glorify
UK ['glɔ:.rɪ.faɪ] US ['glɔ:r.ɪ-] verb transitive
■to praise and honour God or a person 赞美，颂扬，崇拜（上帝或人）•There are 99 prayer beads - one for each way Allah can be glorified in the Koran.有99颗念珠，每一颗都代表着真主的一大功德，每种功德都在《可兰经》中留下了浓墨重彩的一笔。 •A statue was erected to glorify the country's national heroes.他们竖立了一座雕像来颂扬该国的民族英雄。 ■to make something seem splendid or excellent, often when it is really not 吹捧；吹嘘；美化•I didn't like the way the film glorified war/violence.我不喜欢那部电影美化战争／暴力的手法。 •informal My word processor's really just a glorified typewriter.我那个玩意美其名曰文字处理机，可极其量也只是部打字机。 |