单词	overembellish
释义	overembellish verb over·​em·​bel·​lish ˌō-vər-im-ˈbe-lish  overembellished; overembellishing transitive + intransitive : to embellish (something) excessively overembellish a story He overembellished his accomplishments. … doesn't overembellish her melody lines as relentlessly as many of her peers do. Edna Gundersen et al. … there is left but little wall surface to give the impression of dignity and serenity which a great structure should convey, so we are tempted to overembellish these buildings with ornament … Cass Gilbert … the sesame blini need work. So do the entrees, which tend to be overworked and overembellished … Alison Cook He's a bit of an intellectual cook, perhaps, and has a tendency to overembellish with too many ingredients. S. Irene Virbila overembellishment ˌō-vər-im-ˈbe-lish-mənt  noun plural overembellishments Executive chef David Ross has a tendency toward overembellishment. His best dishes are the simplest ones. The Boston Herald Word History First Known Use 1842, in the meaning defined above
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