画蛇添足的英文

英语翻译

画蛇添足[huàshétiānzú]

-（比喻做多余的事，反而不恰当）paintasnakewithfeet--superfluous;addlegstoone'ssketchofaserpent;(Theadditionaldiscourseson...)arecompletelysuperfluous.;carry[send]coalstoNewcastle;dangeroussuperfluity;drawasnakeandaddfeettoit--tospoilthingsbygoingtoextremes;drawasnakewithfeetaddedtoit--redundant;fanthebreezes;gild[paint]thelily;Tooverreachthemarkisjustasbadasnotreachingit.;ruintheeffectbyaddingwhatissuperfluous;Theaction[measure;step]justtakenwasreallyunnecessary.

对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。
For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.