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gild sth
及物动词，直接接被镀金的物体。
They gilded the picture frame.
他们给画框镀了金。
镀金；给…镀金；给…涂上金色
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镀金；给…镀金；给…涂上金色
To cover something with a thin layer of gold or gold leaf; to give a golden surface to something.
They gilded the picture frame.
他们给画框镀了金。
用薄金层覆盖；贴金箔。
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
装饰；修饰。
To adorn.
用金色外观装饰。
To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
使呈现明亮或悦目的外观。
To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
gild
Base
原形
gilds
3rd person
第三人称单数
gilding
-ing
现在分词
gilded
Past
过去式
gilded
Past participle
过去分词
They gild the picture frame.
他们给相框镀金。
He gilded the vase yesterday.
他昨天给花瓶镀金。
She has gilded many objects.
她给许多物品镀过金。
The artist will gild the picture frame with real gold leaf.
这位艺术家将用真正的金箔给画框镀金。
The sunset gilded the rooftops of the old town.
夕阳给老城区的屋顶镀上了一层金色。
She is gilding the mirror frame for her bedroom project.
她正在为卧室项目给镜框镀金。
及物动词，直接接被镀金的物体。
They gilded the picture frame.
他们给画框镀了金。
用with引出镀金材料。
The artist gilded the statue with gold leaf.
艺术家用金箔给雕像镀金。
被动形式，强调状态或动作承受者。
The ceiling was gilded in the 18th century.
天花板在18世纪被镀金。
Not this
He wants to guild the picture frame.
Use this
He wants to gild the picture frame.
混淆 'guild'（行会）和 'gild'（镀金）；'guild' 是名词，而 'gild' 是动词，表示镀金。
Not this
She gild the jewelry yesterday.
Use this
She gilded the jewelry yesterday.
过去时态错误；'gild' 的过去式应为 'gilded'（或 'gilt'，但更常用 'gilded'），不能直接用原形表示过去。
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画蛇添足，多此一举
The design is beautiful; adding anything more would be gilding the lily.
这个设计已经很美了；再加任何东西都是画蛇添足。
给相框镀金／贴金箔
He spent the afternoon gilding a picture frame for his mother.
他花了一下午给母亲的相框镀金。
给苦药裹上糖衣；使令人不快的事物显得诱人
The manager gilded the pill by announcing a small bonus alongside the pay cut.
经理在宣布降薪的同时宣布了一小笔奖金，好让这苦药显得不那么难咽。
金丝笼；奢华但束缚人的生活环境
The actress lived in a gilded cage, unable to go anywhere without guards.
这位女演员住在金色的牢笼里，没有保镖哪儿也去不了。
纨绔子弟；富家青年
The gilded youth of the city spent their evenings in expensive clubs.
这座城市的纨绔子弟晚上都在昂贵的俱乐部里挥霍。
画蛇添足；多此一举
The cake is already beautiful — adding more icing would be gilding the lily.
蛋糕已经很好看了——再加糖霜就是画蛇添足。
金笼子；外表舒适诱人却束缚人的处境
She realized that her luxurious apartment was a gilded cage, with no freedom to pursue her dreams.
她意识到自己豪华的公寓是一个金笼子，她没有自由去追求梦想。
粉饰令人不快之事；给苦药裹上糖衣
The manager gilded the pill of the salary cut with promises of future bonuses.
经理用未来奖金的承诺来粉饰减薪这一令人不快的事。
为精纯的黄金镀金，为洁白的百合涂色——多此一举。（出自莎士比亚《约翰王》）
Adding too many decorations to the wedding cake only gilded the lily.
给婚礼蛋糕加太多装饰只是画蛇添足。
无论是大理石，还是帝王镀金的纪念碑，都不能比这有力的诗篇更长久。（出自莎士比亚十四行诗第55首）
The setting sun gilded the mountaintops.
落日给山顶镀上了金色。
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gild 与 gold 形近，联想“给物品镀上金”：gold 是名词“金”，gild 是动词“镀金”。
语域：formal 常见场景：文学作品、正式书面表达、工艺与历史描述 gild 多用于正式或文学语境，比较常见于书面描写、工艺或历史叙述；日常口语中较少单独使用，语气偏庄重或修饰性。
与 gild /ɡɪld/ 真正押韵的词有 build /bɪld/、filled /fɪld/ 和同音词 guild /ɡɪld/。注意拼写相似的 child /tʃaɪld/、mild /maɪld/、wild /waɪld/ 虽然都以 -ild 结尾，但读音为 /aɪld/，并不押韵。
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