Embellish
[ im'beli? ]
成人 Adult Edu
vt. 裝飾;潤色;修飾;
vi. 裝飾起來;加以潤色;
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em使…進入狀態+bell美好+ish動詞后綴→進入美好→裝飾
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It caused him to seek to embellish his most incontestable achievements.
這使他想對自己最無可爭議的成就加以吹噓。
Can you embellish your refusal just a little bit?
難道你就不會對你的婉拒之辭略加修飾嗎？
embellish a room with flowers
用花來裝飾房間
I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.
我要他不對事實添油加醋。
Serving to decorate or embellish;ornamental.
裝飾性的用作裝璜或修飾的；裝飾的
?? 聯想助記
【記】※諧音“白理石”:大理石的一種用來裝飾
※ belle-美女,諧音“貝勒(清代貴族的世襲封爵)”:身邊美女如云
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embellish
v[Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sth)
1 make sth beautiful by adding ornaments, etc 美化、 裝飾或修飾某物
a dress embellished with lace and ribbons 有花邊和飾帶的連衣裙.
2 improve (a story, statement, etc) by adding often untrue details, eg to make it more interesting or amusing 渲染; 添枝加葉（如使之更有趣、 更可笑）
He often embellishes the tales of his travels. 他常給他的旅游趣聞添枝加葉.
?? 擴展釋義
*[im'beli?]vt. 修飾, 裝飾, 潤色
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Have a nice evening.
祝你們今晚愉快。
His apology didn't seem sincere.
他的道歉看起來不是真誠的。
But we never fight for long.
但不久就和解了。