| 释义 |
lay it on with a trowel BrE informalto say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is过分吹捧，言过其实; 过分贬低;SYNexaggerate•'I really don't feel too good,' I croaked, laying it on with a trowel.“我真的觉得不太舒服。”我哑着嗓子夸张地说道。lay it on with a ˈtrowel(informal)to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate sth过分地吹捧；言过其实；过分贬低He was laying the flattery on with a trowel.他吹捧得天花乱坠。lay it on with a trowel过分称赞;过度奉承：A clerk praised the son of his boss a child prodigy，this was laying it on with a trowel.一个职员把他老板的儿子夸奖为神童，这是过分称赞。 |