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

• The stock market indiscriminately all attributed to the bubble, put it bluntly, but some are too keen on the artificial gloss over their mistakes managers of market manipulation.
  把股市的问题不分青红皂白一概归咎于泡沫，说穿了，不过是某些过于热衷于人工造市的管理者文过饰非的需要。
• The main points of the plan seem fine and I think we can gloss over the details for now.
  这个计划的要点似乎是好的，因而我认为，我们现在可以暂时不去考虑细节。
• One should not gloss over one's shortcomings.
  不要隐讳自己的缺点。
• 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。
• He tried to gloss over his errors.
  他企图掩饰自己的过失。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。