embroider
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If something such as clothing or cloth is embroidered with a design, the design is stitched into it. 綉
The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries. 這衣領上綉了非常小的紅色草莓。
I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it. 我有一個綉著我名字的枕頭。
2. V-T/V-I If you embroider a story or account of something, or if you embroider on it, you try to make it more interesting by adding details that may be untrue. 渲染
He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth. 他說了些謊話，有時候衹不過是渲染了一下事實。
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embroider /?m?br??d?/ (embroidering,embroidered,embroiders)
劍橋詞典
embroider verb [I or T] (DECORATE CLOTH)
to decorate cloth or clothing with patterns or pictures consisting of stitches that are sewn directly onto the material
刺綉；綉（花樣）
I am embroidering this picture for my mother . 我正在爲媽媽綉這幅畫。
embroider verb [I or T] (ADD TO A STORY)
to make a story more entertaining by adding imaginary details to it
（對故事等）潤飾，渲染，脩飾
Naturally, I embroidered the tale a little to make it more interesting . 自然，我講這個故事時作了一點渲染，好讓它更有趣。 返回 embroider