单词	gild
释义	gildgild /ɡɪld/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINgild Origin: Old English gyldan Verb Table VERB TABLE gild Simple Form Present I, you, we, they gild he, she, it gilds Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they gilded Present perfect I, you, we, they have gilded he, she, it has gilded Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had gilded Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will gild Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have gilded Continuous Form Present I am gilding he, she, it is gilding you, we, they are gilding Past I, he, she, it was gilding you, we, they were gilding Present perfect I, you, we, they have been gilding he, she, it has been gilding Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been gilding Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be gilding Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been gilding Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Even the horn was of a much lighter colour than usual, although it had been gilded with silver. If it was a time of science and silks and gilded barges, it was also a time of pox. Now, naked, simmering with annoyance, the deepening light gilding him, he was no less imposing. She simply knows that icons, even the most gilded of them, are made to be hung on a wall. The skulls were gilded and taken out for yearly veneration. There was the altar, with its gilded borders and red sheen that absorbed the glazed white bowls and cups. When Joe inquired about these details, the duke said that gilded window frames were economical because they required no repainting. Wind and sun had gilded her arms and legs honey-brown, hiding the last of the fading bruises. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► lily · Instead of gilding the lily the photographs added atmosphere - a sense of history. Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► gild the lily Instead of gilding the lily the photographs added atmosphere - a sense of history. To dress up humour would be the ultimate in gilding the lily. 1to cover something with a thin layer of gold or with something that looks like gold:  a gilded frame2literary to make something look as if it is covered in gold:  The autumn sun gilded the lake.3gild the lily to spoil something by trying to improve it when it is already good enough
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