sugar-coat

verb

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/

/ˈʃʊɡər kəʊt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they sugar-coat	/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/ /ˈʃʊɡər kəʊt/
he / she / it sugar-coats	/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊts/ /ˈʃʊɡər kəʊts/
past simple sugar-coated	/ˌʃʊɡə ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˌʃʊɡər ˈkəʊtɪd/
past participle sugar-coated	/ˌʃʊɡə ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˌʃʊɡər ˈkəʊtɪd/
-ing form sugar-coating	/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈʃʊɡər kəʊtɪŋ/

sugar-coat something to do something that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant美化，粉饰（不愉快的情况）
- There’s no way of sugar-coating it—the report predicts a grim future for the industry.报告预测该行业的前景黯淡，这是没有办法粉饰的。