dress up

US /ˌdres ˈʌp/
UK /ˌdres ˈʌp/
"dress up" picture
1.

盛裝打扮, 喬裝打扮

to put on special clothes, especially for a party or to play a role

:
•
The children love to dress up in their parents' old clothes.
孩子們喜歡穿上父母的舊衣服打扮。
•
Are you going to dress up for the party tonight?
你今晚會為派對盛裝打扮嗎？
:
costumefancy dressget dressed upput on a costumeput on fancy dress
2.

美化, 修飾

to make something look more attractive or impressive than it really is

:
•
They tried to dress up the old house with new paint and decorations.
他們試圖用新油漆和裝飾品美化舊房子。
•
He always tries to dress up his failures as learning experiences.
他總是試圖把自己的失敗美化成學習經驗。
:
embellishgarnishdecorateenhanceimprove
:
dressed (up) to the ninesdressdresseddressingdressing tablewell-dresseddressing room