sugarcoat

/ˈʃʊɡəˌkəʊt/ /ˈʃʊɡɚˌkoʊt/

Meanings

verb

美化，粉饰，掩盖。

To make superficially more attractive; to give a falsely pleasant appearance to.

Examples :

"My boss didn't sugarcoat the bad news; he told us directly that the company was losing money. "

我老板没有粉饰坏消息，而是直接告诉我们公司在亏损。

Related Words

make noun

/meɪk/

牌子，型号

"What make of car do you drive?"

你开的是什么牌子的车？

appearance noun

/əˈpɪəɹəns/ /əˈpɪɹəns/

出现，显现

"His sudden appearance surprised me."

他突然的出现让我很惊讶。

attractive adjective

/əˈtɹæktɪv/

吸引人的，有魅力的

"The vibrant colors of the new school uniforms were attractive to the students. "

新校服鲜艳的颜色对学生们很有吸引力。

falsely adverb

/ˈfɔːlsli/ /ˈfɔːlsliː/

虚假地，错误地

"He protested his innocence to the end, claiming he had been falsely charged and convicted."

他一直到最后都在抗议自己是无辜的，声称自己是被虚假指控和定罪的。

superficially adverb

/ˌsupərˈfɪʃəli/ /ˌsjuːpərˈfɪʃəli/

肤浅地，表面地

"She only glanced superficially at the instructions, so she didn't understand the problem fully. "

她只是肤浅地看了一眼说明书，所以没能完全理解问题。

directly adverb

/daɪˈɹɛk(t)li/

直接地，径直地

"The path from the school to my house goes directly through the park. "

从学校到我家的小路直接穿过公园。

company noun

/ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ /ˈkʌmpəni/

团队，公司，团体

"The school's student council is a company of dedicated students who organize events. "

学校的学生会是一个由热心学生组成的团体，他们负责组织各种活动。

give noun

/ɡɪv/

弹性, 伸展性

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."

他的顽固宗教信仰毫无弹性。

pleasant noun

/ˈplɛzənt/

开心果，乐天派

"The dinner party was a success thanks to the pleasant, who kept everyone laughing with his silly jokes. "

多亏了那位开心果，他用那些傻气的笑话逗得大家哈哈大笑，这次晚宴才如此成功。

money noun

/ˈmʌni/

钱，货币

"The government uses money to pay teachers' salaries. "

政府使用钱，这种具有法律和社会约束力的财富凭证，来支付教师的工资。 (Zhèngfǔ shǐyòng qián, zhè zhǒng jùyǒu fǎlǜ hé shèhuì yuēshù lì de cáifù píngzhèng, lái zhīfù jiàoshī de gōngzī.)

more adverb

/ˈmɔː/ /ˈmɔɹ/

更，更加

"I could no more climb that than fly!"

我根本不可能爬上那个东西，就像我不可能飞起来一样！

losing verb

/ˈluːzɪŋ/

失去，丧失

"He lost his hearing in the explosion."

他在爆炸中失去了听力。