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

The rising sun gilded the tree tops with its golden beams.
初升的太阳给树梢染上了一层金色的光芒。
A gilded temple glittered in the distance.
远处，一座镀金的庙宇闪闪发光。
On the gilded Fujian lacquer tray also lay the morning newspaper.
描金的福建漆盘子里还放着当天的报。
The gilded dome of the cathedral rises above the city.
大教堂的金色圆顶高耸在整座城市之上。
Original paragraph: The age of gilded youth is over.
富贵的年轻人的时代已经结束了。
I have all the philosophers in my library gilded on the edges.
在我的图书室里的这些哲学家的书边上都是烫了金的。
The slender figures of palm trees framed the gilded doors of the hotel at Universal Park.
在环球片场主题公园的一座酒店里，镀金大门的四周映着棕榈树细长的轮廓。
The Lord Mayor follows at the rear in his gilded coach.
市长大人坐在他阔气的马车里在后面跟着。
So we trade freedom for a gilded cage.
于是我们用自由换了这个镶金的鸟笼。
The priest chants before gilded altars.
神父在镀金的祭坛前吟唱。