[N-SING 单数名词]光泽;色泽;光亮 A gloss is a bright shine on the surface of something.
Rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.
雨后的柏油路面显得黑亮黑亮的。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]虚假的外表;假象;虚饰Gloss is an appearance of attractiveness or good quality which sometimes hides less attractive features or poor quality.
Television commercials might seem more professional but beware of mistaking the gloss for the content.
电视广告看上去或许更加专业,但要当心,不要把表象误以为真。
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[N-SING 单数名词]粉饰;掩饰 If you put a gloss on a bad situation, you try to make it seem more attractive or acceptable by giving people a false explanation or interpretation of it.
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He used his diary to put a fine gloss on the horrors the regime perpetrated...
他假借日记对该政权犯下的恐怖罪行巧加粉饰。
The whole idea was to give history a happy gloss.
整个想法就是要粉饰历史。
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[N-MASS 物质名词]同gloss paintGloss is the same as gloss paint .
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[N-MASS 物质名词]唇彩;亮彩化妆品Gloss is a type of shiny make-up.
She brushed gloss on to her eyelids.
她在眼睑上涂了些亮彩眼影。
...lip glosses.
唇彩
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[VERB 动词]解释;诠释;说明 If you gloss a difficult word or idea, you provide an explanation of it.
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[Also V n]
Older editors glossed 'drynke' as 'love-potion'.
老编辑将drynke注释为love-potion(春药)。
相关词组:
gloss over
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gloss/ɡlɒs; NAmEɡlɑːs;ɡlɔːs/
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glossglossesglossedglossingnoun1[uncountable , singular ]a shine on a smooth surface (平滑表面上的)光泽,光亮◆paper with a high gloss on one side单面上光纸◆The gel gives your hair a gloss.发胶使你的头发有光泽。◆You can have the photos with either a gloss or a matt finish.你可选择用光面或布面相纸洗印这些照片。2[uncountable ]( often in compounds 常构成复合词) a substance designed to make sth shiny 用以产生光泽的物质◆lip gloss唇彩3(alsoˌgloss ˈpaint)[uncountable ]paint which, when dry, has a hard shiny surface 光泽涂料;亮光漆◆two coats of gloss两层亮光漆4[uncountable , singular ]an attractive appearance that is only on the surface and hides what is not so attractive 虚假的外表;虚饰◆Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life.在成功的外表下面却隐藏着悲惨的私人生活。◆This scandal has taken the gloss off the occasion.这丑闻使这次盛会黯然失色。5[countable ]gloss(on sth) a way of explaining sth to make it seem more attractive or acceptable 精彩的解释(或阐述)◆The director puts a Hollywood gloss on the civil war.导演对内战作了一番好莱坞式的精彩阐述。6[countable ]gloss(on sth) a note or comment added to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or phrase 注释;评注verbglosssth (as sth) to add a note or comment to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or idea 在…上作注释(或评注)PHRASAL VERBˌgloss ˈover sthto avoid talking about sth unpleasant or embarrassing by not dealing with it in detail 掩饰;掩盖;把…搪塞过去◆to gloss over a problem表面上应付问题◆He glossed over any splits in the party.他掩饰了党内出现的任何分裂现象。gloss/ɡlɒs; NAmEɡlɑːs;ɡlɔːs/
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glossgloss1 /ɡlɒs $ ɡlɒːs, ɡlɑːs/ noun
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1[singular, uncountable] a bright shine on a surface: This gel will add gloss to even the dullest hair.polish/shine to a high gloss The silverware had been polished to a high gloss.2[singular, uncountable] an attractive appearance on the surface of something that may hide something less pleasantSYN veneer: Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life. The injury to Keane took the gloss off Manchester United’s victory.3[countable] a note in a piece of writing that explains a difficult word, phrase, or idea4[singular] a description or explanation that makes something seem more attractive or acceptable than it really is → spin: The minister was accused of putting a gloss on the government’s poor performance.5gloss finish/print a surface or photograph that has been made shiny6 (also gloss paint) [uncountable] paint that looks shiny after it dries → matt
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[transitive] to provide a note in a piece of writing, explaining a difficult word, phrase, or ideagloss over phrasal verbto avoid talking about something unpleasant, or to say as little as possible about itSYN skirt: She glossed over the details of her divorce.
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