词汇 | tart up |
释义 | Phr V tart up tarts, tarting, tarted tart up sth or tart sth up British & Australian informal to try to make something look more attractive by decorating it, in a way that makes it look cheap to some peopleThey've tarted up a lot of those old buildings down near the canal.It's really just a potato salad tarted up. tart yourself up (always reflexive) British & Australian informal to try to make yourself look more attractive by putting on make-up, jewellery etc.You don't need to tart yourself up for me, love. tart up verb to dress someone up or decorate something smartly. Often with the implication of tastelessness or tawdriness UK, 1952tart upTo decorate someone or something in gaudy, garish adornments, clothing, or cosmetics. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tart" and "up." I don't normally wear makeup, so my sister thought it would be fun to tart me up before my date. Let's tart this place up a little bit before the guests arrive. They tarted up the dancers to give the show a bit more panache. tart upv. To dress someone up or make something fancy in a tawdry, garish way: We tarted up the apartment with a pink shag carpet. The dancers tarted themselves up in feathers and sequins. |
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