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tart /BrE tɑːt; NAmE tɑːrt/ ► SEE ALLtart sth up tart yourself up ●ˌtart sth ˈup (BrE, informal) to decorate or improve the appearance of sth, often in a way that other people do not think is attractive 把…装饰得很俗气;把…弄得花里胡哨◆They’ve tarted up the restaurant but the food hasn’t improved. 他们把餐馆弄得花里胡哨,然而饭菜却没有改进。[v + adv + n] [v + n/pron + adv]●ˌtart yourself ˈup (BrE, informal, disapproving) (especially of a woman 尤指女子) to make yourself more attractive by putting on special clothes, jewellery and make-up 打扮得花枝招展;浓妆艳抹◆She spends ages tarting herself up for a night out. 她为了外出玩一晚上花了很长时间梳妆打扮。SYN doll yourself up (in sth) [v + pron + adv] |