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

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。
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。
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。
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 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。
A gilded temple glittered in the distance.
远处，一座镀金的庙宇闪闪发光。
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。
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。
So we trade freedom for a gilded cage.
于是我们用自由换了这个镶金的鸟笼。
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。