A colourful design was embroidered on the sleeve of the shirt.
衬衫的袖子上绣了一个色彩鲜艳的图案。
a richly embroidered jacket
刺绣华美的夹克衫
2.[transitiveT]ADD to make a story or report of events more interesting or exciting by adding details that are not true 对〔故事或报道〕加以渲染SYN embellish
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embroider• He embroidered his stories and kept us entertained for hours.• They taught me darning, knitting, embroidering, mending, solitaire, palm-reading, whatever they knew.• I do not think there is any question of them having embroidered on these events in any way.• I used a greyyarn to embroider the body and antennae.• Amy embroidered the history of the family as well.• The cushion was embroidered with a pattern of goldenkeys.• I would have bought you a new slip, of satin, trimmed with lace, or embroidered with roses.
Originembroider
(1300-1400)Anglo-Frenchenbrouder, from Old Frenchbrouder“to embroider”
ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤beautifully, delicately, exquisitely, finely繡得很美;繡得精緻;繡得精美➤elaborately精心刺繡▸➤heavily, richly繡得華麗◇a robe of richly embroidered silk繡得華麗的絲綢長袍PREPOSITION➤on在⋯上刺繡◇She embroidered flowers on the front of the dress.她在連衣裙的正面繡上花。➤with繡上⋯◇She embroidered the dress with flowers.她給連衣裙繡上花。