gilded

英 [ˈɡɪldɪd]

美 [ˈɡɪldɪd]

adj.  镀金的; 涂金色的; 富贵的; 上层阶级的
v.  使如金子般生光(或生辉、生色); 给…镀金; 涂金于
gild的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：gilded　过去式：gilded　

BNC.12045 / COCA.12081

牛津词典

adj.

• 镀金的；涂金色的
  covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
• 富贵的；上层阶级的
  rich and belonging to the upper classes
  1. the gilded youth (= rich, upper-class young people) of the Edwardian era
     爱德华时代富贵的年轻人

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

adj

• having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
  1. long aureate (or golden) hair
  2. a gold carpet
  Synonym:aureategiltgoldgolden
• made from or covered with gold
  1. gold coins
  2. the gold dome of the Capitol
  3. the golden calf
  4. gilded icons
  Synonym:goldgolden
• rich and superior in quality
  1. a princely sum
  2. gilded dining rooms
  Synonym:deluxegrandluxuriousopulentprincelysumptuous
• based on pretense
  1. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
  2. meretricious praise
  3. a meretricious argument
  Synonym:meretriciousspecious

双语例句

• A scared calf's face gilded with marmalade.
  糊满了桔子酱的脸惊惶得像头小牛犊。
• Even lavishly gilded handcuffs can be man-traps& or, in this case, woman-traps.
  即使华丽的镀金的手铐也可以是给男人的现金。从这个案子来说，是女人的陷阱。
• Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulder-length blonde hair.
  窗户透进的阳光将她棕褐的披肩发“染”成了金色。
• A gilded temple glittered in the distance.
  远处，一座镀金的庙宇闪闪发光。
• It ranges from the simple pine chest or country chair to the elaborate marquetry-work cabinet or gilded console table.
  家具范围广泛，从简单松木箱或乡村枝条背椅到最精致的镶嵌细工橱柜或镀金壁台桌。
• So we trade freedom for a gilded cage.
  于是我们用自由换了这个镶金的鸟笼。
• I have all the philosophers in my library gilded on the edges.
  在我的图书室里的这些哲学家的书边上都是烫了金的。
• The whole body of the hall was made of copper with a gold-plated roof. Sunshine gilded the rooftops.
  通体铜制，檐顶鎏金。阳光把屋顶抹成了金色。
• The rising sun gilded the tree tops with its golden beams.
  初升的太阳给树梢染上了一层金色的光芒。
• The vast income and wealth inequalities of the Gilded Age had disappeared.
  按英文原意，应该是：镀金时代巨大的收入不平等和财富不平等消失了。