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gloss over something
phrasal verb with glossverb[ T ]uk /ɡlɒs/ us /ɡlɑːs/
to avoid considering something, such as an embarrassing mistake, to make it seem not important, and to quickly continue talking about something else: 搪塞;掩盖
She glossed over the company's declining profits.她掩饰了公司利润下降的问题。
The documentary glossed over some important issues.这部纪录片绕开了一些重要的问题。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
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gloss over something | American Dictionary
gloss over something
phrasal verb with gloss
to treat something in a way that fails to recognize its importance or its faults:
Popular writing sometimes glosses over important facts.
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