try to bedizen 试图装斯文
bedizen oneself 自我包装
bedizen the truth 粉饰真相
bedizen one's appearance 修饰外表
bedizen language 文饰语言
1. The rough man tried to bedizen his speech with big words.
那个粗鲁的男人试图用大词来文饰他的言语。
2. She bedized her dress with expensive jewelry to look more sophisticated.
她用昂贵的珠宝装饰她的裙子,以显得更精致。
3. It is amusing to watch him bedize his behavior in front of the teachers.
看着他在老师面前装模作样很有趣。
A: Why is he acting so strange today?
A:他今天为什么表现得这么奇怪?
B: He is just bedizing himself to impress the new boss.
B:他只是在那儿装斯文,想给新老板留下好印象。
1) 装模作样,故作斯文
2) 粉饰,文饰(如语言、外表等)
3) 装扮,修饰
1. 动词 (v.t.) 使假装受过良好教育;使装腔作势;粉饰。
2. 动词 (v.i.) 装斯文;装模作样。
e.g.The beggar bedizened his ragged clothes.
那个乞丐粉饰了他破烂的衣服。
verb
1. To make (a person) appear polished, cultured, or sophisticated, often in a pretentious or fake way.
Synonym: affect, pose, dress up