embroider
verb- [transitive, intransitive]
to decorate cloth with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread 刺绣 - embroider A on B
She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. 她在这些靠垫套上绣了花。 - embroider B with A
She embroidered the cushion cover with flowers. 她在靠垫套上绣了花。 The sleeves were embroidered in gold. 袖子是用金线绣的。 - embroider (something)
an embroidered blouse 绣花女衬衫 a robe of richly embroidered silk 绣得华丽的丝绸长袍 She sat in the window, embroidering. 她坐在窗前绣花。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- beautifully
- delicately
- exquisitely
- …
- on
- with
- embroider A on B
- [transitive] embroider something
to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not always true 加以渲染（或润饰）；对…添枝加叶 He is inclined to embroider the facts. 他倾向于夸大事实。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French enbrouder, from en- ‘in, on’ + Old French brouder, broisder ‘decorate with embroidery’, of Germanic origin.