知识扩展
易混词辨析
beautify、decorate、ornament、polish
1. beautify:动词“美化;使变美”(侧重通过修饰或改造提升整体美感,搭配“beautify the city 美化城市;beautify the room 美化房间”,如“The government is trying to beautify the downtown area. 政府正努力美化市中心区域。”);
2. beautify vs. decorate:decorate动词“装饰;布置”(侧重通过添加饰品点缀,如“decorate the Christmas tree 装饰圣诞树”),beautify侧重“整体美感的提升,不一定添加饰品”;
3. beautify vs. ornament:ornament动词/名词“装饰;饰品”(侧重用精美物品装饰,如“ornament the wall with paintings 用画装饰墙”),比decorate更强调装饰的精美性,beautify范围更广;
4. beautify vs. polish:polish动词“擦亮;润色”(侧重使表面光滑或完善细节,如“polish the shoes 擦鞋;polish an article 润色文章”),beautify侧重“整体外观的美化”。
单词变形
beautifies过去式: beautified过去分词: beautified现在分词: beautifying