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.
I can't find it. There are just a few loose coins at the back of the drawer.
我也找不到。在抽屉底只有一些零散的钱币。
For example, you might pick up a travel book and read a few pages before going to sleep. It is enough to dip into it and read bits here and there. In a word, this is tasting.