jazz up

面白くする、活気づける

何かを加えて、物事をもっと面白くしたり盛り上げたりすること。

やさしい英語で： You add something to make a thing more interesting or exciting.

• Some herbs will jazz up this soup.
• We jazzed up the website with a quiz.
• How can I jazz up this rather dull lesson?

使い方： jazz something up with something (Jazz up your presentation with a short video.)

類義語： liven up, spice up

よく使う表現： jazz up something, jazz something up

華やかにする、飾り立てる

鮮やかな色や飾りを加えて、より華やかで目立つようにすること。

やさしい英語で： You make something brighter and more noticeable with strong colours or decoration.

• Jazz up the room with colourful cushions.
• He jazzed up his plain shirt with a shiny badge.
• We're jazzing the stage up with lights and glitter.

使い方： jazz something up with something (She jazzed her jacket up with bright patches.)

類義語： brighten up, decorate

よく使う表現： jazz up something, jazz something up

ジャズ風にアレンジする

音楽のリズムや旋律を変え、ジャズらしい響きにすること。

やさしい英語で： You change music so that its rhythm or tune sounds like jazz.

• The band jazzed up an old song.
• She likes to jazz up traditional tunes.
• He's jazzing the melody up for tonight's concert.

使い方： jazz something up (The pianist jazzed up the familiar melody.)

類義語： jazzify

よく使う表現： jazz up something, jazz up tunes