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

With that face, and he still tries to dress up!
瞧他那副尊容，还打扮呢！
I need to dress up a little to attend my friend's wedding.
我得稍稍打扮一下去出席我朋友的婚礼。
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。
Playing dress up with your daughter. Its fun to be a princess for an hour.
和女儿玩装扮游戏，当一个小时的公主也很有趣。
The exam is all over, so they dress up like that already.
考试都结束了，她们也打扮好了出来的。
But what if you or your kids want to dress up as him for Halloween?
但如果你或你的孩子想他装扮万圣节？
My face would forever dress up in style.
我将永远面对打扮风格。
I need to go to party tonight. I need to dress up.
我晚上要去参加晚会，我得打扮一下。
Yes, a lot. I like to dress up as the Superman or ET.
是的，很多。我喜欢装扮成超人或外星人。
Q: Should I dress up or dress down on the first date? A: It depends.
问：第一次约会我应该穿得正式一些，还是休闲一些？答：视情况而定。