学个词Learn a Word 第1366期 dress up

　　今天我们要学的词是dress up。 Dress up, 指穿正装，或是特意穿戴打扮。今天是美国一年一度的万圣节。 "People dress up in all kinds of costumes to celebrate Halloween," 人们穿上各式各样的特别装束，来庆祝万圣节。 "My co-worker plans to dress up as an Angry Bird on Halloween," 万圣节那天，我的一个同事打算把自己装扮成一只愤怒的小鸟。 "Volunteers from a Cat Protection organization decided¹ to dress up as black cats to raise awareness² of pets that need new homes," 一个猫咪保护机构的志愿者打算装扮成黑猫的样子，让更多的人意识到，很多宠物都想有个新家。好的，今天我们学习的词是dress up...

1 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

2 awareness   

n.意识，觉悟，懂事，明智

参考例句：

• There is a general awareness that smoking is harmful.人们普遍认识到吸烟有害健康。
• Environmental awareness has increased over the years.这些年来人们的环境意识增强了。