画蛇添足的英文：
[Literal Meaning]
draw/snake/add/foot
to draw a snake and add feet to it

[解释]
画蛇时给蛇添上脚。比喻做了多余的事，不但没有好处，反而不合适。

[Explanation]
to ruin the effect by adding something superfluous

[例子]
有关这个话题的内容前面已经说了很多了，文章的这一段完全是画蛇添足。

[Example]
You've said enough about this topic in the previous part. This paragraph in the article is absolutely redundant.

[英文等价词]
to paint the lily

参考例句：
  • To paint the lily
    画蛇添足
  • Paint a snake with feet added to it;ruin the effect by adding what is superfluous
    画蛇添足
  • "Carry coal to Newcastle, send owls to Athens"
    "画蛇添足,多此一举"
  • More examples just belabor it
    佐证多了，反而画蛇添足。
  • Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
    对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足。
  • Gild [paint] the lily
    给完美的东西加上不必要的润色,画蛇添足
  • His point that no serious harm is done in such cases has led him to contrive a subplot
    他认为这样做并无大碍。实际上，这是画蛇添足。
  • Don't gild the lily.--William Shakespeare, British dramatist
    不要给百合花镀金\画蛇添足。英国剧作家莎士比亚
  • For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
    对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。
  • Don't gild the lily. (William Shakespeare, British dramatist)
    不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。(英国剧作家莎士比亚.)

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