embroider

英 [ɪmˈbrɔɪdə(r)]

美 [ɪmˈbrɔɪdər]

v.  刺绣; 加以渲染(或润色); 添枝加叶

过去式：embroidered　过去分词：embroidered　现在分词：embroidering　第三人称单数：embroiders　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14482 / COCA.13767

牛津词典

verb

• 刺绣
  to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread
  1. an embroidered blouse
     绣花女衬衫
  2. She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers.
     她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
  3. She embroidered the cushion covers with flowers.
     她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。
• 加以渲染（或润色）；添枝加叶
  to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true

柯林斯词典

• VERB 在…上刺绣;绣（花）
  If something such as clothing or clothis embroidered witha design, the design is stitched into it.
  1. The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries...
     衣领上绣着非常小的红色草莓。
  2. Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds...
     玛蒂尔达在一块有花鸟图案的祭坛布上刺绣。
  3. I have a pillow with my name embroidered on it.
     我有一个绣着我名字的枕头。
  4. ...hand embroidered tablecloths.
     手绣桌布
• VERB 对（故事、叙述等）添枝加叶渲染
  If youembroidera story or account of something, or if youembroider onit, you try to make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.
  1. He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth...
     他说了些谎，有时只是对事实添油加醋了一番。
  2. She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.
     她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。

英英释义

verb

• add details to
  Synonym:padlardembellishaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise
• decorate with needlework
  Synonym:broider

双语例句

• The men should not engrave nor make decorative carving; the women should not embroider nor do decorative stitching.
  提倡男子不要从事奢侈品的雕刻，女子不要从事装饰品的刺绣。
• She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.
  她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。
• This thread is mainly suitable to embroider the garment, caps, bags, beddings etc by the high-speed Computer Embroidery Machine.
  该线具有光泽度高、柔软度好、具有抗撕、抗磨损性，适用于进口高速电脑绣花机，可用于服装、帽子、手袋、床上用品等绣花加工。
• How long did it take you to embroider this tablecloth?
  你绣这块台布费了多少工？
• Hot Melt Tape: Suitable in embroider fixing.
  热熔胶：适用于绣花定位。
• Only with many embroidery techniques is it possible to embroider such wonderful patterns.
  绣法多，绣出来的图案才会多姿多彩。
• The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries
  衣领上绣着非常小的红色草莓。
• Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds
  玛蒂尔达在一块有花鸟图案的祭坛布上刺绣。
• Disciple Hai Ying would like to embroider my Praise to the Dragon King as it is in my calligraphy, so I did it. His descriptions of Gatsby's extravagant parties are closer to satire than eulogy.
  弟子海鹦想用拙书的“大海龙王赞”来刺绣，因此我写了此篇。他对盖茨比豪华宴会的描述与其说是称赞不如说是讽刺。
• Embroider is the traditional form of Chinese arts and crafts, and it transforms as time goes by.
  中国刺绣艺术，有数千年的发展史，是中华民族民间艺术的瑰宝。