1·There is plenty to see inside – including gilt palanquins and bejewelled daggers – but it is the view of the city spread out below that is sublime.
城堡本身足够令人震撼,里面有很多东西可看,包括一架镀金的轿子和镶嵌有宝石的短剑。 但还是古堡脚下铺陈开来的城市景像更为壮观。
2·She submitted cheerfully to the purple satin and yellow tuftings of the Welland drawing-room, to its sham Buhl tables and gilt vitrines full of modern Saxe.
她高高兴兴地容忍韦兰家客厅里的紫缎子与黄栽绒,以及里面的赝品镶木桌与时新的萨克森蓝镀金玻璃框。
3·A failed gilt auction, in particular, could send sterling tumbling.
特别是镀金拍卖失败,很可能导致英镑贬值。
4·Our room was large and warm, with a Bechstein grand and a theatrical gilt mirror that hung at an ominous 45-degree angle over the bed.
我们的房间还算宽敞暖和,房间里有一架贝希斯坦大钢琴,在床的上方吊着一块剧院用的镀金镜子,以45度的角度对着床上,给人不祥之感。
5·It was kind of dead area and I wasn't initially sure of what to do with it until I found this great gilt settee on eBay that was the perfect size.
一开始这里是个死角,不也不知道拿它怎么办。不过后来我在Ebay上找到了这个大小正好的靠背镀金沙发。