单词 | gloss |
释义 | 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 •This varnish provides a long-lasting and hard-wearing gloss finish •lip •We'll need a litre of gloss (paint 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 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。 |
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