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		Definition of spiff in English: spiffverb spɪfspɪf [with object]spiff someone/something upNorth American informal Make someone or something attractive, smart, or stylish. 〈非正式〉把(某人,某物)打扮漂亮(或时髦)  he arrived all spiffed up in a dinner jacket 他盛装穿着小礼服来了。 Example sentencesExamples -  But spiffing up a kid can be an experience in itself, and a delightful one at that.
 -  More BMW touches are evident in the interior, which has been spiffed up to truly opulent standards.
 -  Look at my dad, spiffed up in jodhpurs, ready to ride that bay mare he loved.
 -  The lounge was upgraded with a new stage, light and sound systems, while the theater received new fabrics to spiff it up.
 -  I'm trying to spiff up my outward appearance and want to invest in a good shampoo & conditioner, skin regimen, and a bit of makeup.
 -  Roll up your sleeves and spiff up the place.
 -  Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent spiffing up the look, feel, and function of everything from refrigerators and washing machines to cell phones and MP3 players.
 -  I've been thinking about spiffing this place up a bit.
 -  In the process, the district itself has been spiffed up.
 -  If you take an organization apart, spiff it up a little, and then put it back together, it usually doesn't work the same way.
 -  You take an unknown from the provinces and you spiff him up.
 -  So anyway, the day I had my initial interview with the recruitment agency, I thought I'd better spiff myself up a bit.
 -  On her wish list are televisions, phone access, repairs for a covered walkway, and spiffing up the airport's terrazzo floors.
 -  Be sure to include the classics, the foods you know everyone will love; consider spiffing them up with unexpected ingredients, such as fresh dill in the potato salad.
 -  On the one hand, welcome to our place and thanks for helping spiff it up.
 -  Joe spiffs himself up and heads with Pip to Miss Havisham's, where he is so intimidated by the old woman that every time she asks him a question, he directs his reply at Pip.
 -  I guess I'll just spiff myself up a bit then go over after classes.
 -  First, Santa Monica spent roughly $180 million in public works and redevelopment funds spiffing up the beachfront area.
 -  Blocks and blocks of homes are being rehabbed and spiffed up, which is breathing life into many once-forlorn districts of the city.
 -  Spring-cleaning not only spiffs up your house, but it can shape you up, too.
 
 
 OriginLate 19th century: perhaps from dialect spiff 'well dressed'.    Definition of spiff in US English: spiffverbspɪfspif [with object]spiff someone/something upNorth American informal Make someone or something attractive, tidy, or stylish. 〈非正式〉把(某人,某物)打扮漂亮(或时髦)  he arrived all spiffed up in a dinner jacket 他盛装穿着小礼服来了。 Example sentencesExamples -  More BMW touches are evident in the interior, which has been spiffed up to truly opulent standards.
 -  You take an unknown from the provinces and you spiff him up.
 -  So anyway, the day I had my initial interview with the recruitment agency, I thought I'd better spiff myself up a bit.
 -  Look at my dad, spiffed up in jodhpurs, ready to ride that bay mare he loved.
 -  First, Santa Monica spent roughly $180 million in public works and redevelopment funds spiffing up the beachfront area.
 -  But spiffing up a kid can be an experience in itself, and a delightful one at that.
 -  If you take an organization apart, spiff it up a little, and then put it back together, it usually doesn't work the same way.
 -  On her wish list are televisions, phone access, repairs for a covered walkway, and spiffing up the airport's terrazzo floors.
 -  The lounge was upgraded with a new stage, light and sound systems, while the theater received new fabrics to spiff it up.
 -  I'm trying to spiff up my outward appearance and want to invest in a good shampoo & conditioner, skin regimen, and a bit of makeup.
 -  I've been thinking about spiffing this place up a bit.
 -  In the process, the district itself has been spiffed up.
 -  Spring-cleaning not only spiffs up your house, but it can shape you up, too.
 -  Roll up your sleeves and spiff up the place.
 -  Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent spiffing up the look, feel, and function of everything from refrigerators and washing machines to cell phones and MP3 players.
 -  I guess I'll just spiff myself up a bit then go over after classes.
 -  On the one hand, welcome to our place and thanks for helping spiff it up.
 -  Blocks and blocks of homes are being rehabbed and spiffed up, which is breathing life into many once-forlorn districts of the city.
 -  Be sure to include the classics, the foods you know everyone will love; consider spiffing them up with unexpected ingredients, such as fresh dill in the potato salad.
 -  Joe spiffs himself up and heads with Pip to Miss Havisham's, where he is so intimidated by the old woman that every time she asks him a question, he directs his reply at Pip.
 
 
 OriginLate 19th century: perhaps from dialect spiff ‘well dressed’.     |