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Jazz is a kind of musicthat started in America.
爵士乐是一种音乐。它起源于美国。
Here is an idiom that uses the word Jazz:
有一个关于爵士的惯用语
JAZZ IT UP
变得生动
I am getting tired of the way my apartment looks. I think I need to jazz it up a bit.
我厌倦了我公寓的样子。我得让它看起来更有活力。
I can help with that. All we need to do, is put some paint on the walls, add a couple of plants, hang some art work.
我可以帮忙呀,我们要做的就是在墙壁上涂上颜料,种上几株植物,悬挂一些艺术品。
Don’t you think this is a wee bit too much?
你不觉这样有点夸张吗?
No. No. It looks great. You want your palce jazzed up. Well, this is jazzed up.
不,不,这会特别好看。你想要你的公寓生动活泼,这样就会面目一新了。
To jazz it up means to make something more exciting,more interesting,or just more fun.
“To jazz it up”是指使之更令人激动,更有意思,或者更有乐趣。
To jazz something up means to shake things up a bit, just like music.
“To jazz it up”就是让其活跃一点,如同音乐一样。
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