| 单词 | gloss |
| 释义 | gloss n[U, sing] 1 (a) brightness or shine on a smooth surface 平滑表面上的光泽或光亮 With this polish you can give a good high gloss to the wood. 使用这种上光蜡可使木器表面极为平滑光亮. the gloss on sb´s hair 某人头发的光泽. (b) (often in compounds 常用以构成复合词) substance (eg make-up) designed to give such a shine 用以产生光泽的物质（如化妆品）: `lip-gloss 透明唇膏 [attrib 作定语] gloss paint, ie paint which, when dry, has a hard shiny surface 光泽涂料 gloss photographs 光面照片 a gloss finish, ie a shiny surface (after painting, processing, etc) 上光. (c) gloss paint 清漆; 光泽涂料 a tin of gloss 一罐清漆. Cf 参看 matt. 2 (fig 比喻) deceptively good appearance 虚假的外表; 虚饰 acquire a pleasing social gloss, ie attractive manners, etc 培养社交中体面的风度 the gloss and glitter of Hollywood 好莱坞的虚荣与豪华 a gloss of respectability, ie cover for a life of secret wrongdoing 道貌岸然的假象. Cf 参看 veneer 2. gloss, v (phr v) gloss over sth treat sth briefly, or in a superficial or an incomplete way, so as to avoid embarrassing details 简略地、 浮皮潦草地或敷衍地处理某事（以求避开难堪的细节） gloss over the awkward facts 掩饰令人尴尬的事实. gloss n ~ (on sth) 1 explanatory comment added to a text; brief definition 注释; 简明注解 a gloss on a word, phrase, etc 单词、 短语等的注释. 2 explanation; interpretation 解释; 阐释 The minister has put a different gloss on recent developments in the Middle East. 部长对中东局势的最新发展作了另一番解释. gloss, v [Tn] give an explanation or a brief definition of (a word); add a gloss to (a text) 对（一词）作解释或简要释义; 给（一段文字）作注释 a difficult word that needs to be glossed 需加注释的难词. |
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