vt.
在织物上绣(花):
a dress embroidered with flowers in silk thread
用丝线绣花的连衣裙
She embroidered silver stars on her blue dress.
她把银星绣在她的蓝衣服上。
在…上刺绣:
to embroider figures on velvet
在天鹅绒上刺花
to embroider a
pattern
刺绣一个图案
(用刺绣)装饰
(修辞上对某事、文章等)加以修饰,润色:
The editor in chief embroidered the original story beyond recognition.
总编辑把这篇报道原稿刻意雕缀得面目全非。
对(某事、叙述等)添枝加叶,渲染:
He always embroiders his stories to make them more exciting.
他讲事儿总是添枝加叶使之更吸引人。
vi.
绣花;刺绣
润色,修饰;渲染,夸张,言过其实(on,upon):
He embroidered on the story to hold his listener's interest.
为了吸引听众他对那则传闻进行渲染。