Definition
这个成语的字面意思是‘天上的花纷纷坠落’,但实际用来形容说话或描述时过于夸张、不切实际,好像把人说晕了。通常用在‘说得天花乱坠’这个结构中,表示某人把事物描述得极其美好但不可信。
f.e.
to talk in a flowery but unrealistic wayto make an extravagant description
Examples
- 天花乱坠,。Tā bǎ zìjǐ chuī dé tiān huā luàn zhuì, qíshí gēn běn méi nà huí shì.He boasted about himself in an extravagant way, but in fact there was nothing to it.
- 天花乱坠,。Guǎnggào shuō dé tiān huā luàn zhuì, kě chǎnpǐn xiàoguǒ què hěn chà.The advertisement made extravagant claims, but the product's effect was very poor.
- 天花乱坠,。Nǐ bié tīng tā jiǎng dé tiān huā luàn zhuì, háishì yào zìjǐ qīnyǎn kàn kan.Don't listen to his flowery talk; you still need to see for yourself.
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