| 释义 |
trowelBrE /ˈtraʊəl/NAmE /ˈtraʊəl/ nouna small garden tool with a curved blade for lifting plants and digging holes 小铲子（园艺工具）a small tool with a flat blade, used in building for spreading cement or plaster （抹泥灰或砂浆用的）瓦刀，镘刀，抹子 ●lay it on with a ˈtrowel(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 过分地吹捧；言过其实；过分贬低◆He was laying the flattery on with a trowel. 他吹捧得天花乱坠。 |
