gilt2
a.
- 鍍金的；金色的
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My friend gave me a
gilt jewelry box.
我朋友給了我一個鍍金的首飾盒。
n.[U]
- 鍍金材料，金色塗層
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I'm afraid the
gilt of the ring will wear off before long.
恐怕戒指的鍍金層不久就會磨掉。
- 炫目的外表
- 【俚】金錢
片語
take the gilt off the gingerbread
- 剝去誘人的外衣
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The high taxes that I paid
took the gilt off the gingerbread.
我繳付的高額稅款除去了我大部分的收入。
gilt1
adj.
covered thinly with gold leaf or gold paint.
n.
- gold leaf or gold paint applied in a thin layer to a surface.
-
(gilts)
fixed-interest loan securities issued by the UK government.
Etymology
ME: archaic past part. of gild1.
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