汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 天花亂墜
天花亂墜 (天花乱坠)
lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom) / fig. extravagant embellishments / hype
Legend has it that when Emperor Wu of Liang had a monk giving lectures, he moved the heavens, and the heavens fell flowers / Describes that the speech is vivid and colorful, and extremely pleasant to the ears (many means exaggerated and not realistic)
《高僧传》载南朝梁武帝时云光法师讲经,传说感动天帝,纷纷飘落天花◇用以比喻说话有声有色,非常动听,但多夸大或不切实际。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他吹捧得天花乱坠

He was laying the flattery on with a trowel.

商学院的主要罪过是天花乱坠的吹捧奉承。

The original sin of business schools is boosterism.

能说的天花乱坠是不错,但做得天衣无缝则更高。——约翰·克拉克。

To say well is good, but to do well is better. -john Clarke.

我还可以一连六个钟点,手里拿着表,天花乱坠地大谈一通。

I can talk the most superb twaddle for six hours by the clock, watch in hand.

其真正的含义惊颤在天花乱坠的广告宣传中消失了。

The true meaning is often lost in advertising hype.

其中一些人的话听起来天花乱坠,玄之又玄,似乎要炫耀他们身居高位已有多时。

Some of them sound pretty dizzy, like they've spent too much time at a high elevation.

多年来,他们嘴上说的天花乱坠,私底下却对就在眼皮子底下的脏钱视而不见。

For years, they’ve talked a good game, while having shown no shame about turning a blind eye to dirty money.

熊猫在新家里安居,并且起初天花乱坠的宣传褪色之后,关注焦点将转向它们的繁殖。

After the panda pair settle into their new home and the initial hype fades, the focus will turn to babymaking.

我希望拨开天花乱坠的宣传,了解你对于下列的问题的真知灼见:人们应该如何看待模式。

I'd like to cut through the hype and find out what you think people should actually do with patterns.

新产品能够在产品线上走完自己的市场周期,但如此天花乱坠的营销方式使得其没有回头路。

New products can take on a life of their own within an organization, becoming so hyped that there's no turning back.