出现，其中显示到目前为止选择的所有内容，包括将创建或使用的包名、安装选项和特性、语言和存储库位置等等。