美国影视作品中常见口语短语(3)

A: 你觉得这怎么样?

B: It's kind of dead. Maybe you want to add more graphics to jazz it up.

B: 有点闷。也许你可以加点图让它变得生动有趣些。

"jazz (something) up" 是使一件原本可能有点沉闷的事变得有趣些。

有人在一个冗长的会议里作些说些笑话之类的事, 企图让大家从昏迷中醒来, 就可以说"He tried to jazz the meeting up."

1. He has tried to jazz up the old car with a spot of paint and some accessories.
他设法用少许油漆和一些零件把那辆旧汽车弄得面目一新.

2. We need something to jazz up the party.
我们需要一些能活跃晚会气氛的东西(或:活动).

3. I hope you got a great DJ to jazz up your party.
我希望你有一个很好的音乐主持人,这样会使你的派对活泼起来.