英语博客-北美风情 198、To get dolled up–Culips English Podcast
时间:2019-01-01 作者:英语课 分类:英语博客-北美风情
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Here’s an episode about getting fancy! From time to time we all have to dress up for a special occasion, and so we may need to use these expressions. There are a few expressions we can use to talk about someone who is dressing 1 more formally than they normally do. How do you feel about getting all gussied up? Or would you rather dress down?
What is a Member?
Harp 2: You don’t have to be wearing a ball gown to use this expression.
Maura: Right. Especially for women, they do their hair and they do their makeup 3, but for guys too, they might get a haircut or do their hair a special way. They might also pay extra attention to shave their face.
Harp: Yes, definitely.
Maura: When I think of this expression, to get dolled up, I always think of dolls.
Harp: Yes, exactly. Because for a doll, you can dress them up and put new, fancy clothes on them.
Maura: Right. And dolls normally look pretty and cute, so I make that connection when I think of this expression.
n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料
- Don't spend such a lot of time in dressing yourself.别花那么多时间来打扮自己。
- The children enjoy dressing up in mother's old clothes.孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。
n.竖琴;天琴座
- She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
- He played an Irish melody on the harp.他用竖琴演奏了一首爱尔兰曲调。