embroider

embroider
verb
  1. [with obj.]decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread
    在（织物）上刺绣
    she had already embroidered a dozen little nighties for the babies.
    她已为婴儿们绣了一打小睡衣。
    [as adj. embroidered]an embroidered handkerchief.
    绣花手帕。
    [no obj.]she was teaching one of the girls how to embroider.
    她在教其中的一个女孩刺绣。
    ■produce (a design) on cloth in this way
    在织物上绣（图案）
    [as adj. embroidered]a chunky knit sweater with embroidered flowers.
    一件绣花的厚毛衣。
    ■(figurative)add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting
    (喻)对（叙述）添枝加叶，渲染
    she embroidered her stories with colourful detail.
    她在讲述自己的经历时，夸张地添加了许多有趣的细节。
派生
embroiderer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder, from en- 'in, on' + Old French brouder, broisder 'decorate with embroidery', of Germanic origin
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