gild

托福GRE Collins 1

v. decorate with, or as if with, gold leaf or liquid gold

vt. 镀金, 虚饰, 装饰, 供给钱

Collins 星级

21,874

BNC 频率

23,519

使用频率

gild 源自古英语 gyldan，意为“覆盖金子”。它的词根与“金”（gold）相关，表示用金子装饰或涂层。

例句

1. The artist decided to gild the picture frame to make it more beautiful.

艺术家决定给画框镀金，使其更美观。

2. She used a gilding technique to add gold leaf to her pottery.

她使用镀金技术在陶器上添加金箔。

3. The old book had gilded edges, which made it look very elegant.

这本旧书的边缘镀金，使其看起来非常优雅。