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.
🔁 扩展释义
*[glɒs]n. 光彩, 假象, 注释vt. 使光彩, 掩盖, 上光于, 注释, 曲解vi. 发光, 作注释相关词组: put a gloss on gloss over sth
I suggest that we ask users of this machine what they think about it. We can photograph them using it too. Then we can put their comments at the top of the advertisement in big print. We can bring in some humour too. People enjoy reading humorous ads.