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

• 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？
• Meanwhile, reforming zeal is in danger of being squandered, as broad-brush visions gloss over trickier questions of implementation and efficacy.
  与此同时，由于大手笔的愿景掩饰了比较棘手的执行和功效问题，改革的热情可能被浪费。
• 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。
• Correct your mistake the moment you realize it and don't try to gloss over your mistake.
  要知过必改，不要文过饰非。
• This is no to gloss over out problems, or to underestimate the scale of what is required.
  这不是粉饰我们面对的困难，或者低估所需要做的努力的规模。
• Of the respondents responsible for interviewing job applicants for senior roles, only 16 per cent said they would be willing to gloss over AQI and focus purely on an applicant's strengths and aptitude.
  在负责企业高级职位的受访者中，只有16%的人说他们会忽视澳大利亚式语调的影响而只关注应聘者的能力和资质。
• 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？
• Furthermore, we will gloss over the initial creation of the dispenser object.
  另外，我们将忽略分发器对象的初步创建过程。
• It is bad policy to gloss over the difficulties.
  掩盖困难是不明智的。
• One should not gloss over one's shortcomings.
  不要隐讳自己的缺点。