(1) 裝飾(make sth (more) beautiful， striking， attractive by putting extra pretty things to it) [T+n， T+ n+prep(with)]：～buildings/halls(with flags/slogans/flowers)(用旗幟/標(biāo)語/花朵)裝飾樓房/大廳;～Christmas trees (with coloured lights)(用彩燈)裝飾圣誕樹;The pictures/bright posters/ribbons～the streets very well. 那些畫/鮮艷的宣傳畫/彩帶把街道裝飾得很好看?！纪給rnament;
(2) 裝修(潢)，粉刷，油漆(put paint， plaster， wallpaper， etc on the walls， ceiling and woodwork of(a room， house， etc)) [I， T+n]：We're～ing(the kitchen/the house/the walls) again this summer. 今年夏天我們又要裝修(廚房/房子/墻)了?！玜 new home 裝修一個(gè)新家;do the～ing 進(jìn)行裝修;
(3) 授勛給……(give a medal or some other award to sb as a sign of honour) [T+n， T+n+prep(for)]：The soldier was～ed for bravery/his war-work. 那戰(zhàn)士因?yàn)橛⒂?戰(zhàn)績而被授勛。be～d by the queen for one's services to the country 因?qū)业呢暙I(xiàn)而受到女王的嘉獎(jiǎng);
→′decorator n 裝修工人;′decorative adj 裝飾(潢)用的;′decoratively adv 用于裝飾地;?deco′ration n 裝飾;裝飾品;勛章;
【辨異】decorate與deck2的區(qū)別見DECK2。