lay it on a bit thick 它的字面意思是“抹得有点厚”，实际含义是“过分称赞、责难某人”。其中的a bit 是“一点儿”的意思，也可以去掉变成“lay it on thick”。 to praise someone too much 过分夸奖，过分赞誉 She went on and on about how she admired his work - laid it on a bit thick, if you ask me. 她一直不停地在说对他的工作有多么钦佩——要我说有点过分了。 He may have told us so, but does he really have to lay it on so thick? 或许他已经告诉了我们他的这些先见之明了，但真的有必要这样自我吹捧吗?