英语词汇“gild”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gild¹

(gĭld)

tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds

1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold.

2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to.

3. Archaic To smear with blood.

Idiom:

gild the lily

1. To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful.

2. To make superfluous additions to what is already complete.

[Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; see ghel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

gilder n.

单词	gild
释义	gild¹ (gĭld) tr.v. gild·ed or gilt (gĭlt), gild·ing, gilds 1. To cover with or as if with a thin layer of gold. 2. To give an often deceptively attractive or improved appearance to. 3. Archaic To smear with blood. *Idiom:* *gild the lily* 1. To adorn unnecessarily something already beautiful. 2. To make superfluous additions to what is already complete. [Middle English gilden, from Old English gyldan; see ghel-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] gilder n.
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