1、determine

是…的決定因素

The size of the chicken pieces will determine the cooking time.

雞塊的大小將決定烹飪時間的長短。

Social status is largely determined by the occupation of the main breadwinner.

社會地位很大程度上是由家里經濟支柱的職業決定的。

確定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

調查會查明到底發生了什么事情。

Testing needs to be done to determine the long-term effects on humans.

需要進行檢測以確定其對人的長期影響。

決定;敲定

The Baltic people have a right to determine their own future.

波羅的海各國人民有權決定自己的未來。

The final wording had not yet been determined.

最終措辭仍未敲定。

2、embroider

在…上刺繡;繡（花）

The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries.

衣領上繡著非常小的紅色草莓。

Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds.

瑪蒂爾達在一塊有花鳥圖案的祭壇布上刺繡。

對（故事、敘述等）添枝加葉渲染

He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth.

他說了些謊，有時只是對事實添油加醋了一番。

She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.

她圍繞這個主題添枝加葉地說了大約10分鐘。