英语词汇“lay something on thick (or with a trowel)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lay something on thick (or with a trowel)

informal Grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something: the message is laid on with a trowel for three hours...

There was some speculation that he might simply be laying the melodrama on thick for the benefit of the crowd, but I don't see it.
Before she started publishing her guidebooks, the words in most botanical tomes were laid on with a trowel, leaving no room for illustrations.
Occasionally, the tone can be too sentimental and some of the historic background is laid on with a trowel, but these are quibbles.

Synonyms

exaggerate, stretch the truth, overdo it, overstate one's case, embellish the truth;

flatter, pay extravagant compliments, give fulsome praise, over-praise, soft-soap

informal pile it on, lay it on with a trowel/shovel, ham it up, sweet-talk

See parent entry: lay

单词	lay something on thick (or with a trowel)
释义	lay something on thick (or with a trowel) informal Grossly exaggerate or overemphasize something: the message is laid on with a trowel for three hours... There was some speculation that he might simply be laying the melodrama on thick for the benefit of the crowd, but I don't see it. Before she started publishing her guidebooks, the words in most botanical tomes were laid on with a trowel, leaving no room for illustrations. Occasionally, the tone can be too sentimental and some of the historic background is laid on with a trowel, but these are quibbles. Synonyms exaggerate, stretch the truth, overdo it, overstate one's case, embellish the truth; flatter, pay extravagant compliments, give fulsome praise, over-praise, soft-soap informal pile it on, lay it on with a trowel/shovel, ham it up, sweet-talk See parent entry: lay
随便看	advertence advertency advertent advertently advertique advertisable advertise advertiseable advertisee advertisement advertiser advertising advertising campaign advertisingese advertising magazine Advertising Standards Authority advertising watchdog advertizable advertorial advice advice bureau advice column advice columnist adviceful advice line