embellish

英 [ɪmˈbelɪʃ]

美 [ɪmˈbelɪʃ]

v. 美化; 装饰; 布置; 对…加以渲染(或发挥); 润饰; 对…添枝加叶

过去分词：embellished　过去式：embellished　现在分词：embellishing　第三人称单数：embellishes　

TOEFL GRE TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14669 / COCA.12591

牛津词典

verb

美化；装饰；布置
to make sth more beautiful by adding decorations to it
对…加以渲染（或发挥）；润饰；对…添枝加叶
to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true

柯林斯词典

VERB 装饰;修饰
If somethingis embellished withdecorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive.
1. The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue...
  船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。
2. Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser...
  梳妆台正面饰有常春藤叶子。
3. Embellish basic covers and curtains with borders, ties and fringing.
  用镶边、系带和流苏装饰朴素的床罩和窗帘。
VERB 给（故事）润色;渲染;润饰
If youembellisha story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.
1. I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details...
  我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。
2. Irving popularized the story in a dramatic and embellished account.
  欧文凭借其生动细致的描写使这篇小说广受欢迎。

英英释义

verb

make more beautiful
Synonym:fancifybeautifyprettify
add details to
Synonym:embroiderpadlardaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
1. Decorate the room for the party
2. beautify yourself for the special day
Synonym:decorateadorngraceornamentbeautify
be beautiful to look at
1. Flowers adorned the tables everywhere
Synonym:deckadorndecorategracebeautify

双语例句

They embellish their stories with far too much detail.
他们的故事由很多的细节修饰着。
Furthermore, they can be used to embellish the text, e.g.by filling up unused space.
此外，他们可以用来修饰的文本，如未被填满了空间。
The research also finds that graduates from elite universities embellish the least.
该项调查还发现，来自精英大学的毕业生对简历的美化最少。
After coming home, British mother have separate brought me to the supermarket, like our gold embellish.
回家后，英国妈妈有单独带我去了超市，就像我们的金润发。
I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.
我要他不对事实添油加醋。
Tellers have a duty to embellish and elaborate, even to steal.
作者有责任润色并使其变得更复杂，甚至去偷窃。
It caused him to seek to embellish his most incontestable achievements.
这使他想对自己最无可争议的成就加以吹嘘。
The suffix is used to embellish a noun or name to suggest the existence of a far-reaching scandal.
后缀用语修饰名词或者名字，表示深远的丑闻。
The artist found this bumblebee in his grandfather's back yard and went on to embellish it using brass gears and parts, a tension spring, and dial.
艺术家发现这在他祖父的后院大黄蜂又到美化它用黄铜齿轮及配件，弹簧张力和拨号。
I am not only the Author of this great work but today I am leading you to embellish My Church.
我不只是这伟大工作的作者，而且我今天还在引领你们去美化我的教会。