titivate
titivate
[ˈtɪtɪveɪt]
verb
titivation
noun
语源
[ˈtɪtɪveɪt]
verb
- [with obj.](informal)make small enhancing alterations to (something)
(非正式)对…略加整理（或装扮）
she slapped on her warpaint and titivated her hair.
她随便涂了点化妆品，理了理头发。
■(titivate oneself)make oneself look smart
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titivation
noun
语源
- early 19th cent. (in early use, also as tidivate): perhaps from tidy, on the pattern of cultivate
- The verbs titillate and titivate sound alike but do not have the same meaning. Titillate is the commoner word (occurring around eight times more frequently in the Oxford Reading Programme), and means ‘stimulate or excite’, as in the press are paid to titillate the publicTitivate, on the other hand, means ‘adorn or smarten up’, as in she titivated her hair
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