Gilding
[ 'gildiŋ ]
n. 贴金箔，镀金;
v. 把…镀金( gild的现在分词 );给…上金色;作多余的修饰（反而破坏原已完美的东西）;画蛇添足;
📝 例句
The dress is perfect. Don't add anything to it at all. It would just be gilding the lily.
这条裙子已经很完美了, 别再作任何修饰了, 那只会画蛇添足.
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
gilding
n[U]
1 applying of gilt to sth 在某物上覆金箔或涂金色.
2 material with which things are gilded; surface made by such material 饰金用的或金色的材料; 金饰或金色的表面.
🔁 扩展释义
n. 镀金, 镀金材料, 涂金, 虚饰的外观, 假象【计】 镀金, 装金【化】 饰金; 涂金; 飞金
📖 同为「TOEFL」词汇
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I think yours is a well-known advertising company.
我认为你们公司是一个着名的广告公司。
He's a dumb guy.
他是位沉默的老兄。
And so with solids such as a shell, a nut, a plum, a pear, a tadpole, a mushroom, a mountain peak, a kidney, a carrot, a tree-trunk, a bird, a bud, a lark, a ladybird, a bulrush, a bone.
对于其他实体，如，贝壳、核桃、李子、梨子、蝌蚪、蘑菇、山峰、肾脏、胡萝卜、树干、鸟儿、花蕾、云雀、瓢虫、芦苇以及骨头也应这样来感觉。