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
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Don't gloss over your faults.
别掩饰自己的缺点。 - He tried to gloss over his errors.
他企图掩饰自己的过失。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - "LXC: Linux container tools" describes the basic usage of liblxc in detail, so we'll gloss over it here.
“LXC:Linux容器工具”详细描述了liblxc的基本用法,因此这里不再细谈。 - 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。