1A thin layer of gold applied to the surface of an object, often by an electrolytic method.
2Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see gold, plate.
动词verb
1transitiveTo apply gold plate to an object, to plate with gold.
2transitive, figurativelyOf a project, to incorporate costly or otherwise excessive features or refinements unnecessarily, to overengineer.
3transitive, figurativelyOf a law, regulation, etc., to embellish, to extend beyond its intended scope, especially so as to become stifling, or rigid and inflexible.