Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #8692
adorns
装饰；点缀
adorns is the third person singular of adorn.
核心释义
常与 with 连用：adorn something with something
decorate
- 1.
使更美丽和吸引人；装饰
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
使美观；为…增色；赋予（权力或权威）；使更美丽和吸引人；装饰；装饰；使生色
用法In use
The hall was adorned with fresh flowers for the ceremony.
用法提示：此句中 adorned 是 adorn 的过去分词，用于被动语态，表示“被装饰”。
A simple gold necklace adorned her neck.
用法提示：此句中 adorned 是 adorn 的过去式，作谓语动词，表示“点缀、使美观”。
They adorn their home with colorful lights every winter.
用法提示：此句中 adorn 是动词原形，用于一般现在时第三人称复数，表示“装饰”。
adorn [noun] with [noun]
主动结构，表示用某物装饰某处。
She adorned the room with fresh flowers.
她用鲜花装饰了房间。
be adorned with [noun]
被动结构，强调被装饰的状态。
The hall was adorned with banners.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- adorn with
- 用…装饰
- She adorned the room with fresh flowers.她用鲜花装饰了房间。
- adorn oneself
- 打扮自己
- She adorned herself in elegant jewelry.她用优雅的珠宝打扮自己。
- adorn the walls
- 装饰墙壁
- Paintings adorn the walls of the gallery.画作装饰着画廊的墙壁。
- adorn the streets
- 装点街道
- Festive lights adorn the streets during the holiday season.节日期间，彩灯装点着街道。
- adorn the page
- 点缀页面
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想'adorn'中的'orn'与'ornament'（装饰）相似，意为装饰美化。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、formal speeches 通常多用于正式场合或文学作品，比较常见于描述装饰、美化或赋予权力。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The words born, corn, horn, thorn, and worn rhyme with adorn (all share the vowel sound /ɔːrn/). Note that adore looks similar but ends in /dɔːr/ (no final /n/), so it does not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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