"you can't polish a turd" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质
• 无法把坏东西变好

Definition

这个表达意思是无论怎么修饰，坏的东西也无法变好，掩盖不了本质的缺点。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是非正式、粗俗的表达，多用于私下或朋友之间，强调无论努力多大，坏东西本质上无法变好。不适合正式场合使用。

Examples

No matter how much you try, you can't polish a turd.

不管你怎么努力，**再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质**。

He thinks adding decorations will help, but you can't polish a turd.

他以为装饰会有帮助，但**再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质**。

Some projects are just doomed—you can't polish a turd.

有些项目注定失败—**再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质**。

Honestly, the product design is terrible—you can't polish a turd.

说实话，这产品设计很烂—**再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质**。

We spent hours editing the report, but you can't polish a turd—the data was just bad.

我们花了几个小时编辑报告，但**再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质**—数据本身就不好。

They tried to relaunch the app, but as they say, you can't polish a turd.

他们试图重新发布这个应用，但正如那句话，**再怎么修饰也掩盖不了本质**。