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
- Unfortunately, corporate risk management tends to gloss over network effects and it is quite often myopic.
遗憾的是,企业风险管理往往掩盖了这种网络效应,并且经常缺乏远见。 - Such predictions, however, gloss over the likely impact within Iran.
然而,此类预测掩盖了轰炸对伊朗内部可能造成的影响。 - "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。 - I do not mean to gloss over or underplay the obstacles and needs.
我这样说并不是要掩饰或淡化障碍和需求。 - 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。 - He could no longer gloss over his failures.
他再也无法掩饰自己的失败。 - 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。 - 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? - 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。