In fact, entire buildings can be gilded to make them more pleasing to the eye.

事实上，整栋建筑都可以镀金，以使它们更赏心悦目。

For the seconds he preferred a gilded, beautiful youth.

接下来是年轻貌美的男子。

Maybe we should gild this script-to gild something is to cover it in a thin layer of gold.

也许我们应该给这个文稿镀金——镀金的意思是用一层薄薄的黄金把它盖住。

Originally the sling and tree-stump support were gilded with gold as seen in these reconstructions.

最初的吊索和树桩支撑是镀金的，正如在这些重建模型中看到的那样。

Harry was facing a mirror over the fireplace, a great gilded thing in an intricately scrolled frame.

哈利正对着壁炉上的一面镜子，在漩涡状装饰的框架中有一个巨大的镀金的东西。

" Gild" is a verb. It means to cover with a fine layer of gilt.

“Gild”是动词。它的意思是镀金。

And dropping a small, gilded bottle at the witch's feet, the spirit vanished.

小妖怪把一个镀金的小瓶子丢在女巫的脚下就不见了。

Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece surmounted by a gilded mirror.

大理石壁炉里熊熊的火焰是房间内的唯一光源，壁炉的上方有一面镀金的镜子。

The King and Queen will travel in this gilded carriage accompanied by a huge military procession.

国王和王后将乘坐这辆镀金马车，并由庞大的军队队伍陪同。

Peter the Great early in the 18th century, and progressively gilded by generations of Russian royalty.

和後世俄罗斯皇族陆续添加的装饰点缀，打造出这座城市壮观的建筑及如诗如画的水道?

The sun was already sinking behind the Forbidden Forest, gilding the top branches of the trees.

太阳已经落到禁林后面去了，余辉正照在树梢上。

And that brings us to the idiom gild the lily.

这就引出了“gild the lily（画蛇添足）”这个习语。

So, when you gild something you could be trying to cover up something ugly.

因此，当你给某物镀金时，你可能是在试图掩盖一些丑陋的东西。

People still fill sweaty basements, muddy fields and gilded concert halls to hear their favourite musicians play.

人们仍然挤在闷热的地下室，泥泞的田野和镀金的音乐厅里，听他们最喜欢的音乐家演奏。

" Oh, dear Hirschvogel, I am so cold, so cold! " said August, kissing its gilded lion's claws.

“哦，亲爱的赫斯沃格，我好冷，好冷！”奥古斯特一边说，一边吻着它镀金的狮子爪子。

And while it was beautiful, it was truly gilding the lily.

虽然它很漂亮，但它真的是画蛇添足。

That would be gilding the lily.

那就是“画蛇添足”。

No sun shall ever usher forth mine honors, Or gild again the noble troops that waited Upon my smiles.

太阳永远也迎接不到我的荣誉了，再也不会给那一大群等待我向他们微笑的贵族们镀上一层金了。

The chapel, which had been newly gilded, was extremely small but very high.

新镀金的礼拜堂非常小， 但很高。

The wall's on each side were panelled in shiny dark wood and had many gilded fireplaces set into them.

四面的墙壁都镶着乌黑油亮的深色木板，许多镀金的壁炉嵌在木板里。