1.deck的基本意思是“装饰,点缀”,指增加某种有助于欢乐、光彩的成分。
2.deck是及物动词,作“装饰,点缀”解时,其宾语主要接物,而作“打扮”解时,其宾语则多为人。

deck out〔up〕 (v.+adv.)
装饰(某处),打扮(某人) make (sb or sth) more beautiful or cheerful
▲deck sb/sth⇔out〔up〕
They are decking the building out.他们正在装饰那个建筑。
We must deck the room out before they come back.我们必须在他们回来之前把房子装饰好。
The mother is decking her daughter out.妈妈正在给女儿打扮。
She decked herself out with fine jewels.她戴着精美的珠宝。
Mary decked herself up for the party.玛丽为参加晚会把自己打扮了一番。
She always decks her boyfriend up.她经常给她的男朋友打扮。
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
The street was decked out in flags when the victory was won.胜利后,街上挂满了彩旗。
The Great Wall was decked out just like a new one.长城被装饰一新。
The hall was decked up with banners and coloured ribbon.大厅用条幅和彩带装饰。
The little girl was decked up in white.小女孩穿一身白色的衣服。

deck with (v.+prep.)
用…装饰或打扮(某物或某人) ornament (sb or sth) with (pretty things)
▲deck sb/sth with sth
She decked herself with new clothes.她用新衣服来打扮自己。
She decked the bride with fine jewels.她用精美的首饰打扮新娘。
Deck the halls with green branches.用绿树枝把大厅装饰一下。
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
The Christmas tree was decked with gifts.圣诞树上挂满了各种礼品。
The city was decked beautifully with so many cars.如此多的车将这个城市装饰得很美。
The streets are decked with flags.街道上挂满了彩旗。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The students are decking their classroom.学生们正在装饰他们的教室。
They don't like decking their room.他们不愿意装饰自己的房间。
He decked his house on Sunday.他在星期天装饰他的房子。
They decked the ship.他们为船装甲板。
I don't like decking myself.我不愿意打扮自己。
She always decks herself before she goes out.她总是在出去之前打扮一下自己。
◇ 用于be ～ed结构
The houses have been decked.这些房屋已被装饰过了。
You can live in this room, it has been decked.你可以住这个房间,它已经装修过了。
The street was decked very beautifully.街道被装饰得很美。
She was decked just like a doctor.她打扮得像一个医生。

［词源］＜中古荷兰语dec(甲板)

Her stateroom is on B deck, not on the promenade deck.她的头等舱在B层甲板,而不在散步甲板上。
Let's go up on deck and sit in the sunshine.我们到上面的甲板上去,坐着晒太阳吧。

deck也可作“任何类似甲板的地方”解。例如:
You can smoke on the top deck of a double-decker bus.你可以在双层公共汽车的顶层吸烟。