decorate
音标：[ˈdɛkəˌreɪt]
词性：动词

释义：

装饰；装潢：通过添加装饰品、美化物品或房间的外观来提高其美观度。

授予勋章；奖励：通常指因某种杰出的表现或服务而授予荣誉或奖项。

用法：

decorate 是一个及物动词，后面通常跟宾语，表示对某个物体、地方或空间进行装饰或美化。

该词也可用于描述因某种贡献而授予荣誉或奖章。

例句：

We decided to decorate the living room with new furniture and artwork.
我们决定用新的家具和艺术品装饰客厅。

She spent the afternoon decorating the Christmas tree.
她花了一整个下午装饰圣诞树。

The walls were decorated with bright colors and modern art.
墙壁被装饰上了明亮的颜色和现代艺术作品。

The soldiers were decorated for their bravery in battle.
这些士兵因他们在战斗中的英勇表现而获得了奖章。

They decorated the hall with balloons for the birthday party.
他们为生日派对把大厅装饰了气球。

The house looks amazing after we decorated it for the holiday season.
房子在我们为假期装饰后看起来太棒了。

He was decorated with a medal for his contributions to the charity.
他因对慈善事业的贡献而被授予奖章。

I need to buy some more lights to decorate the garden.
我需要再买些灯来装饰花园。

The artist decorated the building with a series of murals.
艺术家用一系列壁画装饰了这座建筑。

She has an eye for design and loves to decorate her home.
她对设计有敏锐的眼光，喜欢装饰自己的家。

短语搭配：

decorate with：用…装饰。
例如：She decorated the room with flowers.（她用花朵装饰了房间。）

decorate for：为…而装饰。
例如：They are decorating the house for the wedding.（他们在为婚礼装饰房子。）

decorate as：把…装饰成。
例如：They decorated the house as a haunted mansion for Halloween.（他们把房子装饰成了万圣节的鬼屋。）