gild
vt. 镀金,给…贴上金箔; 修饰,虚饰; 使阔气,使有钱; 使光彩夺目
If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.
Carve the names and gild them.
把姓名刻上去,再镀上金。
...gilded statues.
镀金雕像
If you say that someone is gilding 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.
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。
1. a formal association of people with similar interests;
1. decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold
gild the lily
画蛇添足:不必要地修饰本来就很美的东西
画蛇添足:对原本已很完整的东西作多余的添加
The sun transform the gild cupola into dazzling point of light.
太阳将这些镀金的圆屋顶变成了闪耀的光点.
To talk about the beautiful sunset is to gild the lily.
谈论日落之美是多此一举.
Don't gild the lily, gild the sissy.
不要给百合花镀金, 要给娘娘腔.
Comment on this would be to gild the lily.
对此发表评说无异于画蛇添足.
Don t gild the lily.
不要画蛇添足.