及物动词

1. 给…镀金；涂金于…
If you gild a surface, you cover it in a thin layer of gold or gold paint.

2. 画蛇添足；多此一举
If you say that someone is gilding the lily, you mean that they are spoiling something that is already beautiful or perfect by trying to improve it or by praising it too highly.

1. a formal association of people with similar interests

e.g. he joined a golf club
they formed a small lunch society
men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today

Synonym: clubsocial clubsocietyguildlodgeorder