1. How much more elegant is it to slay your foe with the roses of irony than to massacre him with the axes of sarcasm or to belabour him with the bludgeon of invective.
用讥讽的玫瑰镇服你的对手,较之用嘲弄的板斧将他剁砍或用谩骂的大头棒将他捶打,更为温文尔雅。

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2. While he was doing so, Moran started his Mary of Egypt, but the indignant crowd seizing his stick were about to belabour him, when they fell back bewildered anew by his close resemblance to himself.
此时,莫兰唱起《埃及的圣玛丽》,气愤的观众抓过他的手杖,正要对他一阵痛打,却发现他和真正的莫兰是如此之像,困惑之下,他们向后退去。

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3. While he was doing so, Moran started his Mary of Egypt, but the indignant crowd seizing his stick were about to belabour him, when they fell back bewildered anew by his close resemblance to himself.
此时,莫兰唱起《埃及的圣玛丽》,气愤的观众抓过他的手杖,正要对他一阵痛打,却发现他和真正的莫兰是如此之像,困惑之下,他们向后退去。

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4. How much more elegant is it to slay your foe, with the roses of irony than to massacre him with the axes of sarcasm or to belabour him with the bludgeon of invective.
用讥讽的玫瑰镇服你的对手,较之用嘲弄的板斧将他剁砍或用谩骂的大头棒将他捶打,更为温文尔雅。

-- 来源 -- 英汉 - 辞典例句

5. More examples just belabour it.
佐证多了,反而画蛇添足。

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6. On the western front, even if Britain and the United States continue their policy of looking on and stalling, the second front will eventually be opened, when the time comes to belabour the slain tiger.
在西线,即使英美还采取着观望和拖延的政策,但等到有死老虎可打的时候,第二条战线总是要建立的。

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