| 词汇 | gilding |
| 释义 | gilding present participle ofgild gild verb[ T ] uk /ɡɪld/ us /ɡɪld/ to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold给…镀金;给…涂上金色 literary to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-coloured light: （光）把…染成金色 Sunlight gilded the children's faces.孩子们的脸庞在阳光下熠熠生辉。 Chemistry: metals & metalworking alloy anti-tarnish bar magnet base metal bimetallic blacksmith brazen brazier bullion ferrous gold leaf lode magnet silver plate swage tarnished tinplated untarnished vermeil wrought iron You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Covering and adding layers Giving out light Idiomgild the lily Examples of gildinggilding In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Hill denies them death by fixing and gilding their image as they leap. There have been businesses dealing with golf clubs, musical instruments, ceramics and gilding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I see in the totalisator something that seeks to give gain without labour, something which is callous selfishness, disguised only by the gilding of charity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regard it as almost in the nature of gilding the lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that that was gilding the lily a bit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot find an equivalent for a man doing gilding and patterned work which is so skilled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no evidence that gilding was used on the railings originally. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would, indeed, be gilding the lily for me to seek to add any further matters of either explanation or commendation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I fully understand that that is because no purpose would be served by further gilding that lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The extra pay was put in by way of gilding the pill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that they are gilding the lily and painting something that it is impossible to improve. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be a mistake to improve upon it even by way of gilding the lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be gilding the lily for me to try to add to his case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That was more than gilding the lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is gilding the lily. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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