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.- 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。
- Some foreign governments appear happy to gloss over continued human rights abuses.
英英释义
verb
- cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error
- Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
- She tried to gloss over her mistakes
- treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly
双语例句
- Both sides yesterday were at pains to gloss over differences and focus on areas of common cause concerning the economic and financial crisis.
昨日双方都刻意掩饰分歧，聚焦于应对当前经济和金融危机这一共同事业。 - Our metrics are geared toward consumption and production of man-made goods and services, and we tend to gloss over nature.
我们的测量都集中围绕在人造产品和服务的生产和消费上，我们常常掩盖了自然的价值。 - 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。 - The main points of the plan seem fine and I think we can gloss over the details for now.
这个计划的要点似乎是好的，因而我认为，我们现在可以暂时不去考虑细节。 - 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。 - People recall the peaks, gloss over the troughs, and are influenced by recent events, including sunshine and serendipitous dimes.
人们回想起巅峰时期，抹平生活的低谷，而且还会受到最近事件的影响，例如明媚的阳光和意外拾获的硬币。 - Moreover, does her kindly words and expression can gloss over the pain by the laceration of her head?
你的半开玩笑的话和你所表露的表情，真的能掩饰住你的疼我的痛吗？ - 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。 - He tried to gloss over his errors.
他企图掩饰自己的过失。 - 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？