em·broi·der
verb/ɪmˈbrɔɪdə(r)/
/ɪmˈbrɔɪdər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they embroider | /ɪmˈbrɔɪdə(r)/ /ɪmˈbrɔɪdər/ |
| he / she / it embroiders | /ɪmˈbrɔɪdəz/ /ɪmˈbrɔɪdərz/ |
| past simple embroidered | /ɪmˈbrɔɪdəd/ /ɪmˈbrɔɪdərd/ |
| past participle embroidered | /ɪmˈbrɔɪdəd/ /ɪmˈbrɔɪdərd/ |
| -ing form embroidering | /ɪmˈbrɔɪdərɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbrɔɪdərɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread
刺绣 - embroider A on B She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers.
她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。 - embroider B with A She embroidered the cushion cover with flowers.
她在靠垫套上绣了花。 - The sleeves were embroidered in gold.
袖子上绣有金色。 - embroider (something) an embroidered blouse
绣花女衬衫 - a robe of richly embroidered silk
绣得华丽的丝绸长袍 - She sat in the window, embroidering.
她坐在窗前绣花。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- delicately
- exquisitely
- …
- on
- with
- embroider A on B She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers.
- [transitive] embroider 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 - He is inclined to embroider the facts.
他倾向于粉饰事实。
- He is inclined to embroider the facts.
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder, from en- ‘in, on’ + Old French brouder, broisder ‘decorate with embroidery’, of Germanic origin.