sugarcoat sth
最常见的及物用法,直接接被粉饰的事物。
Don't sugarcoat the truth.
不要粉饰事实。
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’。
最常见的及物用法,直接接被粉饰的事物。
Don't sugarcoat the truth.
不要粉饰事实。
后接 that 从句,说明被淡化或掩饰的具体内容。
He sugarcoated the fact that the company was losing money.
他粉饰了公司正在亏损这一事实。
用 for 引出被粉饰消息的接收对象。
She sugarcoated the news for her parents.
她向父母美化了这个消息。
被动形式强调内容本身被美化。
The bad news was sugarcoated in the official statement.
官方声明对这条坏消息进行了粉饰。
grammar · medium
易错句子Don't sugarcoat me.
正确表达Don't sugarcoat it for me.
sugarcoat 是及物动词,宾语是被美化的事情,不是听者;表示“对我”要用 for me,并补出宾语 it。
grammar · medium
易错句子The report is sugarcoat.
正确表达The report is sugarcoated.
be 动词后作表语要用过去分词 sugarcoated,表示“被粉饰的”,不能用动词原形 sugarcoat。
grammar · medium
易错句子What he said is just a sugarcoat.
正确表达What he said is just sugarcoating.
sugarcoat 是动词,不能加冠词作名词;表示“粉饰之辞”要用动名词 sugarcoating。
sugarcoat 是把坏消息说得没那么糟,重点在措辞上加糖、让人听着舒服;whitewash 是通过掩盖或歪曲事实来洗白过错、丑闻,重点在隐瞒真相,语气更重,多用于调查报告、丑闻等正式语境。
sugarcoat 侧重把不好的事包装得比实际好听,含粉饰意味;sweeten 侧重用好处或让步让提议、条件更有吸引力(如 sweeten the deal),也可指字面上加糖变甜,但不含隐瞒真相的意思。
sugarcoat 着眼于把内容包装得讨喜、听着舒服,带有粉饰色彩;downplay 只是降低某事的重视程度或分量,可以不含欺骗意味,如淡化风险、淡化作用。
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