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dolls

UK //dɒlz//US //dɑːlz//

词源

源自中古英语 'dol',可能来自女性名字 'Dorothy' 的昵称,后来演变为指代玩具娃娃。

noun

❶ 指用于玩耍或装饰的小型人形玩具,通常用布料、塑料或陶瓷制成,常见于儿童游戏或收藏品。

“She has a collection of antique dolls from different countries.”

(她收藏了来自不同国家的古董娃娃。)

“The little girl loves to dress up her dolls in fancy clothes.”

(这个小女孩喜欢给她的娃娃穿上漂亮的衣服。)

同义词:figurine, puppet, action figure

verb

❶ 指精心打扮或装饰某人或某物,使其看起来更加漂亮或吸引人。

“She dolled herself up for the party with a new dress and makeup.”

(她为了派对精心打扮,穿上了新裙子和化了妆。)

“They dolled the room up with balloons and streamers for the celebration.”

(他们用气球和彩带装饰房间来庆祝。)

同义词:decorate, adorn, embellish

常见短语

doll up — 指精心打扮或装饰,通常用于形容某人或某物经过修饰后显得更加漂亮或吸引人。

“She dolled up for her date, wearing her favorite dress and high heels.”

(她为了约会精心打扮,穿上了她最喜欢的裙子和高跟鞋。)

rag doll — 指用布料制成的简单娃娃,通常由手工制作,常见于传统玩具或儿童游戏。

“The children played with their rag dolls in the backyard.”

(孩子们在后院玩他们的布娃娃。)