If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive.
例句
The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue...船尾飾有紅色和藍色的雕刻圖案。Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser...梳妝臺正面飾有常春藤葉子。
VERB
給(故事)潤色;渲染;潤飾
If you embellish a story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.
例句
I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details...我開始講那則寓言,并編造了些對話,加了些細節對其進行潤色。Irving popularized the story in a dramatic and embellished account.歐文憑借其生動細致的描寫使這篇小說廣受歡迎。
英漢詞典釋義
vt.
美化;裝飾;修飾;潤色
The door of the old church was embellished with decorations.老教堂的門是用雕飾美化的。Just tell the truth and don’t embellish the story by any means.你只要講清事實,千萬不要添枝加葉。I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.我要他不對事實添油加醋。
英英詞典釋義
Verb
1. add details to
2. be beautiful to look at;
"Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.;
"Decorate the room for the party""beautify yourself for the special day"