(verb.) be an ornament to; 'stars ornamented the Christmas tree'.
格罗夫斯整理
双语例句
I told his impudence that the gilt pestle and mortar was quite ornament enough; as if I was born, indeed, to be a country surgeon's wife! 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
Jo in maroon, with a stiff, gentlemanly linen collar, and a white chrysanthemum or two for her only ornament. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特.小妇人.
Her persecutions ought to be ended: she ought to return to the society of which she was an ornament. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷.名利场.
I am very glad it's yours, because I'd rather ornament it for you than for any one else. 查尔斯·狄更斯.我们共同的朋友.
These fishes are reared by the Chinese in small ponds, in basins or porcelain vessels, and kept for ornament. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
You are not to have, in any object of use or ornament, what would be a contradiction in fact. 查尔斯·狄更斯.艰难时事.
Strip it of all its ornament, run it down to the root and nucleus of the whole, and what is it? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托.汤姆叔叔的小屋.
Is the absence of unlimited proprietary rights felt more strongly in the case of personal chattels (such as furniture and ornaments) than in the case of land or machinery? 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
Somewhat later, the handle became pointed, and was engraved with bright, cut ornaments and a cartouch at the end in which were engraved the initials of the owner. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
They buried their dead, often with ornaments, weapons, and food; they used a lot of colour in the burial, and evidently painted the body. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯.世界史纲.
He neither speaks nor understands any European tongue--and his ornaments and weapons are those of the West Coast savages. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.人猿泰山.
With the exception of their ornaments all were naked. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯.火星公主.
These ornaments are of value, yet are they trifling to what he would bestow to obtain our dismissal from this castle, free and uninjured. 沃尔特·司各特.艾凡赫.
I wished the room had not been so well lighted, that I might not so clearly have seen the little pictures, the ornaments, the screensthe worked chair. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特.维莱特.
The royal crown of France is a circle ornamented with eight fleur-de-lis, from which rise as many quarter-circles closing under a double fleur-de-lis. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Lucy was a very neat, lady-like little creature, who used to wear very fine muslin gowns, ornamented with her own beautiful embroidery. 哈里特·威尔逊.哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
Its top is spreading, and is ornamented with a thick and glossy foliage. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
The bow is ornamented with a steel comb with a battle-ax attachment which threatens to cut passing boats in two occasionally, but never does. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
Large glass doors at the lower end opened on to a terrace, beautifully ornamented along its whole length with a profusion of flowers. 威尔基·柯林斯.白衣女人.
The gate, ornamented at the upper part by smartly-painted trellis-work, was locked. 威尔基·柯林斯.月亮宝石.
She received a letter from Winifred Crich, ornamented with drawings. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯.恋爱中的女人.
It was a cover for his book-table that I happened to be ornamenting. 查尔斯·狄更斯.荒凉山庄.