dress up

英 [dres ʌp]

美 [dres ʌp]

装扮; 打扮; 给…打扮; 给…装扮; 修饰; 美化; 粉饰

柯林斯词典

PHRASAL VERB 装扮;打扮
If youdress upordressyourselfup, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourself look smarter than usual or to disguise yourself.
1. You do not need to dress up for dinner...
  你们不必特意盛装赴宴。
2. I just love the fun of dressing up in another era's clothing...
  我就是喜欢穿另一个时代的衣服玩。
3. Little girls dress up as angels for fiestas.
  小女孩们在节日里扮成天使的样子。
PHRASAL VERB 给…打扮;给…装扮
If youdresssomeoneup, you give them special clothes to wear, in order to make them look smarter or to disguise them.
1. Mother loved to dress me up.
  妈妈喜欢打扮我。
PHRASAL VERB 修饰;美化;粉饰
If youdresssomethingup, you try to make it seem more attractive, acceptable, or interesting than it really is.
1. Politicians dress up their ruthless ambition as a pursuit of the public good...
  政客们将他们的狼子野心美化成是谋求公共利益。
2. However you dress it up, a bank only exists to lend money.
  无论你如何粉饰,银行就是为了放贷而生的。
See also:dressed up dressing-up

verb

put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
1. She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
2. The young girls were all fancied up for the party
Synonym:overdressfig outfig updeck upgussy upfancy uptrick updeck outtrick outprinkattireget uprig outtog uptog out
dress in a certain manner
1. She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
2. he dressed up in a suit and tie
Synonym:dress
dress in a costume
1. We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
Synonym:costume
make something appear superficially attractive
1. The researcher tried to dress up the uninteresting data
2. Don't try to dress up the unpleasant truth
Synonym:window-dress
put a caparison on
1. caparison the horses for the festive occasion
Synonym:caparisonbardbarde