beautify

/ˈbjuːtɪfaɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbjuːtɪfaɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈbyü-tə-ˌfī/ (ame, mw)

beautify — verb

  • beautifypresent simple I / you / we / they
  • beautifieshe / she / it
  • beautifiedpast simple
  • beautifying-ing form

1. to make a person, place, or thing look more attractive.

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to make a person, place, or thing look more attractive.

例句

Maeve used climbing roses to beautify the wall beside her front door.

beautify + place/object with flowers or plants

New street trees will beautify the dusty road outside Diya's school.

同義詞
  • decorate

    usually focuses on adding attractive details, often for a special event

  • enhance

    more formal and broader; can improve quality, not only appearance

  • spruce up

    informal; suggests a quick effort to make something look nicer

  • adorn

    formal; often used when something is made attractive with ornaments

反義詞
  • disfigure

    means to spoil the appearance, often by damage or marks

  • spoil

    broader and less formal; can ruin how something looks or feels

文法句型

beautify + [place/object]

beautify + [place/object] + with + [flowers/lights/art]

用法筆記

Usually takes a place, building, room, or person as its direct object. It often suggests adding plants, color, light, or decoration rather than changing how something works.

常見錯誤

❌The yard beautified after we planted roses.
✅The roses beautified the yard after we planted them.
💡beautify is usually transitive and needs a direct object.
❌They beautified the hall more beautiful with lights.
✅They beautified the hall with lights.
💡the verb already includes the idea of making something more beautiful.