英:[ɪmˈbelɪʃ]
美:[ɪmˈbelɪʃ]
英:[ɪmˈbelɪʃ]
美:[ɪmˈbelɪʃ]
vt.
装饰
润色
修饰
vi.
装饰起来
加以润色
em·bel·lish
ihm be lihsh
embellishes, embellishing, embellished
embellished (adj.), embellisher (n.)
词根:embellish
n.embellishment 装饰,修饰;润色
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"
4. make more beautiful
14世纪中叶,“使美丽”,源自古法语 embelliss-, embellir 的词干,“使美丽,装饰”,源自 en- 的同化形式(见 en-(1))+ bel “美丽”,源自拉丁语 bellus “英俊,漂亮,精美”(见 belle)。意思是“用虚构的材料装扮(叙述)”,始于15世纪中叶。相关词汇: Embellished; embellishing。
Middle English, from Anglo-French embeliss-, stem of embelir, from en- + bel beautiful — more at beauty
The first known use of embellish was in the 14th century
embitterverb
to make bitterespecially: to cause bitter feeling in
embezzleverb
to take (property entrusted to one's care) dishonestly for one's own use
embezzled thousands of dollars
embezzleverb
to take (property entrusted to one's care) dishonestly for one's own use
embezzled thousands of dollars
embezzleverb
to take (property entrusted to one's care) dishonestly for one's own use
embezzled thousands of dollars
embernoun
a glowing piece of coal or wood from a fireespecially: such a piece smoldering in ashes
embernoun
a glowing piece of coal or wood from a fireespecially: such a piece smoldering in ashes
embellishverb
to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
a book embellished with pictures
embellishverb
to make beautiful with ornamentation : decorate
a book embellished with pictures
1 One by one, she dismissed her nearly all her own stories - which her book insists are accurate - as "dramatization," "topspin," "a good yarn," "a joke," or an "embellished shaggy dog tale."
2 Noisy, overstuffed with special effects and embellished with pretentious visual quotations from “Apocalypse Now,” “Predators” might be taken as a karmic morality tale whose human predators finally get their comeuppance.
3 On the stand Tuesday, Depp called the accusations of drug addiction “grossly embellished,” though he acknowledged taking many drugs.
4 In point of fact, the trickily embellished style that dominated the runways just a year ago has given way to a startling austerity.
5 The pink and blue tent exteriors, with camouflage motifs painted and embellished by craftspeople in Jodhpur, India, are just as striking.
6 North African bead work embellished the collars of blouses and the hems of peplum pencil skirts.
7 Here, voluminous sundresses and vintage frocks embellished with satin, chiffon, taffeta and rhinestones — several with built-in tulle underskirts — cost about $175 to $325.
8 But when telling Augustus Waters, I painted the rosiest possible picture, embellishing the miraculousness of the miracle.
9 Christ is attracted to the idea of embellishing and manipulating the truth at the same time as realizing he is undermining Jesus' most fundamental beliefs in doing so.
10 And they are beautifully embellished: subtle, Motown strings on Is That Enough and muted brass on Two Trains.
11 Sometimes she embellishes my moves, fluttering her fingers like a silly ballerina.
12 It's based on the song Michael Finnegan, with the circular logic of the lyrics reflected in dance phrases that stop, start, embellish and repeat.
13 Genia’s holiday spirit starts at the front entry, where she plants small spruce trees in white urns and embellishes them with magnolia clippings.
14 The luxury supernova looked east with a collection of sumptuous travel pieces embellished with Chinese touches that appeared aimed at its growing Asian customer base.
15 There are other variations here, including works on paper that contrast paint with crayon, a set of vintage soft-drink crates embellished with stripes and plaid paintings whose intricacy is impressive yet doesn’t delight.
16 The highly sculptural show abounded with origami folds, obi belts embellished with bold silver metal jewelry and a daring use of lacquered chopsticks as 3-D embellishments.
17 Brushes and hand-mirrors.., each embellished with a crest.
18 Harvey Dent : You either expire a hero or you springy wager yourself embellish the villain.
哈维·登特: 要么你就像一个英雄一样死去,要么就活着,直到看着自己变成了一个恶棍.
19 The song, light warbling set to accordion, is at once a reminder of the ordinary life that continues in barbaric times and the kind of flourish that embellishes even Lang’s lesser endeavors.
20 He adds ornamentation, and not only on the repeats, making this a fine primer for pianists in how to embellish.
1 布置
disposition plant dress plot compose do out arrangement layout assignment set deck assign array arrange dispose lay out
2 润色
touch embellishment vamp up embroider retouch touch-up file lard Polish embroidery brush-up styling color refine jewel
3 添枝加叶
4 给…润色
5 美化
enhancive enhanced adorning poetically beautification glorification glamorization prettification pretty landscape glorify beautify transfigure apotheosis sugar ornament adorn inflate glam purfle blanch over glorified massage glamorize dignify prettify sugar-coat transfiguration blazonry refine varnish candy glamour whitewash sugarcoat apotheosize cosmeticize aestheticize
6 润饰
file polish trimming retouch finish embroider scutch put a gloss on set a gloss on embellishment
7 打扮
dight brush-up preen deck array trap pink groom fig bedeck primp titivate dress prink trick out
8 修饰
modificatory adorning attributive exornation figure touch modification dressing garnish embellishment grooming figuration trick qualify modify array groom gild trig bedight qualification Trim slick smarten touch up decorative trimming deck trap grace ornament embroider beautify bedeck lace spruce cooper up embroidery touch-up titivate dress trick out gilded retouch ornamentation haberdash decorate adorn
9 对…添枝加叶
10 装饰
decorative ornamental bejeweled emblazoned trappings housing decoration decor ornament adornment ornamentation garnishment figuration deco garniture bijouterie titivation adonize gussie titivate prink primp dress deck array trim decorate adorn garnish emblazon bedeck wreathe blazon dight embellishment trimming touch-up decking plafond hang pink grace furnishing pattern festoon deck out pretty up fancy cosmetic flourish trick bind trap groom apparel illuminate enrich fret drape attire prank preen gild filigree lace trick out figural varnish fixing stud beautify accessorize damask limn prettify purfle set carve dress up fix up do up appointed upholstery makeover trick up do out ornate wrought paint pride dressing mounting investiture setoff blazonry interspersion tambour tire fleece glorify intersperse upholster prim dink tosh bedizen bedight dressed figured goody-goody figurate got-up dandification jazz imposition veneering embroider smarten engrail illustrate gem rig emboss dandify fancy up do oneself up dress out