英语单词“take the gilt off the gingerbread”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
take the gilt off the gingerbread
释义
take the gilt off the gingerbread
idiomUKliterarytospoilsomething that is in every other wayenjoyable:使(某事物)失去吸引力We had agreattrip, butourflighthomewasbadlydelayed, which took thegiltoff thegingerbread.我们的旅行很愉快,但返航的飞机严重晚点令人扫兴。SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesDamaging and spoiling- adulterate
- adulterated
- adulteration
- alloy
- at the expense ofsomeoneidiom
- at-risk
- erode
- flaw
- foul
- foul(something)up
- gild the lilyidiom
- gloss
- gnaw
- rampage
- ravage
- ravages
- ruin
- scourge
- sour
- wreck
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