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　

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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

• I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.
  我要他不对事实添油加醋。
• One of the simplest ways to embellish your products is to add a beautiful hang tag.
  最简单的方法来美化您的产品之一就是增加一个美丽的吊牌。
• The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue
  船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。
• In daily life, a lot of people think bananas can rise the embellish aperient bowel function, so some people will often eat constipation of banana.
  在日常生活中，很多人都认为吃香蕉能够起到润肠通便的作用，所以有些便秘的人会经常吃香蕉。
• Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser
  梳妆台正面饰有常春藤叶子。
• Concentrated repair, Shine Skin Vitality, Meet water embellish newborn skin!
  集中修护，重焕肌肤非凡生命力，迎接水润新生！
• 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 mahouts proudly embellish their elephants with vibrant colors, jhools ( saddle cloth), and heavy jewelry.
  大象管卫自豪的用各种颜色、象鞍、首饰装扮着他们的大象。
• You were told to prepare this feasibility study, not embellish a joke.
  叫你做可行性研究，决非儿戏。
• 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。