gloss over

英 [ɡlɒs ˈəʊvə(r)]

美 [ɡlɑːs ˈoʊvər]

粉饰; 掩盖; 掩饰

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 粉饰；掩盖；掩饰
  If yougloss overa problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly.
  1. Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses.
     一些外国政府似乎很乐于掩盖不断出现的侵犯人权现象。

英英释义

verb

• cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
  1. Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
  2. She tried to gloss over her mistakes
  Synonym:whitewashsleek overhush up
• treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
  Synonym:skate oversmooth overslur overskimp over

双语例句

• John tried in vain to gloss over his faults.
  约翰极力想掩饰自己的缺点，但是没有用。
• Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses.
  一些外国政府似乎很乐于掩盖不断出现的侵犯人权现象。
• Such predictions, however, gloss over the likely impact within Iran.
  然而，此类预测掩盖了轰炸对伊朗内部可能造成的影响。
• At first glance, it may be easy for one to gloss over him and the importance he brings to the team.
  粗略一看，拜纳姆以及他对于球队的重要性也许会被掩盖。
• The seller will often gloss over the weak areas of the business, or put effort into creating short-term gains to give a favorable impression of the business.
  卖家通常会将生意的劣势和不足轻描淡写、一笔带过或者为了给买家一个好的印象，过分强调生意的短期收益。
• One should not gloss over one's shortcomings.
  不要隐讳自己的缺点。
• Don't gloss over the comments at the bottom of each page: some of the best and most up-to-date information can be found in the user-contributed notes.
  不要忽视每一页下面的用户评论，一些相当不错的最新信息都会在这里找到。
• I do not mean to gloss over or underplay the obstacles and needs.
  我这样说并不是要掩饰或淡化障碍和需求。
• Double vision, night-vision disturbances and dry eye are among the side effects outlined in literature given to Lasik patients, but Kantis and others say physicians often gloss over the risks.
  复视、夜视障碍和眼睛干涩在给予激光手术病人的副作用说明资料里略为提及，但是Kantis和其他受害者说医生往往刻意掩盖这些风险。
• He poses the question that most Americans prefer to gloss over: is California governable?
  他提出了一个大多数美国人不愿正视的问题：加州能治理好吗？