prettify /ˈprɪtɪˌfaɪ/ ( prettifying, prettified, prettifies )

• 1. 

  V-T To prettify something, especially something that is ugly, means to try to make it appear more attractive. (尤指对丑事)美化; 粉饰 [表不满]

  例：

  ...just a clever effort to prettify animal slaughter.

  ...不过是对残杀动物的行为进行美化的一个狡行罢了。

  例：

  It presented an intolerably prettified view of the countryside.

  它体现了一种对农村过度美化了的观点。