gloss
noun
uk/ɡlɒs/us/ɡlɑːs/glossnoun(APPEARANCE)
[SorU]
asmooth,shinyappearanceon thesurfaceof something:
光亮,光泽Marble can bepolishedtoahigh gloss.大理石可以被磨得非常光滑。
Thisvarnishprovidesalong-lastingandhard-wearingglossfinish.用这种清漆做亮光漆可以使表面光亮、持久、耐磨。
[U]
paintthatproducesasmooth,shinyappearanceon asurface:
高光漆,亮光漆We'll need alitreof gloss (paint) tocoverthewoodwork.我们需要一升亮光漆来漆一下木建部分。
All theshadesareavailableinmattor gloss.所有颜色都有亮光和亚光两种。
Compare
matt
[U]
asubstanceused to makeyourlips,hair, orskinappearshiny:
一种使(嘴唇、头发、皮肤等)显得光亮的物质lipgloss唇蜜
Paints, dyes & pigments
- annatto
- colourant
- dip dye
- dyer
- dyewood
- enamel
- henna
- lacquer
- non-drip
- paint
- paint thinner
- pigment
- pigmented
- thinner
- tint
- tinted
- topcoat
- turpentine
- undercoat
- undyed
glossnoun(EXPLANATION)
[C]
anexplanationfor a word or phrase:
注释;评注Difficultexpressionsareexplainedin the glosses at thebottomof thepage.难以理解的词组在页脚都有注释。
Reasons and explanations
- alibi
- amplification
- apology
- argumentation
- ascribesomethingtosomething
- ascription
- ascriptive
- case
- definition
- explication
- exposition
- extenuating
- extenuation
- flack
- idea
- key
- reason
- talk
- talk your way out ofsomethingidiom
- wherefores
Idioms
put a gloss onsomething
take the gloss offsomething
gloss
verb[T]
uk/ɡlɒs/us/ɡlɑːs/glossverb[T](EXPLAIN)
toprovideanexplanationfor a word or phrase:
给…加注释(或注解)In theschooleditionof thebook, theolderand morerarewords have been glossed.这本书的教学用版本对一些较古老和较生僻的词作了注释。
Defining & explaining
- account (tosomeone) forsomething
- accountability
- adduce
- adumbration
- annotation
- annotator
- demystify
- explicable
- explicate
- expound
- lay
- misdescribe
- miswrite
- nail
- nailsomeonedown
- non-defining
- non-descriptive
- outline
- rough
- trace
glossverb[T](PAINT)
UK
topaintsomething with glosspaint:
They glossed thewoodwork.
Phrasal verb
gloss oversomething