英语 dress up 的用法

1.to attire (oneself or another) in one's best clothes
2.to put fancy dress, disguise, etc, on (oneself or another), as in children's games
eg.let's dress up as ghosts!
3.to improve the appearance or impression of
eg.It's no good trying to dress up the facts

1.穿上特殊服装
They all dressed up to take part in the New Year's party.
他们都穿上盛装, 去参加除夕晚会。
2.打扮, 梳理, 粉饰, 伪装
She dressed the children up.
她把孩子们打扮得漂漂亮亮。
The girl has dressed up her hair.
这位姑娘把头发梳理好了。
You can dress these old chair up in new covers.
你可以把这些旧椅子用新椅罩装饰起来。
He dressed up his statement to deceive the voters.
他用花言巧语来欺骗选民。
She hated being dressed up.
她讨厌打扮自己。
The local newspapers dressed up the candidate as a boxer.
当地报纸把那个候选人描绘成一个拳击手。
3.(使)装扮成另一种样子
He dressed himself up as Father Christmas.
他打扮成圣诞老人。
She was dressed up as a lady of high society.
她把自己打扮成一位贵妇人。
4.为取乐和假扮而穿别人的衣服
The children enjoy dressing up in Mother's old clothes.
孩子们喜欢穿上妈妈旧时的衣服玩。

dress up意为“盛装打扮”,dress sb（宾格）up、dress up sb意为“盛装打扮某人”