每天收听美语早班车,让你的英语“锦上添花”
锦上添花
icing on the cake (英式英语)
frosting on the cake (美式英语)
1.frost /frɒst/ 结霜,霜
2.chocolate frosting 巧克力糖衣
3.fruit frosting 水果蛋糕
If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good
thing that makes a good situation or activity even better.
使本来就不错的事物或者状态变得更好。
Eg.Having all of you here for my birthday has really been wonderful,this gift is icing on the cake.
我的生日有你们大家在这里真是太好了,这件礼物真是锦上添花了。
Eg.After watching that beautiful sunrise, the rainbow is just frosting on the cake.
在观赏完那美丽的日出之后,彩虹就显得是锦上添花啦。
4.tip of the iceberg 冰山一角
△iceberg /'aɪsbɜːg/ 冰山,显露部分
You can use the icing on the cake to refer to something which is only a minor part of the main thing you are talking about.
这个短语也可以只是为“冰山一角”