decorate
/ˈdɛkɚˌet/KK
/ˈdɛkɚˌeɪt/IPA
dɛ·kɚ·et
變化形
decorates
decorated
decorated
decorating
1.
裝飾；布置
在物品或場所上添加裝飾物、色彩等，使其更美觀或更有節慶氣氛。
用法：常用結構為「decorate＋受詞＋with＋裝飾物」或「decorate＋受詞＋for＋活動」。也可不及物，如「We decorated for the festival.」
Our class decorated the classroom with paper lanterns for the Lunar New Year.
我們班為了農曆新年，用紙燈籠布置教室。
My sister decorated the cake with strawberries and cream.
我姊姊用草莓和奶油裝飾蛋糕。
2.
授予勳章；表彰
因某人的勇敢、成就或服務，而授予其勳章、獎項或榮譽頭銜。
用法：常用「decorate＋人＋for＋事蹟」；此義的受詞是獲獎者，不是獎章本身。
The man was decorated for being brave after he saved two children from the building.
那名男子在從大樓裡救出兩名孩子後，因為勇敢而獲得表揚。
She was decorated for her years of helping the public.
她多年為大眾服務，因此獲得表揚。
常見錯誤
We decorated the classroom by balloons.
We decorated the classroom with balloons.
We decorated for the classroom for Christmas.
We decorated the classroom for Christmas.
My mother decorated the room very beautiful.
My mother decorated the room beautifully.
We made decorations the classroom.
We decorated the classroom.
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學習提示
・「decorate」著重加入裝飾物使某物更美觀；若只是整理房間，通常用「clean」或「tidy up」，不一定用「decorate」。
・「decorate」不等於「design」。「design」著重規劃外觀或功能；「decorate」則是為既有空間或物品加上美化元素。
・談節慶布置時，可說「decorate for Christmas」；若要說明地點，則說「decorate the house for Christmas」。