spruce up
spruce up — 片語動詞
- spruce upbase form
- spruces up3rd person singular
- sprucing up-ing form
- spruced uppast simple
1. to clean and organise a room, house, garden, or other space so that it becomes t
整理；打掃
清潔並整理空間使其整齊
to clean and organise a room, house, garden, or other space so that it becomes tidy and orderly.
Maja spent the whole morning sprucing up the kitchen before the dinner party.
Maja 花了一整個上午整理廚房，準備晚上的聚餐。
spruce up + [place] for [event]
The old library was spruced up with fresh paint and new bookshelves last summer.
那間老圖書館去年重新粉刷並添購了新書架，煥然一新。
passive: be spruced up with [improvements]
Putri decided to spruce up her bedroom by rearranging the furniture and dusting every shelf.
Putri 決定重新擺放家具並擦乾淨每個架子，把臥室整理一番。
Joon spruced up the garden shed, sweeping the floor and wiping down all the tools.
Joon 打掃了花園小屋，把地板掃乾淨並擦拭所有工具。
The hotel staff spruced up the lobby each evening before the guests came down.
飯店工作人員每晚在房客下樓前都會整理大廳。
- tidy up
more general — 'tidy up' can mean simply putting things in order, while 'spruce up' often implies a more thorough cleaning or improvement
- clean up
focuses on removing dirt rather than organising — 'spruce up' includes both cleaning and arranging
- straighten up
suggests putting things in their proper position, often with less effort than 'spruce up' implies
- mess up
to make a place dirty or untidy
文法句型
spruce up + [room/area]
spruce oneself/something up
用法筆記
Often used with 'with' to specify the method or materials used for the improvement (e.g. 'spruced up with fresh paint').
常見錯誤
2. to make a person or an object look more attractive, for example by putting on ni
打扮；裝飾
讓外表或物品變得更有吸引力
to make a person or an object look more attractive, for example by putting on nicer clothes, adding decorations, or making small repairs or adjustments.
Jack spruced himself up in a clean shirt and tie for the job interview.
Jack 穿上乾淨的襯衫並打上領帶，為工作面試好好打扮了一番。
spruce oneself up for [occasion]
The restaurant spruced up its outdoor terrace with flower pots and fairy lights.
那家餐廳在戶外露台擺放了花盆並掛上小燈串，把環境裝飾了一番。
spruce up + [place] with [decorations]
Cyrus spruced up his old bicycle with a new seat and fresh paint.
Cyrus 換上新坐墊並重新上漆，讓他的舊腳踏車煥然一新。
Yasmin helped her brother spruce up for the concert, brushing his hair and straightening his collar.
Yasmin 幫弟弟梳好頭髮、拉直衣領，讓他為音樂會打理好儀容。
Vinícius spruced up the shop window with a bright new display of summer clothes.
Vinícius 在櫥窗裡布置了色彩鮮豔的夏季服飾新款展示，讓店面看起來更有吸引力。
- smarten up
more common in British English; implies making someone or something look smarter and more presentable
- dress up
specifically about wearing nicer clothes — 'spruce up' can also include non-clothing improvements like fixing or decorating
- gussy up
informal American English; often implies making something fancy or flashy
- let oneself go
to stop caring about one's appearance
文法句型
spruce oneself up
spruce up + [thing] with [decoration/improvement]
用法筆記
When applied to people, this sense usually refers to dressing more formally or neatly, not to bathing or grooming for hygiene. The reflexive form ('spruce oneself up') is very common.