embellish[im'beliʃ]

• vt.
  • 装饰，修饰，布置，美化，使生色(with):

    The leather cover of the new dictionary was embellished with gold letters.

    这部新词典皮革封面上装饰着金字。

  • 给(乐曲等)缀以装饰音、切分音、颤音等
  • 给(故事、叙述等)添加细节；润色(图画、文章等)，给…润色；对…加以宣扬，发挥：

    to embellish a story with details

    给故事添加细节

    The events of the leader's life were heavily embellished by his biographers.

    领袖的生平事迹已被传记作家们添枝加叶地大加渲染。

• vi.
  • 装饰起来
  • 加以润色；渲染
• 近义词:

  adorn