粉饰;美化
sugarcoating — present participle of sugarcoat
给…裹上糖衣;裹上糖衣;粉饰,使表面上更具吸引力;裹以糖衣
to make something seem more attractive or pleasant than it really is
裹上糖衣
To coat with sugar.
粉饰,使表面上更具吸引力
To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.
一般现在时
She always sugarcoats her criticism to avoid hurting feelings.
她总是粉饰批评以避免伤害感情。
一般过去时
He sugarcoated the bad news with a joke.
他用笑话粉饰了坏消息。
现在完成时
They have sugarcoated the report to make it look better.
他们粉饰了报告,使其看起来更好。
规则动词
Don't sugarcoat the truth — I'd rather hear the real story.
别粉饰真相——我宁愿听真话。
用法提示:sugarcoat 在此为动词原形,用于否定祈使句,意为‘粉饰’,即不把坏消息说得更好听。
She sugarcoated her criticism with praise, but I understood her point.
她用赞美粉饰了自己的批评,但我明白了她的意思。
用法提示:sugarcoated 是 sugarcoat 的过去式,作及物动词,带宾语 criticism,表示‘粉饰、美化’。
Stop sugarcoating the situation; we need to face the problems directly.
别再美化情况了;我们需要直接面对问题。
用法提示:sugarcoating 是 sugarcoat 的现在分词,用在 stop doing 结构中,表示‘不再粉饰’。
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