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embellish v.美化、装饰或修饰；渲染或添枝加叶 (1) 我们以新地毯，灯和图画布置我们的房间。(2) 今天我女儿穿了一件有花边和饰带的连衣裙。(3) 他常给他的旅游趣闻添枝加叶。(4) 我叫他不要对事实添油加醋。(5) (喻)"你只要讲清事实,千万不要添枝加叶。" Embellish often has the positive meaning of adding something to make it more handsome or beautifully decorated. But, while adding bells to something looks great at first, after a couple of hours of bells ringing in the ears, what was meant to embellish and beautify can get annoying. That's what can happen when you embellish by adding too many false or exaggerated details to a story. Embellishing with true, colorful details and vivid descriptions is what can really enhance the beauty of a story.

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英 [ɪm'belɪʃ] 美 [ɪm'belɪʃ] (1) We embellish our room with new rug, lamp, and picture.(2) My daughter wears a dress embellished with lace and ribbons today.(3) He often embellishes the tales of his travels.(4) I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.(5) Just tell the truth and don't embellish the story by any means. The word "bell" shows up in the middle of embellish, and bells are something that decorate, or embellish something, making it more attractive. If you embellish speech, though, it can get ugly if you add a lot of details that aren't true.

英语单词	embellish
英美音标	英 [ɪm'belɪʃ] 美 [ɪm'belɪʃ]
中文释义	v.美化、装饰或修饰；渲染或添枝加叶
英语例句	(1) We embellish our room with new rug, lamp, and picture. (2) My daughter wears a dress embellished with lace and ribbons today. (3) He often embellishes the tales of his travels. (4) I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own. (5) Just tell the truth and don't embellish the story by any means.
中文例句	(1) 我们以新地毯，灯和图画布置我们的房间。 (2) 今天我女儿穿了一件有花边和饰带的连衣裙。 (3) 他常给他的旅游趣闻添枝加叶。 (4) 我叫他不要对事实添油加醋。 (5) (喻)"你只要讲清事实,千万不要添枝加叶。"
vocabulary简明	The word "bell" shows up in the middle of embellish, and bells are something that decorate, or embellish something, making it more attractive. If you embellish speech, though, it can get ugly if you add a lot of details that aren't true.
vocabulary扩展	Embellish often has the positive meaning of adding something to make it more handsome or beautifully decorated. But, while adding bells to something looks great at first, after a couple of hours of bells ringing in the ears, what was meant to embellish and beautify can get annoying. That's what can happen when you embellish by adding too many false or exaggerated details to a story. Embellishing with true, colorful details and vivid descriptions is what can really enhance the beauty of a story.

Embellish Bells Details Adding Truth Story 英 ɪm'belɪʃ] 美