dignifies

英 [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz]

美 [ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪz]

v.  使有尊严; 使崇高; 使显贵; 使增辉; 使显得堂皇; 抬高…的身价; 美化
dignify的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使有尊严;使变得庄严;使变得高贵
  Todignifysomething means to make it impressive.
  1. Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...
     悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。
  2. The gatepost was dignified by the weathered brass plate of Dr Harcourt Sibley.
     在那块刻有哈考特·西布利医生姓名的久经风雨的黄铜牌映衬下，门柱更增添了几分庄重。
• VERB 使显得堂皇;抬高…的身价;美化
  If you say that a particular reaction or descriptiondignifiessomething you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable.
  1. We won't dignify this kind of speculation with a comment...
     这种猜测不值得我们作任何评论。
  2. It was a technique later dignified by the term 'info-tainment'.
     那种技术后来被美其名曰“资讯娱乐”。

双语例句

• Nevertheless, the Moore Formula dignifies curricula that leads to manual skills-mechanics, farmers, etc.-kids who can earn a living.
  此外，莫尔公式提升了手工技能课程的重要性-像机械工，农民等–孩子们可以谋生的课程。
• In modern society, the reputation of a university comes from its great spirit, which dignifies the character of the University.
  在现代社会，一所大学成为真正意义上的名校，在于它有一种坚韧宏大的精神，这种精神使大学的品格变得崇高。
• It has the potential under peace time conditons to be what former Minister of the Interior, of the Economy, excuese me, said that a self-supporting dignifies poor country.
  在和平的环境下，还是有潜力，成为前内务大臣，不对，是经济部长，所说的，自给自足能让一个穷国家有尊严。
• Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster
  悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。