| 英语单词 | spruce |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [spruːs] 美 [spruːs] |
| 中文释义 | n.赤松;云杉;虎尾枞属的植物 adj.干净的;外表俏丽的 vi.打扮 vt.打扮自己 |
| 英语例句 | (1) The orchard is surrounded by spruce forest. (2) Spruce and pine are evergreen trees. (3) It's the ideal time to spruce up for the coming season. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 该种子园四周有云杉林环绕。 (2) 云杉和松树都是常绿树木。 (3) 这是为即将到来的一季精心打扮的时刻。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Spruce is a verb that means you pay special attention to your personal appearance, especially your grooming and clothing. If you want to spruce up for a wedding, you'll need to rent a tuxedo and do something with your hair. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Spruce can also mean that you're making something else look better. You might spruce up the living room before your girlfriend's visit by vacuuming, throwing away all the trash, and putting away the dishes you left sitting around. Spruce is typically used in combination with the word up: spruce up. Spruce's use as a verb possibly originated from "spruce leather," which was used to make a popular type of jacket back in the 1400s. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]云杉;花旗松 A spruce is a kind of evergreen tree.
2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词](人)整洁漂亮的 Someone who is spruce is very neat and smart in appearance.
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