embellish

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vt. 修饰, 装饰, 润色

发音

US /ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/

词形变化

embellished embellishes 三单 embellishes embellishing embellisht embellishing 现在分词 embellished 过去式 embellished 过去分词

别名

imbellish

教材释义与例句

动词

修饰；装饰；润色

动词

装饰起来；加以润色

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.

    美化

    修饰

    The old book cover was embellished with golden letters

  2. 2.

    To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.

    引申义
  3. 3.

    To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.

    点缀

    修饰

    to embellish a story, the truth

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

grace deck pad decorate ornament lard adorn embroider beautify dramatize

上位词 10

be better change exist improve alter exaggerate modify amend amplify

下位词 10

become hang stick dress suit flight color shine flag deck

近义相关 1

ornament

词源

From Middle English embelishen, from Old French embellir, from em- + bel.

来源：wiktionary