Gloss

一副受人尊敬的假象

该公司的年度报告试图掩盖近期的严重亏损。

表面的光彩已经开始衰退了。

没注解我看不懂那本书。

我擦了皮鞋使其光亮。

【记】※ g-拼音“狗”,loss-失去:狗失去光泽 ※ gloss-假象、注释:哥哥被字面意思的假象迷惑时需要看注释 ※ glass-玻璃,gloss-光泽:玻璃能透光也能反光,总之是有光泽的

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.

*[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

光泽，光彩