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单词 gilded
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Definition of gilded in English:

gilded

adjectiveˈɡɪldɪdˈɡɪldəd
  • 1Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.

    an elegant gilded birdcage
    a painted and gilded wooden ceiling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • All the components survive as listed, apart from the case curtains, their gilded curtain rod, and the embroidered crimson cover for the headboard, with its magnificent raised embroidery.
    • He matched his white pants and shirt with a vest cut from white brocade and decorated with gilded charms.
    • Its upper door panels are painted with birds and butterflies on a gilded background.
    • The body of the vase is painted in turquoise with gilded female torsos in high relief leaning back against large scrolls simulating handles.
    • His gaze traveled up to the ceiling, where elaborate moldings surrounded a large, impressive, crystal chandelier, which stemmed from a gilded ceiling medallion.
    • Two gilded thrones, now covered in royal blue draperies, were placed at the far end of the room.
    • A pair of white shoes in front of a gilded door completed the cover.
    • Its lower parts are of white marble, but the upper parts are covered with plates of gilded copper.
    • The walls were not covered in the dark mahogany wood, with gilded trim which adorned most of the other walls in the casino.
    • He stopped in front of the large vanity mirror framed in gilded gold and straightened his tie.
    • The gilded frame gleamed, here and there patches of the coarse wood underneath shone through.
    • Metalwork was routinely enamelled; ivories often partly gilded and painted.
    • In the living room, I traced the gilded edges of the tables and chairs carefully, hoping gold dust would cling to my fingers.
    • Much of the ceiling is fretwork, and fresco par-excellence, in gilded gold.
    • It was a large sitting room, covered with gilded mahogany paneling, and pale green floral carpet.
    • The occasional flashes of sun reflect off the gilded domes of those cathedrals which aren't covered in scaffolding in preparation for the anniversary celebrations.
    • It is composed of the biggest arches I have ever walked under, and almost everything seems to be made of marble, gold, gilded marble, or marbleized gold.
    • Clearly, this is a formal room, from the gilded antique furnishings to the sapphire blue drapes covering the full-length windows.
    • As the story goes, Heron suspected that his crown was not pure gold but gilded silver.
    • She was looking for the kitchen, but all she kept encountering were well appointed and gilded rooms.
    Synonyms
    cover with gold, paint gold, lacquer gold, inlay with gold
    1. 1.1 Wealthy and privileged.
      he saw plain, decent boys transformed to gilded, roistering youths
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like a gilded self-fulfilling prophecy, wealth and prestige beget greater wealth and prestige, with dramatic implications for the future of postsecondary education.
      • Having seen how disruptive it is to family life to be forcibly relocated to even a gilded sanctuary, I have an increased sense of just how horrible it must be for parents living in the Third World.
      • That means Augusta receives more dough from the public than from its own gilded members.
      • But the London painted here, the Britain painted here, is a gilded, desirable place, magnificent yet homely, where rumours of empire intrude only as exotic hints.
      • But the film can't overcome its director's ham-fisted sermonizing on how those with little get the short shrift while the privileged play by a gilded rulebook.
 
 

Definition of gilded in US English:

gilded

adjectiveˈɡildədˈɡɪldəd
  • 1Covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.

    an elegant gilded birdcage
    a painted and gilded wooden ceiling
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its lower parts are of white marble, but the upper parts are covered with plates of gilded copper.
    • As the story goes, Heron suspected that his crown was not pure gold but gilded silver.
    • The body of the vase is painted in turquoise with gilded female torsos in high relief leaning back against large scrolls simulating handles.
    • The occasional flashes of sun reflect off the gilded domes of those cathedrals which aren't covered in scaffolding in preparation for the anniversary celebrations.
    • She was looking for the kitchen, but all she kept encountering were well appointed and gilded rooms.
    • It was a large sitting room, covered with gilded mahogany paneling, and pale green floral carpet.
    • He stopped in front of the large vanity mirror framed in gilded gold and straightened his tie.
    • All the components survive as listed, apart from the case curtains, their gilded curtain rod, and the embroidered crimson cover for the headboard, with its magnificent raised embroidery.
    • He matched his white pants and shirt with a vest cut from white brocade and decorated with gilded charms.
    • His gaze traveled up to the ceiling, where elaborate moldings surrounded a large, impressive, crystal chandelier, which stemmed from a gilded ceiling medallion.
    • The walls were not covered in the dark mahogany wood, with gilded trim which adorned most of the other walls in the casino.
    • In the living room, I traced the gilded edges of the tables and chairs carefully, hoping gold dust would cling to my fingers.
    • Much of the ceiling is fretwork, and fresco par-excellence, in gilded gold.
    • A pair of white shoes in front of a gilded door completed the cover.
    • Clearly, this is a formal room, from the gilded antique furnishings to the sapphire blue drapes covering the full-length windows.
    • Metalwork was routinely enamelled; ivories often partly gilded and painted.
    • It is composed of the biggest arches I have ever walked under, and almost everything seems to be made of marble, gold, gilded marble, or marbleized gold.
    • Its upper door panels are painted with birds and butterflies on a gilded background.
    • Two gilded thrones, now covered in royal blue draperies, were placed at the far end of the room.
    • The gilded frame gleamed, here and there patches of the coarse wood underneath shone through.
    Synonyms
    cover with gold, paint gold, lacquer gold, inlay with gold
    1. 1.1 Wealthy and privileged.
      he saw plain, decent boys transformed to gilded, roistering youths
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Like a gilded self-fulfilling prophecy, wealth and prestige beget greater wealth and prestige, with dramatic implications for the future of postsecondary education.
      • Having seen how disruptive it is to family life to be forcibly relocated to even a gilded sanctuary, I have an increased sense of just how horrible it must be for parents living in the Third World.
      • But the film can't overcome its director's ham-fisted sermonizing on how those with little get the short shrift while the privileged play by a gilded rulebook.
      • But the London painted here, the Britain painted here, is a gilded, desirable place, magnificent yet homely, where rumours of empire intrude only as exotic hints.
      • That means Augusta receives more dough from the public than from its own gilded members.
 
 
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