sugarcoat
verb[T]
(UKsugar-coat,sugar coat)uk/ˈʃʊɡ.ə.kəʊt/us/ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ.koʊt/sugarcoatverb[T](HIDE TRUTH)
to make somethingseemmorepositiveorpleasantthan it really is:
美化，粉饰We are not going to sugarcoat thefactsforpartisangain.我们不打算为党派斗争粉饰事实。
It is notourjobto sugar-coat theriseofhatecrimes. Thestatisticsarereal.
- We don'tsugarcoatanything about the hardworkthat isinvolved.
- No onetriedto sugarcoat it:bronzewasn't themedalthe USteamhad come for.
- She told it like it was and never sugar-coated anything.
- He has astorytotelland makes noattemptto sugar-coat thetruth.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- euphemism
- hedge
- hedging
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obscure
- sanitize
- sidestep
- stray
- veil
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Polite and respectful
sugarcoatverb[T](COVER WITH SUGAR)
tocoverfoodorpillswith athinlayerofsugar:
给…裹上一层糖衣Variousmedicinalpreparationsin theformofpillshave been sugarcoated to make them morepalatable.
Sometimespinekernelsare sugar-coated, and thedeliciousresultis called pinyonets.
See also
candy coat
Various qualities of food
- candy coat
- candy-coated
- citric
- cordon bleu
- creaminess
- diabetic
- farmhouse
- fruity
- halal
- herby
- homegrown
- homemade
- hoppy
- nutritious
- ripe
- salted
- sharpness
- single-estate
- store-bought
- sugar-coated
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