gloss over

verb

1. cover up a misdemeanor, fault, or error

e.g. Let's not whitewash the crimes of Stalin
She tried to gloss over her mistakes

Synonym: whitewashsleek overhush up

2. treat hurriedly or avoid dealing with properly

Synonym: skate oversmooth overslur overskimp over

1. 粉饰；掩盖；掩饰
If you gloss over a problem, a mistake, or an embarrassing moment, you try and make it seem unimportant by ignoring it or by dealing with it very quickly.

e.g. 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。

1. gloss over什么意思

1. 给以光滑的表面;掩饰：gloss n.光泽,光滑;虚饰;注释 vt.加光泽于 | gloss over给以光滑的表面;掩饰 | glossaryn.词汇表;术语汇编

2. gloss over的意思

2. 掩盖：glory-of-the-snow 雪之华 | gloss over 掩盖 | gloss 光泽表面

3. 掩饰令人难堪的. . 事实：Appalling:令人震惊的 | Tories: 英国保守党派 | Gloss over:掩饰令人难堪的. . 事实

4. gloss over什么意思

4. 掩盖,掩饰：gang up against 联合起来排挤 | gloss over 掩盖,掩饰 | have the advantage of 有... ...优点