| 词组 | spruce up |
| 释义 | Idiom spruce upspruce up (someone/something) to improve the appearance of someone or something.She needed to spruce up her image so she bought tons of new clothes and got a great new hairstyle.The city has to spruce itself up for the Olympics next year. Phr V spruce up spruces, sprucing, spruced spruce up sb/sth or spruce sb/sth up to make someone or something look more attractive by cleaning and tidying themoften reflexiveI'd just like to spruce myself up a bit before we go out.They've spent thousands of pounds sprucing up the town centre. spruce up • spruce up sth • spruce sth up to make yourself or something look tidier and more attractive: Paul went upstairs to spruce up a bit before dinner. Wealthier people moved into the area, and spruced up the old buildings and storefronts.■ SIMILAR TO: smarten up spruce upTo make someone, something, or oneself more tidy, refined, elegant, or stylish. A noun or pronoun can be used between "spruce" and "up." I think it's time to spruce the house up a bit—it feels a little outdated and disheveled. You don't look so good! You'd better go spruce yourself up in the bathroom before you go up to give your speech. He's spent the whole summer sprucing up his grandfather's old Camaro. spruce someone or something up1. Lit. to tidy up and groom someone or something. Laura's mother took a few minutes to spruce her daughter up for the party. She spruced up her room each day. 2. Fig. to refurbish or renew someone or something. Do you think we should spruce this room up a little? Yes, let's spruce up this room with new furniture and drapes. spruce upMake neat and trim, as in She spruced up the chairs with new cushions. This idiom originated in the late 1500s as simply spruce but had acquired up by 1676. spruce upv. To make someone or something neat, elegant, and stylish in appearance: The new curtains will certainly spruce up this drab room. She spruced herself up and went out to dinner. |
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