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ornament n.装饰物,教堂用品 vt.装饰,修饰 The most common use of ornament is probably in Christmas ornaments, which decorate a tree. Similarly, any ornament makes something prettier, flashier, or more festive. When you ornament something, you're beautifying, embellishing, or adorning it. Women ornament themselves with makeup. Men ornament themselves with face paint at football games. People ornament their offices with pictures of their families. Different cultures have their own ways of ornamenting themselves and their homes. If something looks boring, why not ornament it? ★☆☆☆☆ 2010.1

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['ɔ:nəmənt] An ornament is a decoration. You can also ornament something by making it more beautiful or festive. We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20th century and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared. 1[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2[N-COUNT 可数名词]首饰；饰物 Pieces of jewellery are sometimes referred to as ornaments .   [usu with supp]  [FORMAL 正式]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。3[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 .   [FORMAL 正式]...walls of glass overlaid with ornament.贴着装饰物的玻璃墙

英语单词	ornament
英美音标	['ɔ:nəmənt]
中文释义	n.装饰物,教堂用品 vt.装饰,修饰
vocab简明	An ornament is a decoration. You can also ornament something by making it more beautiful or festive.
vocab扩展	The most common use of ornament is probably in Christmas ornaments, which decorate a tree. Similarly, any ornament makes something prettier, flashier, or more festive. When you ornament something, you're beautifying, embellishing, or adorning it. Women ornament themselves with makeup. Men ornament themselves with face paint at football games. People ornament their offices with pictures of their families. Different cultures have their own ways of ornamenting themselves and their homes. If something looks boring, why not ornament it?
真题原句	We are even farther removed from the unfocused newspaper reviews published in England between the turn of the 20^th century and the eve of World War II, at a time when newsprint was dirt-cheap and stylish arts criticism was considered an ornament to the publications in which it appeared.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]首饰；饰物 Pieces of jewellery are sometimes referred to as ornaments . [usu with supp] [FORMAL 正式] 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。 3 [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 . [FORMAL 正式] ...walls of glass overlaid with ornament. 贴着装饰物的玻璃墙
来源	2010.1

Ornament Festive N Count 可数名词 S Referred [Formal 正式