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

• If they do show up, try to avoid direct contact with them ( without being rude, of course).
  很不幸的是，这常常与你想的不一样。如果他们仍然坚持带病上班，那么尽量避免与他们有直接的接触（当然是礼貌的）。
• How do you match up these opposing pieces of information from two different government departments?
  从两个不同的政府部门所得到的这些情报资料是矛盾的，你怎么能使它们一致起来？
• 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。
• Mari did up the buttons
  玛丽系好扣子。
• 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。
• Remember the little things do add up!
  要记得积少成多！
• At what time do you get up?
  你几时起床？
• He does have vistors, and I do end up making a very special ally.
  他确实也等到了一个访客，那个人说：我就是你特别的盟友。
• Yes, you need to design your solution but that doesn't mean that you need to do it up front when you know the least about the system.
  是的，您需要设计解决方案，但这不意味着您需要在您对系统了解很少时，预先进行设计。
• 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？