gild
英[ɡɪld] 美[ɡɪld]
"he joined a golf club"
"they formed a small lunch society"
"men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
1.给…镀金；涂金于…
If yougild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.
e.g. Carve the names andgild them.
把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
e.g. ...gilded statues.
镀金雕像
2.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.
e.g. 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。
1. 镀金：单色的 monochrome | 镀金gild | 多色的 polychrome
2. 烫金 描金 同业公会：gilbertite 丝光白云母 |gild 烫金 描金 同业公会 |gildedcorbelbracket 镏金斗拱
3. 镀金;虚饰：giggle: 咯咯笑 |gild: 镀金;虚饰 | gimmick: 吸引人的花招,噱头
4. 行会;同业公会：gift coupon (商品中附有的)礼品券 |gild 行会;同业公会 | *global 全球的
The setting sun gilds the sky.
落日把天空染成金色。
Her beauty gilds her vice.
她的美貌掩盖了她的邪恶。
For such a beautiful girl, to use make-up would be to gild the lily.
对一个这样漂亮的女孩来说，化妆有些画蛇添足。
The golden light gilded the sea.
金色的阳光使大海如金子般闪闪发光。
Carve the names and gild them.
把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
...gilded statues.
镀金雕像
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。
The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.
太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点.
To talk about the beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.
谈论日落之美是多此一举.
Don gild the lily, gild the sissy.
不要给百合花镀金, 要给娘娘腔.
Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足.
Don t gild the lily.
不要画蛇添足.
Distrusting every light that seemed to gild.
我信不过那似乎浮泛在眼前的.
And these four candles shall remain in the keeping of the steward of the gild.
事毕,这4支蜡烛继续由行会的管事保管.
With Dimitar Berbatov and Wayne Rooney primed to flower anew, Owen can gild the lily.
贝巴和鲁尼如今蓄势待发, 欧文也可以为曼联锦上添花.
She had health and beauty, and money to gild these gifts.
她健康而漂亮, 富有使这些天赋更加熠熠生辉.
For the beautiful girl to use makeup would be to gild the lily.
漂亮的姑娘加上化装,是锦上添花.
Carve the names and gild them.
把姓名刻上去，再镀上金。
Its magnificent owner..had gilt and furnished the apartments with a profusion of luxury.
出自：R. Cumberland