embroidery
noun
uk/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dər.i/us/ɪmˈbrɔɪ.dɚ.i/embroiderynoun(SEWING)
[CorU]
patternsorpicturesthat consist ofstitchessewndirectlyontocloth:
刺绣品;刺绣花样Let me show you Pat's embroideries.我给你看看帕特的刺绣作品。
It was abeautifulpieceof embroidery.这是一件漂亮的刺绣作品。
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[U]
theactivityofdecoratingapieceofclothwithstitchessewnonto it:
绣花,刺绣I'm not very good at embroidery.我不擅长刺绣。
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- appliquéd
- Aran
- Bargello
- baste
- handknit
- handknitted
- hank
- hem
- intarsia
- reknit
- resew
- rib
- runsomethingup
- running stitch
- sampler
- seam
- seamstress
- sew
- stitch
embroiderynoun(STORY)
[U]
the way that someone makes astorymoreentertainingbyaddingimaginarydetailsto it:
(对故事等的)润饰,渲染,修饰comicembroidery喜剧渲染
Making things better
- add salt tosomethingidiom
- allay
- alleviate
- alleviation
- ameliorate
- cultivate
- liven(something)up
- lubricate
- make a differenceidiom
- make a world of differenceidiom
- makesomeone/somethingover
- relieve
- revitalize
- revivify
- revolutionize
- salvage
- salve
- save the dayidiom
- sharpen
- tonic