gloss
UK [glɒs] US [glɑ:s] noun
APPEARANCE 外表
[S or U]
■a smooth shiny appearance on the surface of something, or paint or a similar substance which produces this appearance 光亮，光泽；亮光漆；用以产生光泽的物质•Marble can be polished to a high gloss.大理石可以被磨得非常光滑。 •This varnish provides a long-lasting and hard-wearing gloss finish.用这种清漆做亮光漆可以使表面光亮、持久、耐磨。 •lip gloss唇彩 •We'll need a litre of gloss (paint)to cover the woodwork.我们得用一公升亮光漆来涂一下木建部分。
UK [glɒs] US [glɑ:s] noun
EXPLANATION 解释
countable
■an explanation for a word or phrase 注释；评注•Difficult expressions are explained in the glosses at the bottom of the page.难以理解的词组在页脚都有注释。
UK [glɒs] US [glɑ:s] noun
put a gloss on sth
■to emphasize the good parts of something that has been done, especially those which are to your advantage, and to avoid the bad parts （尤指出于私心而）突出…的好处，夸饰…好的一面，粉饰•Politics is all about putting a good gloss on unpleasant or difficult situations.政治无非就是用粉饰太平的手段来掩饰令人不快或困难的局面。
UK [glɒs] US [glɑ:s] noun
take the gloss off sth
■to make an event or occasion less special and enjoyable 煞…的风景；使黯然失色；使逊色•The bad weather really took the gloss off our trip to the zoo.糟糕的天气着实破坏了我们去动物园玩的兴致。
UK [glɒs] US [glɑ:s] verb transitive
■to provide an explanation for a word or phrase 给…加注释（或注解）•In the school edition of the book, the older and more rare words have been glossed.这本书的教学用版本对一些较古老和较生僻的词作了注释。
UK [glɒs] US [glɑ:s] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs gloss over sth
■to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else 搪塞；掩盖•She glossed over the company's fall in profits.她掩饰了公司利润下降的问题。 •The film was well researched, but it glossed over the important issues.这部电影搜集了大量真实的资料，但是它却避开了一些重要的问题。 |