trowel
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++trow·el /ˈtraʊəl/ noun [countable] 1. 
DLGTZa garden tool like a very small spade 小泥铲，小铲子〔一种园艺工具〕 →5 see picture at 见图 garden2. TZa small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc 〔泥瓦匠使用的〕泥刀，镘刀，抹子3 lay it on with a trowel British English informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is 过分吹捧，言过其实；过分贬低 SYN exaggerate ‘I really don’t feel too good, ’ I croaked, laying it on with a trowel. “我真的觉得不太舒服。”我哑着嗓子夸张地说。Origin trowel (1300-1400) Old French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua “large deep spoon”
DLGTZa garden tool like a very small spade 小泥铲，小铲子〔一种园艺工具〕 →5 see picture at 见图 garden2. TZa small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc 〔泥瓦匠使用的〕泥刀，镘刀，抹子3 lay it on with a trowel British English informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is 过分吹捧，言过其实；过分贬低 SYN exaggerate ‘I really don’t feel too good, ’ I croaked, laying it on with a trowel. “我真的觉得不太舒服。”我哑着嗓子夸张地说。Origin trowel (1300-1400) Old French truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua “large deep spoon”trow·el nounChineseSyllable
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trowel
trow‧el /ˈtraʊəl/
noun [countable]
1. a garden tool like a very small spade
2. a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc
3. lay it on with a trowel British English informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is
SYN exaggerate:
‘I really don’t feel too good,’ I croaked, laying it on with a trowel.
trow‧el /ˈtraʊəl/
noun [countable] Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua 'large deep spoon'
Language: Old French
Origin: truelle, from Late Latin truella, from Latin trua 'large deep spoon'
1. a garden tool like a very small spade
2. a small tool with a flat blade, used for spreading cement on bricks etc
3. lay it on with a trowel British English informal to say things that make something seem much better, worse etc than it really is
SYN exaggerate:
