1. I asked him not to embellish the truth with ideas of his own.
    我要他不对事实添油加醋。

2. The door of the old church was embellished with decorations.
    老教堂的门是用雕饰美化的。

1. 美化,装饰：embed 嵌入,深植 | embellish 美化,装饰 | emblem 象徵,徽章

2. 修饰：embedding 嵌入 | embellish 修饰 | embellishment 装饰

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3. 装饰,修饰,美化：eager 渴望的,极想的,热衷的 | embellish 装饰,修饰,美化 | enterprise 努力,进取

1. 装饰;修饰
    If something is embellished with decorative features or patterns, it has those features or patterns on it and they make it look more attractive.

embellish的近义词

    e.g. The stern was embellished with carvings in red and blue...
           船尾饰有红色和蓝色的雕刻图案。
    e.g. Ivy leaves embellish the front of the dresser...
           梳妆台正面饰有常春藤叶子。

2. 给（故事）润色;渲染;润饰
    If you embellish a story, you make it more interesting by adding details which may be untrue.

    e.g. I launched into the parable, embellishing the story with invented dialogue and extra details...
           我开始讲那则寓言，并编造了些对话，加了些细节对其进行润色。
    e.g. Irving popularized the story in a dramatic and embellished account.
           欧文凭借其生动细致的描写使这篇小说广受欢迎。

1. make more beautiful

    Synonym: fancifybeautifyprettify

2. add details to

    Synonym: embroiderpadlardaggrandizeaggrandiseblow updramatizedramatise

3. make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

    e.g. Decorate the room for the party
           beautify yourself for the special day

    Synonym: decorateadorngraceornamentbeautify

4. be beautiful to look at

    e.g. Flowers adorned the tables everywhere

    Synonym: deckadorndecorategracebeautify