gild
verb [ T ] uk/ɡɪld/ us/ɡɪld/
给…镀金;给…涂上金色
to cover a surface with a thin layer of gold or a substance that looks like gold
literary（光）把…染成金色
to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-coloured light
Sunlight gilded the children's faces. 孩子们的脸庞在阳光下熠熠生辉。
Idiom
gild the lilyidiom disapproving 画蛇添足，多此一举
to improve or decorate something that is already perfect and therefore spoil it
Should I add a scarf to this jacket or would it be gilding the lily? 穿上这件外套我再配条围巾好吗？不会显得画蛇添足吧？