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。

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镀金的，正如在这些重建模型中看到的那样。

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?

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——镀金的意思用一层薄薄的黄金把它盖住。

For the seconds he preferred a gilded, beautiful youth.

接下来年轻貌美的男子。

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

哈利正对壁炉上的一面镜子，在漩涡状装饰的框架中有一个巨大的镀金的东西。

I walked slowly, awestruck, through the soft grass, swaying flowers, and warm, gilded air.

我慢慢地走，惊奇不已，穿过柔软的芳草，摇曳的花朵，还有温暖的，染成了金色的空气。

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。

So let's talk about how American trains went from gilded pleasure palaces to… This.

让我们来谈谈美国的火车如何从镀金的娱乐宫殿变成… … 这个样子。

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间内的唯一光源，壁炉的上方有一面镀金的镜子。

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

因此，当你给某物镀金时，你可能在试图掩盖一些丑陋的东西。

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

虽然它很漂亮，但它真的画蛇添足。

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。

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。

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

她化妆就在画蛇添足。

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，我们都在画蛇添足。

" What about this village here, between the Teats" ? Jaime tapped the map with a gilded knuckle.

" 乳峰中间你不要的村子，叫什么名字？" 詹姆用金手的指节叩了叩地图。

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，一边吻它镀金的狮子爪子。

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。