decoration

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dec·o·ra·tion /ˌdekəˈreɪʃən/ noun

1 [countableC usually plural]DECORATE something pretty that you put in a place or on top of something to make it look attractive 装饰物

Christmas decorations

圣诞节装饰物

cake decorations

蛋糕上的裱花

2 [uncountableU]DECORATE the style in which something is decorated 装饰风格

He is an expert on Islamic decoration.

他是伊斯兰装饰风格的专家。

for decoration

a box with paper flowers glued to it for decoration

贴了纸花作装饰的盒子

3. [uncountableU] British EnglishBrEPAINT when you paint or put special paper on the inside walls, ceiling etc of a house or building 〔室内〕装饰，装潢

4. [countableC]GIVE something such as a medal that is given to someone as an official sign of honour 奖章，勋章

n THESAURUS

decoration noun [countableC usually plural] something pretty that you put in a place or onto something to make it look attractive, especially for special occasions

Half a dozen girls volunteered to put up decorations for the dance.

We're making our own Christmas decorations this year.

You could use the ribbon as a decoration.

ornament [countableC] a small pretty object that is used in a room or house to make it look more attractive

The shelves were crammed with ornaments and souvenirs.

a glass ornament

knick-knacks [plural] small inexpensive objects used to decorate a room

The shop sold cheap knick-knacks for tourists.

She had dusted all the ornaments and knick-knacks.

garnish [countableC] a small amount of food that is used to make a dish look nice or add taste to it

Serve the fish with a garnish of lemon.

trim [singular, uncountableU] decoration on a car, object, or piece of clothing that goes along the length of it

a white skirt with black trim along the hem

frills [plural] a decoration on the edge of a piece of cloth that is made of many small folds in the cloth

a white blouse with frills at the cuffs

embellishment [countableC, uncountableU] formal something that is added in order to make another thing seem more attractive

the colourful embellishments on a medieval manuscript

His style is simple and without embellishment.

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decoration• The building was very plain with hardly any decoration at all.• It is also a popular field decoration on Belouch prayer rugs.• These plants are grown mainly for decoration.• To follow the process from clay lump to glazed decoration demands discipline.• Both are easy to colour and mould into decorations.• The only decoration in the room was a picture above the fireplace.• We whipped up Christmassy feelings and pulled decorations and paper hats out of a hamper given by soldiers in the Outer Hebrides.• All the decorations were white and festoons of snowy lace-gushed from every appropriate appointment.• The decorations shone on the walls and I loosened the buttons of my tunic and slipped my tie down a few inches.• All that glitters may not be gold, but these decorations would add elegance and sparkle to any Christmas tree.• Just over one hundred children between the ages of four to eleven came to the canteen which had been transformed with decorations.

for decoration• Thin slices of orange or lemon can be used for decoration.

dec·o·ra·tion noun →n THESAURUS1

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