Gild
[ ɡɪld ]
第3级
其它 Other
vt. 镀金，给…贴上金箔;修饰，虚饰;使阔气，使有钱;使光彩夺目;
n. 协会，行会（同guild）;同业公会;[植]依赖植物集团;
📝 例句
She had health and beauty, and money to gild these gifts.
她健康而漂亮, 富有使这些天赋更加熠熠生辉.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ gold-黄金,gild-镀金:好像黄金来镀金
※ gold-黄金,gild-镀金:用很少的金子达到很好的效果→镀金
📖 牛津释义
gild
v[Tn]
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.
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.
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）.
🔁 扩展释义
*[gild]vt. 镀金, 虚饰, 装饰, 供给钱
📖 同为「博士」词汇
查看全部博士词汇 ›🗣️ 情景例句
Leave well enough alone.
得过且过，见好就收。
Not quite.
不完全如此。
Is it a black cat with one white ear and two white legs?
是那只长着一只白耳朵和两条白腿的黑猫吗？