gloss

英 [ɡlɒs]

美 [ɡlɑːs]

n. (平滑表面上的)光泽，光亮; 用以产生光泽的物质; 光泽涂料; 亮光漆
v. 在…上作注释(或评注)

过去分词：glossed　复数：glosses　现在分词：glossing　过去式：glossed　第三人称单数：glosses　

Collins.1 / BNC.9525 / COCA.11217

短语动词

gloss over
1. 粉饰；掩盖；掩饰

gloss over sth

noun

（平滑表面上的）光泽，光亮
a shine on a smooth surface
1. paper with a high gloss on one side
  单面上光纸
2. The gel gives your hair a gloss.
  发胶使你的头发有了光泽。
3. 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这些照片。
用以产生光泽的物质
a substance designed to make sth shiny
1. lipgloss
  唇彩
光泽涂料；亮光漆
paint which, when dry, has a hard shiny surface
1. two coats of gloss
  两层亮光漆
虚假的外表；虚饰
an attractive appearance that is only on the surface and hides what is not so attractive
1. 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。
2. This scandal has taken the gloss off the occasion.
  这丑闻使这次盛会黯然失色。
精彩的解释（或阐述）
a way of explaining sth to make it seem more attractive or acceptable
1. The director puts a Hollywood gloss on the civil war.
  导演对南北战争作了一番好莱坞式的精彩阐述。
注释；评注
a note or comment added to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or phrase

verb

在…上作注释（或评注）
to add a note or comment to a piece of writing to explain a difficult word or idea

N-SING 光泽；色泽；光亮
Aglossis a bright shine on the surface of something.
1. Rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.
  雨后的柏油路面显得黑亮黑亮的。
N-UNCOUNT 虚假的外表；假象；虚饰
Glossis an appearance of attractiveness or good quality which sometimes hides less attractive features or poor quality.
1. 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。
N-SING 粉饰；掩饰
If you puta gloss ona bad situation, you try to make it seem more attractive or acceptable by giving people a false explanation or interpretation of it.
1. 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。
2. The whole idea was to give history a happy gloss.
  整个想法就是要粉饰历史。
同gloss paint
Glossis the same asgloss paint.
N-MASS 唇彩；亮彩化妆品
Glossis a type of shiny make-up.
1. She brushed gloss on to her eyelids.
  她在眼睑上涂了些亮彩眼影。
2. ...lip glosses.
  唇彩
VERB 解释；诠释；说明
If youglossa difficult word or idea, you provide an explanation of it.
1. Older editors glossed 'drynke' as 'love-potion'.
  老编辑将drynke注释为love-potion（春药）。

noun

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
1. he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
2. he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
3. the situation soon took on a different color
Synonym:semblancecolorcolour
the property of being smooth and shiny
Synonym:polishglossinessburnish
an alphabetical list of technical terms in some specialized field of knowledge
Synonym:glossary
an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
Synonym:rubric

verb

give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
1. color a lie
Synonym:colorcolour
provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
1. He annotated on what his teacher had written
Synonym:commentannotate
give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing

They hide their dislike for each other under a surface gloss of good manners.
他们以彬彬有礼的举止掩饰彼此间的互相厌恶。
Rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.
雨后的柏油路面显得黑亮黑亮的。
You can also apply lipstick or lip gloss.
你也可以使用口红或唇彩。
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。
All of these are gloss, I need to have a rest indeed.
这都是假象，看来我真的该休息了！
Varnish: Thin, transparent coating applied to printed work for gloss or protection.
光油：稀，透明涂剂。施加于印刷品上以增加光泽及作保护层。
Enamel-finish paper: A gloss, smooth, coated paper, excellent for high class colour printing.
光面粉纸：平滑和有光泽的涂布纸，最适合高级彩图印刷。
One should not gloss over one's shortcomings.
不要隐讳自己的缺点。
Acrylic and gloss and enamel paint on wooden panel with a3 cm drilled hole.
丙烯酸，光泽和瓷漆在木制面板上，和一个3厘米深的钻洞。
The whole idea was to give history a happy gloss.
整个想法就是要粉饰历史。