gloss

🇬🇧 UK/glɒs/🇺🇸 US
IELTSGREC2

Definitions

n.

A shiny, smooth surface appearance; a deceptively attractive outward show; an explanatory note on a text.

光泽,光亮;假象;注释

v.

To make something shiny; to conceal faults by treating them as unimportant.

使有光泽;掩盖,粉饰

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
glossother
=gloss

Common Collocations

  • 1.put a gloss on美化
  • 2.lose its gloss失去光泽
  • 3.glossy gloss光泽光滑

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The gloss on the new car's paint job made it shine brilliantly.

  • 2.

    She tried to put a gloss on the negative news by highlighting its benefits.

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