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美国俚语:Jazz up什么意思?

时间:2013-04-01 02:55:35

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   释义:使...有刺激性(使...有活力,使...活泼)

  经典对话:
  A: What do you think of this?
  A: 你觉得这怎么样?
  B: It's kind of dead. Maybe you want to add more graphics1 to jazz it up.
  B: 有点闷。也许你可以加点图让它变得生动有趣些。
  "jazz (something) up" 是使一件原本可能有点沉闷的事变得有趣些。
  例如:
  有人在一个冗长的会议里作些说些笑话之类的事, 企图让大家从昏迷中醒来, 就可以说"He tried to jazz the meeting up."
  更多例句:
  1. He has tried to jazz up the old car with a spot of paint and some accessories.
  他设法用少许油漆和一些零件把那辆旧汽车弄得面目一新。

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1 graphics CrxzuL     
n.制图法,制图学;图形显示
参考例句:
  • You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
  • Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。