freshen
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++fresh·en /ˈfreʃən/ verb 1 (also freshen up) [transitive]NEW to make something look or feel clean, new, attractive, cool etc 使干净；使面目一新；使吸引人；使清新 SYN brighten (up) I’m going to buy some white paint to freshen up the bathroom walls. 我准备买些白色涂料把浴室墙面重新刷一下。2. [intransitive]DNCOLD if the wind freshens, it gets colder and stronger 〔风〕增强，变冷3 (also freshen up) [transitive] to add more liquid to a drink 添加液体于〔饮料〕之中 The waitress freshened our coffee. 女招待给我们续了咖啡。4 freshen up phrasal verb WASHto wash your hands and face in order to feel clean and comfortable 梳洗freshen yourself up Fiona’s gone to freshen herself up. 菲奥娜去梳洗打扮了。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
freshen• To freshen a celery stalk, trim the base and place in cold water.• The wind was freshening and he took in the mizzen-sail.• Restless, woozy at the margins, he freshened his drink and carried it out to the sofa in the living room.• To freshen the palate we finished with summer fruits in a delicate sugar basket with a strawberry coulis - a mouthwatering combination.• With the advent of new candidates, their appeals needed to be freshened up and their cutting edges toughened.• He locked the door, showered and freshened up for supper.• Time to use the washroom, freshen up, take breakfast and a cab to the centre of London's West End.• Some new pastel curtains should freshen up the bedroom.• In addition, Ward requires on-line feedback from teachers so that the curriculum can be freshened with new insights.• Freshen your skin with avocado body lotion.fresh·en verbChineseSyllable
something or feel look Corpus to make
freshen
fresh‧en /ˈfreʃən/
verb
SYN brighten (up):
I’m going to buy some white paint to freshen up the bathroom walls.
2. [intransitive] if the wind freshens, it gets colder and stronger
3. (also freshen up) [transitive] to add more liquid to a drink:
The waitress freshened our coffee.
freshen up phrasal verb
to wash your hands and face in order to feel clean and comfortable
freshen yourself up
Fiona’s gone to freshen herself up.
fresh‧en /ˈfreʃən/
verb Word Family: noun: freshness, refreshment, refreshments, refresher; adverb: freshly, freshingly, refreshingly; adjective: fresh, refreshing, refreshed; verb: freshen, refresh
1. (also freshen up) [transitive] to make something look or feel clean, new, attractive, cool etc SYN brighten (up):
2. [intransitive] if the wind freshens, it gets colder and stronger
3. (also freshen up) [transitive] to add more liquid to a drink:
freshen up phrasal verb
to wash your hands and face in order to feel clean and comfortable
freshen yourself up
especially
