lily
n
1
(a) any of various types of plant growing from a bulb, with large white or reddish flowers 百合; 百合花
`water lilies 睡莲.
(b) type of lily with white flowers 白百合
daffodils and lilies flowering in the spring 春天开花的黄水仙和白百合.
2 (idm 习语) gild the lily => gild.
Bonny, take the next dirt track on the left. That will take us down into the valley.
波尼,沿着左边的下一个土路走。我们将沿路而下进入河谷。
Who could count the times Annie tried, failed, and then succeeded?
谁能数得清安妮尝试、失败直至最后成功的次数?
So, celebrate your success, and invite your parents to celebrate with you, however hard it may be for them. If you continue to be excited about your future, you may come to educate your parents in the same way.