Word · Frequency #3957
decorated
装饰；装点
decorated is the past of decorate.
to make something more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- 1.
To furnish with decorations.
装饰
- 2.
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
改善室内外观
- 3.
To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
授予勋章或荣誉
- 4.
To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
通过附加代码扩展方法
授予（荣誉、奖章等）；授勋；装饰；改善室内外观；授予勋章或荣誉；通过附加代码扩展方法
In use
We decorated the living room with balloons and streamers for the party.
Every year she decorates a small Christmas tree in the kitchen.
They are decorating the cake with fresh fruit and chocolate.
decorate sth (with sth)
用某物装饰某物，with短语可省略。
They decorated the room with balloons and streamers.
他们用气球和彩带装饰了房间。
decorate sb (for sth)
授勋意义，for引出原因。
The general decorated the soldier for bravery.
将军因英勇而授予该士兵勋章。
be decorated for sth
被动形式，因某事受勋。
Connections
Collocations
- decorate with
- 用…装饰
- They decorated the hall with balloons and flowers.他们用气球和鲜花装饰了大厅。
- decorate a room
- 装饰房间
- She spent the weekend decorating her room.她整个周末都在装饰她的房间。
- decorate the house
- 装饰房子
- We usually decorate the house for Christmas.我们通常为圣诞节装饰房子。
- decorate a cake
- 装饰蛋糕
- She learned how to decorate a cake with icing.她学会了用糖霜装饰蛋糕。
- decorate the tree
- 装饰树
- The children helped decorate the Christmas tree.孩子们帮忙装饰了圣诞树。
- decorate a room with
Learner notes
Memory Tip
装饰（decorate）联想：用装饰品（deco）给房间评分（rate），使其更美观。
Context & Register
中性；常用于家庭、节日、派对等日常装饰场景。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the same stress pattern (primary stress on first syllable) and end with the same pronunciation /reɪt/ (or /leɪt/ for 'calculate'), but note that the stressed vowels differ (e.g., /ɛ/ in 'decorate' vs /ɑ/ in 'operate', etc.), so they are not perfect rhymes. The suffix '-ate' is a spelling lookalike but its pronunciation consistently /eɪt/ in these words.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.