sugar-coat
verb /ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/
/ˈʃʊɡər kəʊt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they sugar-coat | /ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/ /ˈʃʊɡər kəʊt/ |
he / she / it sugar-coats | /ˈʃʊɡə kəʊts/ /ˈʃʊɡər kəʊts/ |
past simple sugar-coated | /ˌʃʊɡə ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˌʃʊɡər ˈkəʊtɪd/ |
past participle sugar-coated | /ˌʃʊɡə ˈkəʊtɪd/ /ˌʃʊɡər ˈkəʊtɪd/ |
-ing form sugar-coating | /ˈʃʊɡə kəʊtɪŋ/ /ˈʃʊɡər kəʊtɪŋ/ |
- sugar-coat something to do something that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant
美化,粉饰(不愉快的情况) - There’s no way of sugar-coating it—the report predicts a grim future for the industry.
没有办法粉饰它——这份报告预测了这个行业的可怕未来。
- There’s no way of sugar-coating it—the report predicts a grim future for the industry.