Tragic literature dignifies sorrow and disaster...悲剧作品使悲伤和灾难得到了升华。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 description dignifies something you have a low opinion of, you mean that it makes it appear acceptable.
例句
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。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”。
英汉词典释义
vt.
使显得威严, 使高贵, 使显赫
He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend.他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
夸大
Don’t try to dignify those few hairs on your face by calling them a beard!别想把你脸上那几根毛说成是胡子来美化它!
英英词典释义
Verb
1. confer dignity or honor upon;
"He was dignified with a title"
2. raise the status of;
"I shall not dignify this insensitive remark with an answer"