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单词 embroider
释义 em·broi·der
\ə̇mˈbrȯidə(r), em-\ verb
(embroidered ; embroidered ; embroidering \-d(ə)riŋ\ ; embroiders)
Etymology: Middle English embroden, embroderen, from Middle French embroder, from em- en- (I) + broder to embroider — more at broider
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to ornament with needlework
  < embroidered a sampler >
 b. : to form with needlework
  < embroidering tiny flowers on a scarf >
2.
 a. : embellish, ornament; especially : to present (as an account) with florid language or fictitious details
 b. : exaggerate
  < embroidered the story of his adventures in the jungle — Rudyard Kipling >
intransitive verb
1. : to make embroidery
2. : to provide embellishments or ornamentation (as fictitious details) : elaborate — used with on or upon
 < he would take a theme and embroider upon it with … drollery — W.S.Maugham >
 < he develops his subject … embroidering on rather than deepening its significance — C.D.Lewis >
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