Phrase
deck out
/dek aut/
verb
给…盛装打扮；为…穿上华丽衣服
to dress someone in fancy clothes
常用于被动：be decked out in/with
- 1.
To decorate (something).
装饰(某物)。
- 2.
To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
给(某人)穿上华丽衣服。
- 3.
To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
因牌堆耗尽而输掉。
- 4.
To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.
从山岩或攀岩墙上坠落着地。
装饰；布置；因牌堆用完而输掉；无牌可出而输；从（山或攀岩墙）坠落着地；摔到地面；装饰(某物)。；给(某人)穿上华丽衣服。
In use
They decked out the living room with colorful lights and streamers for the party.
The children decked themselves out in superhero costumes for Halloween.
She decked out the cake with fresh strawberries and chocolate shavings.
deck out in sth
表示用某物装饰或打扮，通常指衣物或配饰。
She decked herself out in a stunning red dress.
她用一件惊艳的红裙把自己打扮起来。
be decked out with sth
被动形式，强调被装饰的状态。
The room was decked out with balloons and streamers.
房间用气球和彩带装饰了起来。
deck out sth/sb
及物用法，后直接跟被装饰的对象。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- decks out
- third person singular
- decked out
- past, past participle
- decking out
- present participle
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常用于被动结构 be decked out in/with sth
Learn the forms together
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