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decoration

noun
 
🔊/ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/
🔊/ˌdekəˈreɪʃn/
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  1.  
     [countable, usually plural] a thing that makes something look more attractive on special occasions装饰品
    • Christmas/festive decorations圣诞节/节日装饰品
    • Halloween decorations hung from every corner.万圣节装饰品挂在每个角落。
    • cake/table decorations 蛋糕/餐桌装饰
    • We made our own decorations.我们做了自己的装饰品。
    • Floral decorations adorned the church.花卉装饰点缀了教堂。
    • The decorations were taken down and put away for another year.装饰品被取下收起来，留作来年使用。
    Topics Religion and festivalsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • Christmas
    • Halloween
    • etc.
    • …
    verb + decoration
    • hang
    • put up
    • put away
    • …
    decoration + verb
    • hang
    • come down
    • adorn something
    • …
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  2.  
     [uncountable, countable] a pattern, etc. that is added to something and that stops it from being plain装饰图案
    • the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door木雕门上精美的装饰图案
    • Decoration is applied to the plates before the final firing.盘子在最后一次烧制前绘上装饰图案。
    • Ornate decorations embellish the statues.华丽的装饰点缀着雕像。
    • for decoration Rings are worn both for decoration and also as signs of status. 戴戒指时既可以装饰，也可以作为身份的标志。
    Topics Houses and homesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • Christmas
    • Halloween
    • etc.
    • …
    verb + decoration
    • hang
    • put up
    • put away
    • …
    decoration + verb
    • hang
    • come down
    • adorn something
    • …
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  3.  
     [uncountable] the style in which something is decorated装饰风格
    • An Oscar was given for the art direction and set decoration.有一项奥斯卡奖是为艺术指导和布景而设的。
    see also interior decorationTopics Houses and homesb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • home
    • interior
    • set
    • …
    verb + decoration
    • design
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  4. [uncountable] (British English) the act or process of decorating something such as the inside of a house by painting it, etc.（房屋内部等的）装饰，装潢
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • home
    • interior
    • set
    • …
    verb + decoration
    • design
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  5. [countable] an award or medal that is given to somebody as an honour勋章；奖章
    • His jacket was heavy with military decorations.他的夹克很重，有军事装饰。
    • decoration for something the country's highest decoration for bravery国家最高勇敢勋章
    • a decoration for valour/gallantry勇敢/贵族装饰
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • military
    • numerous
    verb + decoration
    • award somebody
    • receive
    decoration + noun
    • decorations committee
    preposition
    • decoration for
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    6. Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin decoratio(n-), from the verb decorare, from decus, decor- ‘beauty, honour, or embellishment’.