dress up

正装する、おしゃれする

普段よりしゃれた服や、特別な場にふさわしい服を着る。

やさしい英語で： To wear smarter or more special clothes than usual.

• We like to dress up.
• He dressed up for their anniversary dinner.
• Do I need to dress up tonight?

使い方： dress up for something (We dressed up for the wedding.)

類義語： dress smartly

反対語： dress down

よく使う表現： dress up smartly, dress up for dinner

仮装する

登場人物や別の人に見えるような服を着る。

やさしい英語で： To wear clothes that make you look like a character or another person.

• I want to dress up as a pirate.
• The children dressed up as animals.
• Who are you dressing up as this year?

使い方： dress up as someone/something (She dressed up as a witch.)

類義語： wear a costume

よく使う表現： dress up as someone, dress up as pirates

仮装させる

誰かに服を着せ、登場人物や別の人のように見せる。

やさしい英語で： To put clothes on someone so they look like a character or another person.

• We dressed up the baby as a bear.
• She dressed her dog up as a superhero.
• Who dressed you up as a clown?

使い方： dress someone up as someone/something (They dressed their son up as a king.)

類義語： put a costume on

よく使う表現： dress up someone, dress up the baby

美化する、取り繕う

実際よりよく見えるように、物事を説明したり見せたりする。

やさしい英語で： To describe or present something so it seems better than it really is.

• They dressed up a weak proposal.
• The report dresses up failure as progress.
• You cannot dress it up as a success.

使い方： dress something up as something (They dressed the cuts up as a new opportunity.)

類義語： put a positive spin on, sugarcoat

よく使う表現： dress up something, dress up a failure

飾る

見た目をよくするために、物に美しい飾りなどを加える。

やさしい英語で： To add attractive details to something to improve how it looks.

• Flowers can dress up a plain table.
• They dressed up the entrance with coloured lights.
• Try dressing it up with a bright ribbon.

使い方： dress something up with something (We dressed the table up with fresh flowers.)

類義語： decorate, brighten up

よく使う表現： dress up something, dress up a room