adorn

verb

1. 装饰；装扮
   to make sth/sb look more attractive by decorating it or them with sth
   1. The walls were adorned with paintings.
      墙上装饰了绘画。
   2. The children adorned themselves with flowers.
      孩子们佩戴着鲜花。
   3. Gold rings adorned his fingers.
      他的手指上戴着几枚金戒指。
   4. Graffiti adorned the walls.
      这些墙遭到乱画乱涂。

1. VERB 装饰；装扮
   If something adorns a place or an object, it makes it look more beautiful.
   1. His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books...
      他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。
   2. Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls.
      几幅恢宏的油画装点着墙面。

1. His watercolour designs adorn a wide range of books
   他的水彩设计使许多图书大为生色。
2. Several magnificent oil paintings adorn the walls.
   几幅恢宏的油画装点着墙面。
3. Indigo tattoos adorn her forehead.
   她的前额纹着靛青色的刺青。
4. Great composers adorn their works with simplicity.
   伟大的作曲家总是以质朴使其作品生色。
5. She loved to adorn herself with finery.
   她喜欢穿戴华丽的服饰来美化自己。
6. The pretty girl doesn't like to adorn herself with jewels.
   这位美丽的姑娘不喜欢用珠宝来装饰自己。
7. Noble women adorn their land.
   高尚的妇女为国增添光彩。
8. We adorn our rooms with flowers.
   我们用鲜花来装扮我们的房间。
9. From adolescence onwards, they cosmetically adorn their lips, applying lipstick and colors.
   从青春期开始，女人就使用唇膏和唇彩来修饰自己的嘴唇。
10. Energy-efficient lights adorn the trees and buildings of upmarket shopping streets.
    高端购物街两旁的树木和大楼上点缀着节能灯。
11. Elaborate adornment, especially fine clothing and accessories. She loved to adorn herself with finery.
    华丽的服饰奢华的装饰，尤指浮华衣着和小件衣饰她爱用华丽的衣服装饰自己。
12. To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful.
    画蛇添足不必要地修饰本来就很美的东西。
13. On the altar, I will adorn your shoulders and buttocks with ring of white and dried glass.
    当你在祭坛上时，我还要用白的干草做花环，为你的肩及屁股打扮一番。
14. To ornament or adorn, often garishly.
    装饰或修饰，通常是华美地，耀眼地。
15. Snake print leather obi belts wrap around smart dresses and ostrich feathers adorn the sleeves of a shift dress.
    蛇纹皮革腰带环绕智能服装，鸵鸟羽毛装饰了礼服袖子。
16. Beautify your tongues, O people, with truthfulness, and adorn your souls with the ornament of honesty.
    人们啊！用诚实美化你们的言辞，用正直装饰你们的灵魂。
17. Adorn with ruby red color.
    装饰用红宝石的颜色。
18. And now the general public can adorn themselves with jewels just like pop queen Mariah Carey.
    而且现在到了大众给自己戴些首饰的时候了，就像流行乐坛天后玛丽亚·凯莉那样。
19. For parties and balls and to adorn herself.
    好在宴会和舞会上装扮她自己。
20. In ancient China, the elite liked to adorn themselves with spectacular objects such as jade and silk.
    在中国古代，贵族以华丽的丝绸和玉石来打扮自己。
21. The forests adorn the earth-but shelter the serpent and the lion.
    森林装饰着大地，但也隐藏着毒蛇和狮子。
22. The adorn fashion, treatment stage and functional position has influence on patient satisfaction.
    矫治器的佩戴方式、治疗时期和功能影响部位均与患者满意度有关。
23. I think we are right to adorn it in a simple manner.
    我们认为应该把自己朴素地打扮一下。
24. Do you want adorn your hair with accessories?
    想过给你的头发来点什么装饰了吗？
25. But vintage clapboard buildings and weathered Chinese storefronts still adorn this tropical town.
    但是，老式的建筑物和风化的隔板，中文的店面依然装饰点着这个热带的城市。
26. In fact, it is the happy clips, adorn became our happy life.
    其实，也正是这些幸福的片断，点缀成了我们快乐的生活。
27. With her love for the theater came the desire to adorn herself with costume jewelry.
    随着她对剧场的爱好又产生了用服饰珠宝打扮自己的要求。
28. First, adorn article collocation not much, or is exquisite decoration and ornament, and more than three is vulgar.
    首先，饰品的搭配不要多，一两件是精巧的装饰和点缀，而多于三件则庸俗不堪。
29. To adorn with or as if with diamonds.
    用钻石装饰用钻石装饰或好象用钻石装饰。

  ornament adorn decorate【导航词义：装饰】

  ornament v. 点缀，装饰

〔辨析〕通常用于 be ornamented with sth 结构中，指以精美之物美化某处或某物，常可与 decorate 换用。

  adorn v. 〈正式〉装饰

〔辨析〕指以装饰、点缀之物使人、事物、场所等生色，常可与介词 with 连用。

  decorate v. 装饰

〔辨析〕普通用词，多指对具体场所、事物等进行装饰，使之更加美观，常与介词 with 连用。

verb

1. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
   1. Decorate the room for the party
   2. beautify yourself for the special day

   Synonym:    decorategraceornamentembellishbeautify

2. furnish with power or authority

   Synonym:    investclothe

3. be beautiful to look at
   1. Flowers adorned the tables everywhere

   Synonym:    deckdecorategraceembellishbeautify