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。

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。

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。

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。

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?

She's just gilding the lily when she wears makeup.

她化妆就是在画蛇添足。

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。

We gild the lily anytime we try to improve something that is already excellent.

每当我们试图改进已经很出色的东西时，我们都是在画蛇添足。

The website says that " gild the lily" comes from Shakespeare.

该网站称，“gild the lily”一词出自莎士比亚。