dignify

英 [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ]

美 [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ]

v.  使有尊严; 使崇高; 使显贵; 使增辉; 使显得堂皇; 抬高…的身价; 美化

现在分词：dignifying　第三人称单数：dignifies　过去式：dignified　过去分词：dignified　

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BNC.34575 / COCA.25877

牛津词典

verb

• 使有尊严；使崇高；使显贵；使增辉
  to make sb/sth seem impressive
  1. The mayor was there to dignify the celebrations.
     市长的光临为庆祝活动增辉。
• 使显得堂皇；抬高…的身价；美化
  to make sth appear important when it is not really
  1. I'm not going to dignify his comments by reacting to them.
     我才不会理睬他的评论以抬高其身价呢。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有尊严;使变得庄严;使变得高贵
  Todignifysomething means to make it impressive.
  1. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...
     悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
  2. The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.
     在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。
• VERB 使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价;美化
  If you say that a particular reaction or descriptiondignifiessomething you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable.
  1. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...
     这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
  2. It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'.
     那种技术后来被美其名曰“资讯娱乐”。

英英释义

verb

• raise the status of
  1. I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer
• confer dignity or honor upon
  1. He was dignified with a title
  Synonym:ennoble

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