manicuring

IPA/ˈmæn.ɪ.kjʊər/
IPA/ˈmæn.ə.kjʊr/

manicuring — 動詞

  • manicuringpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • manicurings3rd person singular
  • manicuringing-ing form
  • manicuringedpast simple

1. shaping, cleaning, and softening the skin and nails of someone's hands so that t

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

修指甲

為他人清潔、修剪並保養手部指甲

shaping, cleaning, and softening the skin and nails of someone's hands so that they look neat and well cared for.

例句

Nkechi spent the afternoon manicuring her bride's nails before the wedding photos.

Nkechi 花了整個下午為她的新娘修指甲，好趕上婚禮拍照。

manicure + someone's nails for the nail-care reading

The salon charges thirty dollars for manicuring and painting each customer's nails.

這家美甲店為每位顧客修指甲加上色收費三十美元。

manicure + and + paint, the typical salon pairing

同義詞
  • groom

    broader — covers cleaning and tidying any part of the body, not only nails

  • buff

    narrower — only the polishing-and-shining step of a manicure

文法句型

manicure + someone

manicure + someone's nails

用法筆記

Object is usually the hands, the nails, or the person whose nails are being cared for. Distinguish from sense 2 (verb/2), where the object is a plant or garden, not a body part.

常見錯誤

❌She is manicuring her hair before the party.
✅She is doing her hair before the party.
💡manicure is only about hands and nails, never hair.

2. cutting a plant, lawn, or garden so closely and evenly that every part looks tid

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

修整；修剪

把植物或庭園修剪得整齊勻稱

cutting a plant, lawn, or garden so closely and evenly that every part looks tidy and carefully shaped.

例句

The gardeners spent all spring manicuring the hotel lawns into smooth green squares.

園丁們整個春天都在修整飯店的草坪，把它剪成平整的綠色方塊。

manicure + lawn for the close-trimming reading

Eli enjoys manicuring his small hedge until each side is perfectly flat.

Eli 喜歡修剪他那叢小樹籬，直到每一面都平整無比。

同義詞
  • trim

    more general — any small cut to neaten, without the even, all-over result

  • prune

    narrower — cutting away dead or unwanted growth for plant health, not only for neatness

反義詞
  • overgrow

    to grow wild and untidy, the opposite result

文法句型

manicure + a plant/garden/lawn

用法筆記

Object is a plant, lawn, hedge, or garden, never a body part. Often passive or in the form 'a manicured lawn / garden' to describe the tidy result.

常見錯誤

❌He spent hours manicuring his messy desk.
✅He spent hours tidying his messy desk.
💡this sense is only for plants, grass, and gardens, not objects or rooms.

manicuring — 名詞