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词性:|noun|
例句1. the healthy gloss of her jet-black hair
例句2. glosses are provided in the right-hand margin
词组
|noun|
1.A superficially attractive appearance or impression.
‘beneath the _gloss_ of success was a tragic private life’
‘However, the legislation does still retain a superficial _gloss_ to tempt the consumer/voter.’
2.A translation or explanation of a word or phrase.
‘He _glosses_ word-bomb, which he admits is a ‘clunky construction’, at arm's length.’
‘For the commonest form of ‘hack’, the OED gives the _gloss_ and etymology.’
3.A type of paint which dries to a shiny surface.
‘the undercoat is applied, followed by two coats of _gloss_ ’
‘a _gloss_ finish’
4.An explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase of a text.
‘the chapter acts as a helpful _gloss_ on Pynchon's general method’
‘Not only are all statements susceptible to interpretation and qualification, but it is scarcely possible to understand any sophisticated statement without interpretation or _gloss_ .’
5.Shine or lustre on a smooth surface.
‘hair with a healthy _gloss_ ’
‘It is in the scalp that natural oils are manufactured and distributed throughout your hair to give it shine and _gloss_ .’
|verb|
1.Apply a glossy substance to.
‘the pebble-dash of the walls was _glossed_ stickily white’
‘her _glossed_ copper lips’
2.Make comments, especially unfavourable ones, about (something)
‘those laws, which they assumed the liberty of interpreting and _glossing_ upon’
‘In effect, and _glossing_ on Nielsen's analysis, Durkheim could not escape the limitations of the tradition precisely because he remained true to its central questions and its foundational distinctions.’
3.Provide an explanation, interpretation, or paraphrase for (a text, word, etc.)
‘the Japanese word often _glossed_ as ‘sincerity’ really means something different’
‘Intriguingly, venustate is later _glossed_ in that text with the same Old English term, ‘faegemesse,’ perhaps suggesting in this instance a collapse of distinction between sorts of beauty.’
4.Try to conceal or disguise (something unfavourable) by treating it briefly or representing it misleadingly.
‘the social costs of this growth are _glossed_ over’
‘The staff spent their time _glossing_ over such problems in paperwork.’
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