embroidery
n[U]
1 decoration with needlework 刺绣
a beautiful piece of embroidery 一件美丽的刺绣制品
He's good at embroidery. 他擅长刺绣.
2 (fig 比喻) untrue details added for effect (为增强效果而加的)虚构细节
A little embroidery made the story quite entertaining. 增加了一点虚构细节使得故事相当有趣.
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.
如果你要寄信到不同时区的国外办公室,你可以发个传真,即使办公室不开门,信也会被收到。
When honey bees have discovered a feeding place, they fly directly to it from the hive.