单词 | gild |
释义 | gild [gɪld] verb transitive ■to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold 给…镀金;给…涂上金色 ■literary ■to cover the surface of something with bright gold light (光)把…染成金色 •Sunlight gilded the children's faces.孩子们的脸庞在阳光下闪闪生辉。 [gɪld] verb transitive gild the lily disapproving ■to improve or decorate something which is already perfect and therefore spoil it 画蛇添足;多此一举 •Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily?穿上这件外套,我再配条围巾好吗?不会显得画蛇添足吧? |
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