gild 英 [gɪld] 　 美 [ɡɪld]

gild

gild　 英 [gɪld] 美 [ɡɪld]

vt. 镀金；虚饰；供给钱　

进行时:gilding　 过去式:gilded　 过去分词:gilded　 第三人称单数:gilds　 名词复数:gilds　

Don't gild the lily.　不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。
In the old days it was more often the opposite: the academy would belatedly gild the lily of commercial success with a shiny finish of ersatz class.　过去的情况却截然相反：虽然晚些，但学院派通常是商业成功之后的锦上添花，像百合花上镀了一层闪闪发光的假釉。

  • To gild something is to cover it with gold. You gild an object in order to decorate it — or just to show off your wealth.
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  • vt. 镀金；虚饰；供给钱

  • 1. Don't gild the lily.

    不要给百合花镀金/画蛇添足。

  • 2. In the old days it was more often the opposite: the academy would belatedly gild the lily of commercial success with a shiny finish of ersatz class.

    过去的情况却截然相反：虽然晚些，但学院派通常是商业成功之后的锦上添花，像百合花上镀了一层闪闪发光的假釉。

  • 3. paint it with colors, gild it with gold

    把它染上颜色、涂上真金

  • gild (v.) Old English gyldan "to gild, to cover with a thin layer of gold," from Proto-Germanic *gulthjan (source also of Old Norse gylla "to gild," Old High German ubergulden "to cover with gold"), verb from *gultham "gold" (see gold). Related: Gilded; gilding. Figuratively from 1590s.
gild / ɡɪld ; NAmE ɡɪld / verb 1 gildsth ( literary) to make sth look bright, as if covered with gold 使如金子般生光（或生辉、生色） ◆ The golden light gilded the sea. 金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。 2 gildsth to cover sth with a thin layer of gold or gold paint 给…镀金；涂金于 IDIOM gild the ˈlily to spoil sth that is already good or beautiful by trying to improve it 画蛇添足；多此一举 gild gilds gilded gilding gild / ɡɪld ; NAmE ɡɪld /
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