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vamp something up phrasal verb with vampverb[ I ]uk /væmp/ us /væmp/ to make something more attractive and exciting: 使更有吸引力;使更令人兴奋 The dress is simple and elegant, but you could vamp it up for evening wear with some stunning jewellery.这条裙子简洁大方,不过你可以配上精美的首饰作晚装穿,会使人眼前一亮。 Leopard-print tissues prove that designers will vamp up even the most mundane objects.印着豹纹的纸巾说明即使是最平常的物件,设计师们也能把它们搞得很引人注目。 vamp it up to act like a vamp: 举止像勾引男人的荡妇一样 There were pictures of the actress vamping it up on the red carpet. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Making things better add salt to somethingidiom allay alleviate alleviation ameliorate cultivate levelling up liven (something) up lubricate make a differenceidiom make a world of differenceidiom remedial repolish restructure revamp revitalize revivify salve sharpen tonic |