短语 | lay it on thick |
释义 | lay it on ˈthick(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夸大其词地褒贬;露骨地吹捧;过分贬低Praise them when necessary, but don't lay it on too thick.必要时要表扬他们,但不能言过其实。lay it on thick过分恭维;过度奉承:When a man praised a little boy to be a child prodigy,the boy’s parents were much pleased although they knew that the man had laid it on thick.当有个人夸奖一个小孩子是神童时,那小孩的父母非常高兴,虽然他们知道这个人的恭维有些过分。 |
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