[N-COUNT 可数名词](家中或花园里的)装饰物,装饰品,点缀品 An ornament is an attractive object that you display in your home or in your garden.
...a shelf containing a few photographs and ornaments.
摆放着几张照片和些许装饰品的架子
...Christmas tree ornaments.
圣诞树装饰物
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]首饰;饰物 Pieces of jewellery are sometimes referred to as ornaments .
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I guessed he was the chief because he wore more gold ornaments than the others.
我估计他是酋长,因为他戴的金饰最多。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词](建筑或家具的)装饰物,装饰图案 Decorations and patterns on a building or a piece of furniture can be referred to as ornament .
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...walls of glass overlaid with ornament.
贴着装饰物的玻璃墙
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ornamentornamentsornamentedornamentingnoun/ˈɔːnəmənt; NAmEˈɔːrnəmənt/1[countable ]( especially BrE) an object that is used as decoration in a room, garden/yard, etc. rather than for a particular purpose 装饰品◆a china/glass ornament瓷器╱玻璃装饰品◆( BrE,NAmE) Christmas tree ornaments圣诞树装饰品2[countable ]( formal) an object that is worn as jewellery 首饰;饰物3[uncountable ]( formal) the use of objects, designs, etc. as decoration 装饰;摆设;点缀◆The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more.这架时钟纯属摆设,它再也不走了。4ornamentto sth ( NAmE) a person or thing whose good qualities improve sth 为…增添光彩的人(或事物)◆The building is an ornament to the city.这座建筑物为整个城市增色不少。5ornaments[plural ]( music 音) features that are added when playing individual notes to make them more beautiful or interesting 装饰音verb/ˈɔːnəment; NAmEˈɔːrnəment/[usually passive ]ornamentsth ( formal) to add decoration to sth 装饰;点缀;美化SYN
decorate
◆a room richly ornamented with carving雕饰得富丽堂皇的屋子or·na·ment/ˈɔːnəmənt; NAmEˈɔːrnəmənt/
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ornament1 noun
ornament2 verb
ornamentor‧na‧ment1 /ˈɔːnəmənt $ ˈɔːr-/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable] a small object that you keep in your house because it is beautiful rather than useful: a shelf covered with books and ornaments china ornaments2[uncountable] decoration that is added to something: The building style is plain, with very little ornament.for ornament The coins were only ever used for ornament, not as currency.
ornament1 noun
ornament2 verb
ornamentor‧na‧ment2 /ˈɔːnəment $ ˈɔːr-/ verb
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be ornamented with something to be decorated with something: a silver goblet ornamented with pearlsrichly/exquisitely/lavishly etc ornamented a table richly ornamented with carvings
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