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　

Collins.1 / BNC.21874 / COCA.23519

习惯用语

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

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

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。

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