[with obj.](archaic or poetic/literary)stain (something, especially one's hands or sword) (古 或 诗/文)玷污,沾染(某物,尤指手、剑) they were unwilling to imbrue their hands in his blood. 他们不愿意双手沾染上他的鲜血。
语源
late Middle English: from Old French embruer 'bedaub, bedabble', ultimately of Germanic origin and related to broth