dignify

[US]/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
[UK]/ˈdɪɡnɪfaɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 使顯得威嚴, 使高貴, 使顯赫
Word Forms
過去式dignified
過去分詞dignified
現在分詞dignifying
第三人稱單數dignifies

Example Sentences

would not dignify the insulting question with a response.

對無禮的問題不予以答覆

Don’t try to dignify those few hairs on your face by calling them a beard!

別想把你臉上那幾根毛說成是鬍子來美化它!

to dignify a ceremony

使儀式更加莊嚴

dignify a title with respect

用尊重來體現頭銜的尊嚴

to dignify someone with a response

用回應來尊重某人

dignify a gesture with a smile

用微笑來賦予姿態尊嚴

to dignify a tradition

使傳統更加莊重

dignify a decision with careful consideration

通過慎重考慮來體現決定的尊嚴

to dignify a place with a monument

在某地建立紀念碑以示尊嚴

dignify an event with proper attire

穿着得體來使活動更加莊重

to dignify an achievement with recognition

通過認可來體現成就的尊嚴

dignify a conversation with active listening

通過積極傾聽來使對話更加莊重

Real-world Examples

" There is lots of worklessness, " he says, " but with no social policies to dignify it."

“失業的種類有很多,但卻沒有社會政策來美化它。”

Source: The Guardian (Article Version)

I'm not gonna dignify that with an answer.

我不會找個冠冕堂皇的理由。

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

They dignified her job by giving her a special title.

他們加給她一個特殊的頭銜以示尊崇她的工作。

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

We shouldn't these dignify these accusations with any more debate.

我們不該就這些荒謬的指控做更多討論了。

Source: And Then There Were None

Tabby didn't dignify this with a reply—she didn't have to.

塔碧沒有答腔表示讚歎——她無需開口。

Source: Stephen King on Writing

The clever businessman invited the president to dignify the gathering by giving a short speech.

那個聰明的商人邀請總統發表了一篇簡短講話,使會議更加莊重。

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Was I hit on the head by a coconut? I am not going to dignify that with a response.

我真被椰子砸頭了? 我保持沉默,這不是啥光榮事。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 5

I'm not gonna even dignify that with a response.

我不屑解釋 解釋便是掩飾。

Source: Suits Season 3

He'sdeadly allergic and I won't even dignify your navy bean suggestion.

他是致命的過敏者 我甚至不會美化你的海軍豆的建議。

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 1

There was no more heavy beneficence, no more attempts to dignify the situation with poetry or the Scriptures.

不再有沉重的恩惠, 不再試圖用詩歌或聖經來美化這種情況。

Source: The Room with a View (Part 1)

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