gilded

英 [ˈɡɪldɪd]

美 [ˈɡɪldɪd]

adj. 镀金的; 涂金色的; 富贵的; 上层阶级的
v. 使如金子般生光(或生辉、生色); 给…镀金; 涂金于
gild的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：gilded　过去式：gilded　

BNC.12045 / COCA.12081

牛津词典

adj.

镀金的；涂金色的
covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
富贵的；上层阶级的
rich and belonging to the upper classes
1. the gilded youth (= rich, upper-class young people) of the Edwardian era
  爱德华时代富贵的年轻人

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。

adj

having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
1. long aureate (or golden) hair
2. a gold carpet
Synonym:aureategiltgoldgolden
made from or covered with gold
1. gold coins
2. the gold dome of the Capitol
3. the golden calf
4. gilded icons
Synonym:goldgolden
rich and superior in quality
1. a princely sum
2. gilded dining rooms
Synonym:deluxegrandluxuriousopulentprincelysumptuous
based on pretense
1. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
2. meretricious praise
3. a meretricious argument
Synonym:meretriciousspecious

Even lavishly gilded handcuffs can be man-traps& or, in this case, woman-traps.
即使华丽的镀金的手铐也可以是给男人的现金。从这个案子来说，是女人的陷阱。
The ornate gilded mirror above the mantel.
壁炉架上方装饰华丽的镀金镜子。
I was an heiress in my gilded youth.
在我辉煌的青年时代我是一名女继承人。
A scared calf's face gilded with marmalade.
糊满了桔子酱的脸惊惶得像头小牛犊。
Immediately above his head there hung three discoloured metal balls which looked as if they had once been gilded.
他的头顶上面挂着三个褪了色的铁球，看上去以前曾经是镀过金的。
He was bare-headed, and the leaves had tossed his rebellious curls and tangled all their gilded threads.
他没戴帽子，树叶搅乱了他那桀骜不驯的卷发，叫所有那些发丝都纠结起来。
It ranges from the simple pine chest or country chair to the elaborate marquetry-work cabinet or gilded console table.
家具范围广泛，从简单松木箱或乡村枝条背椅到最精致的镶嵌细工橱柜或镀金壁台桌。
The priest chants before gilded altars.
神父在镀金的祭坛前吟唱。
Fast-forward to the 1990s Gilded Age of President Carlos Menem.
接下来让我们快进到20世纪90年代，也就是卡洛斯•梅内姆总统的镀金时代。
On gilded paper bound in calfskin.
用烫金纸和小牛皮装订。