gilded

adj.

1. 镀金的；涂金色的
   covered with a thin layer of gold or gold paint
2. 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

1. VERB 给…镀金；涂金于…
   If you gild a 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
2. PHRASE 画蛇添足；多此一举
   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.
   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。

1. 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。
2. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs
   他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。
3. Sunshine gilded the rooftops.
   阳光把屋顶照得闪闪发光。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Folding screen paintings are in ink or gouache on plain or gilded paper or silk.
   屏风画是用水墨或水彩作于不镶边修饰或镶边修饰的纸和丝绸上。
7. The vast income and wealth inequalities of the Gilded Age had disappeared.
   按英文原意，应该是：镀金时代巨大的收入不平等和财富不平等消失了。
8. The whole body of the hall was made of copper with a gold-plated roof. Sunshine gilded the rooftops.
   通体铜制，檐顶鎏金。阳光把屋顶抹成了金色。
9. 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。
10. On gilded paper bound in calfskin.
    用烫金纸和小牛皮装订。
11. The article is then heat-treated, polished and gilded.
    然后对这件作品进行加热处理、打磨和镀金。
12. Sunlight gilded the children's faces.
    阳光照得孩子们的脸格外灿烂。
13. He was bare-headed, and the leaves had tossed his rebellious curls and tangled all their gilded threads.
    他没戴帽子，树叶搅乱了他那桀骜不驯的卷发，叫所有那些发丝都纠结起来。
14. A scared calf's face gilded with marmalade.
    糊满了桔子酱的脸惊惶得像头小牛犊。
15. 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。
16. Original paragraph: The age of gilded youth is over.
    富贵的年轻人的时代已经结束了。
17. 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。
18. I was an heiress in my gilded youth.
    在我辉煌的青年时代我是一名女继承人。
19. The ornate gilded mirror above the mantel.
    壁炉架上方装饰华丽的镀金镜子。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. Along the walls flanking the gate the are ten gilded bronze vats.
    沿着这个大门两侧有十个镀金的青铜大缸。
23. She gilded easily from Washington society to the international jet set.
    她轻而易举地从华盛顿社交界进入了尽是富人的国际社交界。
24. I have all the philosophers in my library gilded on the edges.
    在我的图书室里的这些哲学家的书边上都是烫了金的。
25. So we trade freedom for a gilded cage.
    于是我们用自由换了这个镶金的鸟笼。
26. Can replace the traditional metal decoration and gilded decoration, is a convenient and practical decoration materials.
    可代替传统的金属装饰和金箔装饰，是一种方便实用的装饰材料。
27. A gilded temple glittered in the distance.
    远处，一座镀金的庙宇闪闪发光。
28. The priest chants before gilded altars.
    神父在镀金的祭坛前吟唱。
29. The rising sun gilded the tree tops with its golden beams.
    初升的太阳给树梢染上了一层金色的光芒。
30. Sunlight from the window gilded her shoulder-length blonde hair.
    窗户透进的阳光将她棕褐的披肩发“染”成了金色。

adj

1. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
   1. long aureate (or golden) hair
   2. a gold carpet

   Synonym:    aureategiltgoldgolden

2. 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

3. rich and superior in quality
   1. a princely sum
   2. gilded dining rooms

   Synonym:    deluxegrandluxuriousopulentprincelysumptuous

4. based on pretense
   1. the gilded and perfumed but inwardly rotten nobility
   2. meretricious praise
   3. a meretricious argument

   Synonym:    meretriciousspecious