embellish

verb

/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they embellish	/ɪmˈbelɪʃ/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃ/
he / she / it embellishes	/ɪmˈbelɪʃɪz/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃɪz/
past simple embellished	/ɪmˈbelɪʃt/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃt/
past participle embellished	/ɪmˈbelɪʃt/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃt/
-ing form embellishing	/ɪmˈbelɪʃɪŋ/ /ɪmˈbelɪʃɪŋ/

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embellish something to make something more beautiful by adding decoration to it美化；裝飾；布置 synonym decorate
- The huge carved door was embellished with brass door knockers.巨大的雕花門用黃銅門環裝飾。
- embellished with gold lettering/golden embroidery/jewellery/precious metal/sweeping chintz curtains點綴着金色字體/金色刺繡/珠寶/貴金屬/印花棉布窗簾
embellish something to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true對…加以渲染（或發揮）；潤飾；對…添枝加葉 synonym embroider
- His account of his travels was embellished with details of famous people he met.他在遊記裏加油添醋地提到了很多與名人邂逅的細節。

Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French embelliss-, lengthened stem of embellir, based on bel ‘handsome’, from Latin bellus.