gloss over

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cover up a mistake or a crime; to hush up or whitewash. idiomatic,transitive
    — They glossed over the problem, hoping that the customers wouldn't notice.
  2. To treat something with less care than it in some ways deserves; to ignore, or at least to discount or dismiss for the current purposes. idiomatic,transitive
    — This book only glosses over quantum mechanics; it doesn't go into detail.

词形变化

glosses over present,singular,third-person glossing over participle,present glossed over participle,past glossed over past

词汇关系

相关词
glaze over make light of
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