Word · Frequency #18869
Fully loadedglorify
赞美；颂扬；美化；使更辉煌
to praise or honor; to make something seem more splendid or beautiful
- 1.
To exalt, or give glory or praise to (something or someone).
颂扬,赞美(某事或某人)
- 2.
To make (something) appear to be more glorious than it is; regard something or someone as excellent baselessly.
使显得比实际更光荣；无根据地认为优秀
- 3.
To worship or extol.
崇拜或颂扬
颂扬,赞美(某事或某人)；使显得比实际更光荣；无根据地认为优秀；崇拜或颂扬；赞美；美化
In use
The song glorifies the beauty of nature.
Many old paintings glorify the power of kings.
The film was criticized for glorifying violence.
glorify sb/sth
glorify 是及物动词，后接宾语；美化事物时常含贬义，表示把本来不好或普通的事说得更好。
Some movies glorify violence.
一些电影美化了暴力。
be glorified for sth
被动语态 be glorified for sth 强调“因某事得到赞美/颂扬”；如需指出动作发出者，可用 by 短语，如 be glorified by the press。
The soldiers were glorified for their courage.
士兵们因勇敢而受到颂扬。
Verb forms
base glorify · third person glorifies · -ing glorifying · past glorified · past participle glorified
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 glorified。常用搭配：glorify something/somebody，表示赞美、美化或颂扬。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- glorify God
- 赞美上帝
- The hymn glorifies God for his creation.这首赞美诗赞美上帝的创造。
- glorify violence
- 美化暴力
- Critics say the movie glorifies violence.批评者说这部电影美化了暴力。
- glorify war
- 颂扬战争
- The propaganda posters glorified war and sacrifice.这些宣传海报颂扬战争和牺牲。
- glorify the past
- 美化过去
- We should not blindly glorify the past.我们不应盲目美化过去。
- glorify oneself
- 自我标榜
- He uses social media to glorify himself.他利用社交媒体自我标榜。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
glory（荣耀）+ ify（使…化）→ 使荣耀，即赞美、美化。想象给普通事物染上 glory 的光彩。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious worship、historical writing、media and political commentary glorify 多用于正式或书面语境，宗教或文学中表示“颂扬”，在媒体或政治讨论中表示“美化、吹捧”时常带批评色彩；口语中比较少见，具体褒贬取决于搭配和对象。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ify 结尾，后缀读音同为 /ɪfaɪ/，但重音元音不同，所以与 glorify /ˈɡlɒ:rifai/ 并不是完整押韵。尤其注意 terrify 拼写与 glorify 相近，读音却不同；dignify 的重音和元音也不同，不要按拼写类推。
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
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.