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单词 embroidering
释义
embroidering
present participle ofembroider
embroider
verb[IorT]
uk
/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər/us
/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dɚ/

embroiderverb[I or T](DECORATE CLOTH)

todecorateclothorclothingwithpatternsorpicturesconsisting ofstitchesthat aresewndirectlyonto thematerial:
I am embroidering thispicturefor mymother.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
  • appliquéd
  • Aran
  • Bargello
  • baste
  • haberdashery
  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • overcast
  • quilting
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • runsomethingup
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • sew
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embroiderverb[I or T](ADD TO A STORY)

to make astorymoreentertainingbyaddingimaginarydetailsto it:
Naturally, I embroidered thetalea little to make it moreinteresting.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making things better
  • add salt tosomethingidiom
  • allay
  • alleviate
  • alleviation
  • ameliorate
  • cultivate
  • leavening
  • liven(something)up
  • lubricate
  • make a differenceidiom
  • make a world of differenceidiom
  • remedial
  • revamp
  • revitalize
  • revivify
  • revolutionize
  • salvage
  • salve
  • sharpen
  • tonic
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(Definition ofembroideringfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofembroidering

embroidering

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

One smiles at the attempt to make the false attribution more credible byembroideringit with a year of composition and place of performance.
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They would engage inembroideringand knitting, and prepare herbal remedies, jams, cakes, and biscuits.
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We should always start with facts rather than withembroideringthem.
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For example, a small businessembroideringchurch vestments has received help and, at the other end of the spectrum, an anti-corrosion industrial and commercial engineering firm has been helped.
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The production of these tea cloths, which are most beautifully embroidered, depends upon the craft of those who do theembroidering, and this craft is gradually dying out.
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Their pants are usually simple black or white with traditionalembroideringnear their feet.
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They attest of superb quality and workmanship by theirembroideringin gold technique and the use of silk thread in the same colour.
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Perfect hair, perfect clothes, sitting quietly and making perfect meals andembroideringperfectly.
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After graduation, she stayed on at the school, completing chores such as mending, cleaning,embroideringand sewing.
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Ukrainian girls and women also used them to keep their garments and some personal items - towels, jewelry, tools forembroideringetc.
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Handembroideringa belt requires about 48 hours of labor.
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She takes painting andembroideringas necessary to composing poetry and regards the simple life as the ideal situation.
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Embroidered postcards were produced in what quickly became a cottage industry, with civilians buying the surrounds andembroideringthe panel of gauze.
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A kimono can take from two to three years to complete, due to painting andembroidering.
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The decorative motifsembroideringfrequently used items such as blue copper ore the subrika or contour.
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