gilds

英 [ɡɪldz]

美 [ɡɪldz]

v. 使如金子般生光(或生辉、生色); 给…镀金; 涂金于
gild的第三人称单数

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。