"icing on the cake" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 锦上添花

Definition

让本来已经很好的事情变得更加美好的额外好事。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这个短语是非正式用语，只能用于好事上，通常用来强调一件本来就很好的事情又有了额外收获，相当于中文的“锦上添花”。

Examples

Winning the game was great, but seeing my family there was the icing on the cake.

赢得比赛很棒，但看到我的家人在场，就是**锦上添花**。

I enjoyed the meal, and the dessert was the icing on the cake.

我很享受这顿饭，甜点更是**锦上添花**。

Getting a promotion was the icing on the cake after a successful year.

晋升是成功一年后的**锦上添花**。

The hotel upgraded our room for free — that was just the icing on the cake!

酒店免费给我们升级房间——简直是**锦上添花**！

It was already a perfect evening, and your surprise gift was the icing on the cake.

这个晚上已经很完美了，你的惊喜礼物更是**锦上添花**。

We finished the project ahead of schedule, and getting praise from the boss was the icing on the cake.

我们提前完成了项目，还得到了老板的表扬，真是**锦上添花**。