| 词汇 | candy-coat |
| 语种 | 英语、汉语、英汉翻译、汉英翻译 |
| 释义 | candy coat verb[ T ] mainly US(alsocandy-coat)uk /ˈkæn.di ˌkəʊt/ us /ˈkæn.di ˌkoʊt/(UK usuallysugarcoat) to intentionally describe something in a way that makes it seem less unpleasant or less serious than it really is: 粉饰 I'm not going to candy coat this. You are an idiot.我不打算对此加以粉饰。你就是个白痴。 She is too clear-eyed about the ways of the world to candy-coat her stories.她对世界的运作方式看得太清楚了，不会粉饰她的故事。 to cover something with a thin hard layer of sugar: 涂上糖衣 I candy coated the nuts as they taste so much better that way.我在坚果上涂了糖衣，因为这样吃起来味道更好。 "I'm not going to candy coat it," he said. "What I did was wrong and I'll take responsibility." He'll tell you the truth without candy-coating it. It's extremely disappointing; I'm not going to candy-coat this. I've learned that it is emotionally healthy to express my real feelings, not candy coat things. They haven't made any real changes. They candy-coated a fundamentally flawed procedure. Digressing and being indirect or evasive bury the ledeidiom candy coating candy-coated circumlocution circumlocutory circumnavigation get on to/onto something glancingly gloss over something go off on a tangentidiom hedging implicit mealy-mouthed obscure parry prevaricate stray tangent unexpressed unvoiced You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Polite and respectful Various qualities of food |
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