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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   embroider

   • IPA[əmˈbroidər]

   美式

   • v.
     decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread；produce (a design) on cloth with thread

   • verb: embroider, 3rd person present: embroiders, gerund or present participle: embroidering, past tense: embroidered, past participle: embroidered

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. decorate (cloth) by sewing patterns on it with thread she was teaching one of the girls how to embroider she had already embroidered a dozen little nighties for the babies 同義詞 decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, sew, ... 更多stitch
   • ▪ produce (a design) on cloth with thread I embroidered flowers on my jeans
   • 2. add fictitious or exaggerated details to (an account) to make it more interesting she embroidered her stories with colorful detail 同義詞 elaborate, embellish, color, enlarge on, exaggerate, ... 更多catastrophize, add detail to, go into detail about, flesh out, add flesh to, touch up, dress up, gild, ginger up, informaljazz up反義詞 simplify