Word
engilds
verb
给…镀金；使…带有金色光泽
engilds is the third person singular of engild.
to decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
- 1.
To gild; to make splendid.
镀金；使辉煌
镀金；使辉煌；使有光彩
In use
The late afternoon sun engilded the old stone bridge, making it glow warmly.
To restore the mirror, the craftsman carefully engilds its damaged edges with liquid gold.
She is engilding the picture frame now, adding a touch of luxury to the room.
engild + noun
及物动词，直接接被装饰的对象。
The artist engilded the picture frame.
艺术家给画框镀金。
be engilded with + noun
被动结构，表示被某种材料装饰。
The altar was engilded with gold leaf.
祭坛用金箔装饰得光彩夺目。
Common mistakes
The engild vase is precious.The engilded vase is precious.
作为动词，'engild'的过去分词'engilded'才能作形容词修饰名词，不能直接用原形。中文'镀金的'对应的是分词形式。
The frame was engilded by gold.The frame was engilded with gold.
表示镀金材料时，应用介词'with'而非'by'，因为'engild'的搭配是'engild something with gold'，类似'decorate with'。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.