Word · Frequency #14669
embellishes
装饰；美化
embellishes is the third person singular of embellish.
decorate or make more beautiful by adding ornament, colour, etc.
- 1.
To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate.
通过添加装饰使其更美丽和吸引人；装饰。
- 2.
To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary.
通过添加非严格必要的东西来增强。
- 3.
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, embroider, or even misrepresent or lie.
使某事听起来或看起来比实际更好或更可接受；扭曲、润色,甚至歪曲或撒谎。
润色；修饰；增添细节；通过添加装饰使其更美丽和吸引人；装饰。；通过添加非严格必要的东西来增强。；使某事听起来或看起来比实际更好或更可接受；扭曲、润色,甚至歪曲或撒谎。；修饰
In use
She likes to embellish her plain dress with colorful embroidery.
The storyteller embellished the old legend with many imaginary details.
The artist is embellishing the ceiling of the new library with delicate paintings.
embellish sth
直接宾语可以是衣服、故事、事实等。
She embellished the dress with lace.
她用蕾丝装饰了裙子。
embellish sth with sth
用某物给某物增添细节或装饰。
He embellished his story with vivid details.
他用生动的细节润色了他的故事。
embellish sth by doing sth
强调通过某种动作方式来实现润色或装饰。
Connections
Collocations
- embellish a room
- 装饰房间
- They embellished the room with fresh flowers for the party.为了聚会，他们用鲜花装饰了房间。
- embellish a story
- 给故事添油加醋
- She embellished the story to make her trip sound more exciting.她给故事添油加醋，让她的旅行听起来更刺激。
- embellish the truth
- 夸大事实
- The advertisement embellishes the truth about the product's benefits.这则广告在产品功效上夸大了事实。
- embellish a résumé
- 美化简历
- He embellished his résumé with several awards he never won.他在简历中美化了几项从未获得过的奖项。
Idioms & figurative uses
- embellish the truth
- 添油加醋，夸大事实He was known to embellish the truth when telling stories about his travels.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象给“铃”（bell）挂上漂亮饰带，让它更“美丽”——embellish 就是装饰、美化，也可引申为添油加醋。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、art and design、storytelling embellish 是比较正式的词，多用于书面或正式场合，表示“装饰、美化”；在叙述中也可指“给故事添枝加叶、润色”。日常口语中更常用 decorate 或 dress up。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 embellish（/ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ/）真正押韵的是 relish（/ˈrɛlɪʃ/），两者的重读元音及后续音节相同。其他常见的 -ish 结尾单词如 polish、publish、foolish、abolish、accomplish 拼写相似但重读元音各异，发音并不相同，切勿按拼写类推发音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.