gild

英 [ɡɪld]

美 [ɡɪld]

v.  使如金子般生光(或生辉、生色); 给…镀金; 涂金于

现在分词：gilding　过去式：gilded　过去分词：gilded　复数：gilds　第三人称单数：gilds　

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Collins.1 / BNC.21874 / COCA.23519

习惯用语

v.

gild the lily
• 画蛇添足；多此一举
  to spoil sth that is already good or beautiful by trying to improve it

牛津词典

verb

• 使如金子般生光（或生辉、生色）
  to make sth look bright, as if covered with gold
  1. The golden light gilded the sea.
     金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
• 给…镀金；涂金于
  to cover sth with a thin layer of gold or gold paint

柯林斯词典

• VERB 给…镀金；涂金于…
  If yougilda surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.
  1. Carve the names and gild them.
     把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
  2. ...gilded statues.
     镀金雕像
• PHRASE 画蛇添足；多此一举
  If you say that someone isgilding the lily, you mean that they are spoiling something that is already beautiful or perfect by trying to improve it or by praising it too highly.
  1. Gilding the lily of what is basically a romantic comedy, the director falls a little short of his best mark.
     这基本上是一出浪漫喜剧，这位导演却画蛇添足，没有发挥出他的最佳水平。

英英释义

noun

• a formal association of people with similar interests
  1. he joined a golf club
  2. they formed a small lunch society
  3. men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today
  Synonym:clubsocial clubsocietyguildlodgeorder

verb

• decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
  Synonym:begildengild

双语例句

• Refined sugar; refined oil; to gild refined gold-Shakespeare.
  精糖；经过提纯的油；为纯金镀金-莎士比亚。
• Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
  对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足。
• The actual quote is "To gild refined gold, to paint the lily".
  实际上原文是：为纯金镀金，为百合花添彩。
• G4S, a British-based security firm, was hoping that handling security for the games ( which it, too, sponsors, though not at the top level) would gild its reputation.
  总部位于英国的保安公司G4S曾希望为奥运会处理安保工作能为其增光添彩（它也对奥运进行了赞助，尽管并未跻身顶级赞助商行列）。
• The Status Quo and Shortage of the Gild In Our Country& A case in point is Textile-clothing Gild
  我国行业协会的现状及不足&以纺织服装行业协会为例
• Carve the names and gild them.
  把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
• For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
  对于这么漂亮的女孩儿，化妆根本是多此一举。
• To talk about the beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.
  谈论日落之美是多此一举。
• Gilding the lily of what is basically a romantic comedy, the director falls a little short of his best mark.
  这基本上是一出浪漫喜剧，这位导演却画蛇添足，没有发挥出他的最佳水平。
• If this be thy wish and if this be thy play, then take this fleeting emptiness of mine, paint it with colours, gild it with gold, float it on the wanton wind and spread it in varied wonders.
  假如这是你的愿望，假如这是你的游戏，就请把我这流逝的空虚染上颜色，镀上金辉，让它在狂风中飘浮，舒卷成种种奇观。