embellish
verb /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/
/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they embellish | /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ |
| he / she / it embellishes | /ɪmˈbelɪʃɪz/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃɪz/ |
| past simple embellished | /ɪmˈbelɪʃt/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃt/ |
| past participle embellished | /ɪmˈbelɪʃt/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃt/ |
| -ing form embellishing | /ɪmˈbelɪʃɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃɪŋ/ |
- embellish something to make something more beautiful by adding decoration to it
美化；装饰；布置 - The huge carved door was embellished with brass door knockers.
巨大的雕花门用黄铜门环装饰。 - embellished with gold lettering/golden embroidery/jewellery/precious metal/sweeping chintz curtains
点缀着金色字体/金色刺绣/珠宝/贵金属/印花棉布窗帘
- The huge carved door was embellished with brass door knockers.
- embellish something to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true
对…加以渲染（或发挥）；润饰；对…添枝加叶 - His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.
他在游记里加油添醋地提到了很多与名人邂逅的细节。
- His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.
词源late Middle English: from Old French embelliss-, lengthened stem of embellir, based on bel ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.