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
Examples from the Corpus
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”