| 词汇 | embroider on |
| 释义 | Phr V embroider on embroiders, embroidering, embroidered embroider on sth to add details which are not true to a description of events in order to make the description more interestingAdmittedly I had embroidered on the truth a little but that's what story-telling is all about. embroider on sth to add details that you have invented to a story or description, in order to make it sound more interesting or impressive: The story was repeated from one person to another, and each one embroidered on it a little. Goldwyn did not try to hide his origins, but he would sometimes embroider on them.■ SIMILAR TO: embellish formal |
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