em·bel·lish
verb/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/
/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/
(formal)Verb Forms
| 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.
巨大的雕刻门上装饰着黄铜门环。 - embellished with gold lettering/golden embroidery/jewellery/precious metal/sweeping chintz curtains
饰有金色字母/金色刺绣/珠宝/贵金属/大面积印花棉布窗帘
- 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
加以渲染（或润饰）；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.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French embelliss-, lengthened stem of embellir, based on bel ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.