1、determine

是…的决定因素

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

鸡块的大小将决定烹饪时间的长短。

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

社会地位很大程度上是由家里经济支柱的职业决定的。

确定;查明

The investigation will determine what really happened.

调查会查明到底发生了什么事情。

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

需要进行检测以确定其对人的长期影响。

决定;敲定

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

波罗的海各国人民有权决定自己的未来。

The final wording had not yet been determined.

最终措辞仍未敲定。

2、embroider

在…上刺绣;绣（花）

The collar was embroidered with very small red strawberries.

衣领上绣着非常小的红色草莓。

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

玛蒂尔达在一块有花鸟图案的祭坛布上刺绣。

对（故事、叙述等）添枝加叶渲染

He told some lies and sometimes just embroidered the truth.

他说了些谎，有时只是对事实添油加醋了一番。

She embroidered on this theme for about ten minutes.

她围绕这个主题添枝加叶地说了大约10分钟。