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gilt /gɪlt/
●take the gilt off the ˈgingerbreadspoil sth so that you find it less attractive than before 除去诱人的外表；让人扫兴；煞风景◆He’s offered us his villa by the sea for two weeks. Unfortunately, we can only have it in January, which rather takes the gilt off the gingerbread.
他提出要把海边的别墅让给我们住两个星期。但是美中不足的是我们只能在 1 月份去，这就有些扫兴了。 ORIGIN In the past, gingerbread was decorated with gilt or gold leaf (= a very thin sheet of gold). 旧时，姜饼被饰以金色涂层（gilt）或金箔（gold leaf）。 |