embroider
US
UK embroider [sth] vtr: (sew a design onto)
SC 刺绣 cì xiù
Molly embroidered the hem of her jeans.
embroider [sth] on [sth] vtr + prep: (design: sew onto [sth]) (设计)
SC 在...上刺某种绣，在...上绣某种花
SC 在...绣上
Jamie embroidered a red bird on her handkerchief.
embroider [sth] onto [sth] vtr: (design: sew onto [sth])
SC 在…上绣
TC 在…上繡
TC 在…上繡
Sally is embroidering flowers onto the cushion cover.
embroider [sth] vtr: figurative (add invented details to) (比喻)
SC 添油加醋, 大肆渲染
The suspect embroidered his story with false details to fool the detective.