dignify

dignifydignifyD.J.:[ˈdiɡnifai]K.K.:[ˈdɪɡnəˌfaɪ]vt.1.■使显得威严, 使高贵, 使显赫2.■夸大Don't try to dignify those few hairs on your face by calling them a beard!别想把你脸上那几根毛说成是胡子来美化它！

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dignify['diɡnifai]vt.1.■授…以荣誉(或尊严)；使光荣，使变得高贵，使显贵，使变得崇高(或庄严)，给…增光，提高…的地位(或声誉)：to dignify someone with a title授予某人头衔使其尊贵The presence of the mayor dignified the occasion.市长的出席提高了这次重大活动的规格。2.■把…夸大为，把…美其名为，给…加以尊号，夸大其名使显得堂皇，授…以不应得的荣誉，抬高…的身价：Don't dignify his silly scratchings by calling it scholarship.别把他的愚蠢伪造美化为学术。He dignified a small collection of books by calling it a library.他把寥寥几册藏书美其名曰图书馆。变形vt.dignifieddignifying

dignifydignify[ˈdiɡnifai]vt.1.■使有威严, 使高贵; 授以荣誉, 加以尊称2.■把...加以夸大The cottage was -fied by the great trees around it.四周的大树使茅舍增辉。

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继承用法dignificationn.