Word · Frequency #10475
DIY
自己动手（做）；自己制作
to do or make something yourself rather than paying someone else to do it
- 1.
To perform oneself a task usually relegated to an expert.
亲自完成通常由专家处理的任务。
亲自完成通常由专家处理的任务。
In use
Tom usually DIYs his garden fence rather than hiring someone.
We DIYed the bookshelves in the study last weekend and saved a lot of money.
I am DIYing a wooden toy box for my niece.
DIY
不带宾语，常表示自己动手做家居维修或装饰等活儿。
He'd rather DIY than hire a carpenter.
他宁愿自己动手，也不请木匠。
DIY sth
带宾语，过去式和过去分词为 DIYed；现在分词也可写作 DIY-ing。
She DIYed the curtains for the living room.
她自己动手做了客厅的窗帘。
Verb forms
base DIY · third person DIYs · -ing DIYing · past DIYed · past participle DIYed
DIY 是 do-it-yourself 的缩写；作动词时表示自己动手做或修理，过去式和过去分词为 DIYed，进行时可写作 DIYing 或 DIY-ing。
Common mistakes
I did a DIY yesterday.I did some DIY yesterday.
DIY 作名词时是不可数名词，指“自己动手做的活动”，不能说 a DIY；表达“做点动手活儿”用 do some DIY。
This is a DIY cake.This is a homemade cake.
DIY 作形容词表示“供自己动手做的/需自己组装的”，如 a DIY kit；描述“自己亲手做的”成果应用 homemade 或 handmade。
Connections
Collocations
- do some DIY
- 做些自己动手的活儿（如修理、装修）
- I plan to do some DIY this weekend.我打算这周末做些自己动手的活儿。
- DIY project
- 自己动手做的项目
- They're working on a DIY project to build a garden shed.他们正在做一个自己动手做的项目，打算建一个花园棚屋。
- DIY store
- DIY 用品店
- She bought paint and tools at the local DIY store.她在当地的 DIY 用品店买了油漆和工具。
- DIY enthusiast
- DIY 爱好者
- As a DIY enthusiast, he spends most weekends on home improvements.作为一个 DIY 爱好者，他大多数周末都在做家居装修。
- DIY skills
- 自己动手的技能
- Learning basic DIY skills can save you a lot of money.学习基本的自己动手技能能帮你省很多钱。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 DIY 拆成 Do It Yourself 的首字母：D=do，I=it，Y=yourself，联想成“自己动手做”。
Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常交流、家居装修、手工制作 DIY 表示自己动手做或修理，多用于日常对话、社交媒体和教程中，语气比较随意。较正式场合也可使用，但一般日常语境中更常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the /aɪ/ sound and rhyme with the letter name Y (/waɪ/), which is the final sound of DIY as pronounced letter by letter (/ˌdiː aɪ ˈwaɪ/). Note that 'diy' is not a single syllable like 'die' (/daɪ/); it is the initials D-I-Y, so pronounce it as three separate letters.
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。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.