Word · Frequency #21874
gilt
镀金；给…镀金；给…涂上金色
gilt is the past of gild (irregular).
To cover something with a thin layer of gold or gold leaf; to give a golden surface to something.
- 1.
To cover with a thin layer of gold; to cover with gold leaf.
用薄金层覆盖；贴金箔。
- 2.
To adorn.
装饰；修饰。
- 3.
To decorate with a golden surface appearance.
用金色外观装饰。
- 4.
To give a bright or pleasing aspect to.
使呈现明亮或悦目的外观。
- 5.
To give a brilliant colour or flush to one's face; (also) to make appear drunk.
使面色红润或泛红；(也)使显得醉。
美化；装饰；使增色；使（面部）泛红；使带醉意；用薄金层覆盖；贴金箔。；装饰；修饰。；用金色外观装饰。
In use
The artist will gild the picture frame with real gold leaf.
The sunset gilded the rooftops of the old town.
She is gilding the mirror frame for her bedroom project.
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。
gild sth with sth
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。
be gilded
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。
Connections
Collocations
- gild the lily
- 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。
- gild a picture frame
- 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。
- gild the pill
- 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。
- gilded cage
- 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。
- gilded youth
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
gild 与 gold 形近，联想“给物品镀上金”：gold 是名词“金”，gild 是动词“镀金”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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