| [/gɪld; ɡɪld/] v [Tn] 用法:
1 cover (sth) with gold-leaf(3) or gold-coloured paint 覆金箔於（某物）; 涂金色於（某物）:
gild a picture-frame 给画框涂上金色. 用法:
2 (fig rhet 比喻, 修辞) make (sth) bright as if with gold 使（某物）如金子般生光:
white walls of houses gilded by the morning sun 金色晨光照耀下的房子的白墙. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) gild the `lily try to improve what is already satisfactory 给百合花贴金（尽力改进本已合意的事物）. gild the `pill make (sth) unpleasant but necessary seem attractive 苦药裹糖衣（将讨厌的但必要的事物弄得吸引人）. |