gild the lily
基本解释
- v. 画蛇添足
英汉例句
- Don’t gild the lily.
不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。 - Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
这一评论就是多此一举。 - In many other countries, they do not specify amount for bribery and corruption, zero tolerance is common choice, if we heighten starting point, undoubtedly, it seems to be gild the lily.
在许多国家，他们没有明确规定贪污的数额，零容忍是为大众所接受的，如果我们国家提高起刑点，无疑是画蛇添足。
双语例句
英英字典
- to improve or decorate something that is already perfect and therefore spoil it