decorate學測 L3KK [ˈdɛkɚˌet] ｜ /ˈdɛkɚˌeɪt/
裝飾；布置·授勳；頒授（獎章）給
三民、龍騰教材皆收錄的高頻動詞
The whole family decorated the Christmas tree together on Saturday afternoon.
星期六下午，全家人一起布置聖誕樹。
一個畫面：把裝飾別上或掛上
掛裝飾把彩飾掛在牆上或樹上
別勳章把獎章別在軍人胸前
義項
布置房間B2verb裝飾；布置
She decorated the classroom with colorful balloons for the party.
她用五顏六色的氣球布置教室，準備迎接派對。
decorate a roomdecorate a classroom
軍人授勳C1verb授勳；頒授（獎章）給
After the war, the soldier was decorated for his bravery.
戰後，這名士兵因勇敢而獲頒勳章。
a decorated soldier
片語
decorate a cake裝飾蛋糕 →在蛋糕上裝飾圖案
decorate for Christmas妝點耶誕 →為耶誕節佈置氣氛
a decorated soldier佩勳軍人 →獲頒勳章的軍人
你會不會這樣說？
The classroom was beautifully ___ for the party. (decorated / decoration)
看答案
decorated
decorate 過去分詞當形容詞；decoration 是名詞裝飾品。
'The soldier was decorated for his bravery.' 這裡的 decorate 最接近哪個意思？(A) 布置房間 (B) 頒發獎章表揚
看答案
(B)
此句描述軍人獲頒獎章表揚英勇行為，對應授勳義項而非裝飾義項。
字族
decoration 裝飾；裝飾品・decorative 裝飾性的
順路看看
ornament — 掛在聖誕樹上的裝飾品medal — 軍人常因功勳獲頒的獎章多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
辦公室活動布置
The reception team decorated the lobby with paper lanterns for the staff celebration.
接待團隊為了員工慶祝活動，用紙燈籠布置大廳。
烘焙坊製作訂單
The bakery employee decorated the cake with sugar flowers for a retirement party.
烘焙坊員工為退休歡送會的蛋糕加上糖花裝飾。
詞族
decorate verb 裝飾；布置・decoration noun 裝飾；裝飾品・decorative adjective 裝飾用的・decoratively adverb 以裝飾方式
四選一
The events team plans to ____ the meeting room with paper flowers.
看答案
decorate
plans to 後的不定詞須接原形動詞 decorate，並以 the meeting room 為受詞。decoration 是名詞，decorative 是形容詞，decoratively 是副詞，皆不能在此擔任所需的動詞。
同義改寫
The reception team decorated the lobby with paper lanterns for the staff celebration. → The reception team used paper lanterns to adorn the lobby for the staff celebration.
兩句都表示接待團隊使用紙燈籠裝飾大廳，並保留員工慶祝活動這個目的；adorn 語氣較正式。
The bakery employee decorated the cake with sugar flowers for a retirement party. → The bakery employee added sugar flowers to the cake as decorations for a retirement party.
替換句明確指出糖花是蛋糕上的裝飾，保留原句的材料、動作與活動用途。