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单词 embellish
释义
V129741030embellishSpoken.77Fiction.180Magazine.384Newspaper.155Academic.234

embellish

/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/
verb
with obj.
1
make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features
装饰, 修饰, 布置:

blue silk embellished with golden embroidery.

绣有金色图案的蓝色丝绸。

1.1
make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, especially ones that are not true
给(陈述, 故事)添加细节; 渲染; 给…润色:

she had real difficulty telling the truth because she liked to embellish things.

她喜欢添枝加叶, 所以很难讲真话。

派生词

embellisher

noun
词源
late Middle English: from Old French embelliss-, lengthened stem of embellir, based on bel 'handsome', from Latin bellus.
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