| 词汇 | vamp |
| 释义 | vamp 1. noun a woman that makes it her habit or business to captivate men by an unscrupulous employment of her sexual charms UK, 1911 2. verb 1 (of a woman) to flirt, and otherwise employ an obvious sexuality to attract a mate UK, 1927. 2 to smell bad TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, 1973 vamp up 1. vamp up sth • vamp sth up to try to make something seem new or more exciting by changing it or adding things to it: songs from the sixties that have been vamped up for today's audiences Writers have been told to vamp up the story line, or the show will be scrapped.■ SIMILAR TO: spice up, jazz up informal2. vamp it up BrE informal if a woman vamps it up, she wears clothes that make her look sexually attractive to men: She really vamped it up at the end-of-term ball, and wore a tight-fitting dress with a plunging neckline. (redirected from vamp) vamp up1. To repair or refurbish something to make it look new or modern. A noun or pronoun can be used between "vamp" and "up." I've really been wanting to vamp the storefront up a little bit, because it really sticks out next to these sleek new shops around in the area. He vamped up his car with some repairs to the body and a bright new coat of paint. 2. To improvise something; to create or fabricate something from nothing or very little. A noun or pronoun can be used between "vamp" and "up." I had totally forgotten about the interview, so I vamped up a few questions an hour or so beforehand based on the Wikipedia article about him. We could all tell he was vamping the music up on the spot. vamp upv. 1. To refurbish, improve, or embellish something: The designers vamped up the website using contemporary colors. I bought an old bookshelf and vamped it up with a new coat of paint. 2. To put something together; fabricate or improvise something: With no hard news available about the summit meeting, the reporters vamped up questions based only on rumor. When my turn came to tell a story, I vamped one up from tales I had heard as a child. |
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