He’s offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks.The only problem is that we can only have it in February, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
他把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期。但是美中不足的是我们只能在二月份去,这就有些扫兴了。
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常用词组
take the gilt off the gingerbread
1. 见 gingerbread
展开词组习语
金融
1. 金边证券
2. 优等证券
贸易
1. 镀金材料
2. 镀金材料
语源
Middle English: archaic past participle of gildMiddle English: from Old Norse gyltr