Word · Frequency #3957
decorates
装饰；装点
decorates is the third person singular of decorate.
核心释义
to make something more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- 1.
装饰
To furnish with decorations.
- 2.
改善室内外观
To improve the appearance of an interior of, as a house, room, or office.
- 3.
授予勋章或荣誉
To honor by providing a medal, ribbon, or other adornment.
- 4.
通过附加代码扩展方法
To extend a method, etc. by attaching some further code item.
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
用法In use
We decorated the living room with balloons and streamers for the party.
用法提示：decorated 是 decorate 的过去式，作及物动词，表示‘装饰’。
Every year she decorates a small Christmas tree in the kitchen.
用法提示：decorates 是 decorate 的第三人称单数形式，表示‘装饰’。
They are decorating the cake with fresh fruit and chocolate.
用法提示：are decorating 是 decorate 的现在进行时形式，表示‘装饰’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
装饰（decorate）联想：用装饰品（deco）给房间评分（rate），使其更美观。
语境与语域Context & Register
中性；常用于家庭、节日、派对等日常装饰场景。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.