glosses

英 [ˈɡlɒsɪz]

美 [ˈɡlɑːsɪz]

n. (平滑表面上的)光泽，光亮; 用以产生光泽的物质; 光泽涂料; 亮光漆
v. 在…上作注释(或评注)
gloss的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

N-SING 光泽；色泽；光亮
Aglossis a bright shine on the surface of something.
1. Rain produced a black gloss on the asphalt.
  雨后的柏油路面显得黑亮黑亮的。
N-UNCOUNT 虚假的外表；假象；虚饰
Glossis an appearance of attractiveness or good quality which sometimes hides less attractive features or poor quality.
1. Television commercials might seem more professional but beware of mistaking the gloss for the content.
  电视广告看上去或许更加专业，但要当心，不要把表象误以为真。
N-SING 粉饰；掩饰
If you puta gloss ona bad situation, you try to make it seem more attractive or acceptable by giving people a false explanation or interpretation of it.
1. He used his diary to put a fine gloss on the horrors the regime perpetrated...
  他假借日记对该政权犯下的恐怖罪行巧加粉饰。
2. The whole idea was to give history a happy gloss.
  整个想法就是要粉饰历史。
同gloss paint
Glossis the same asgloss paint.
N-MASS 唇彩；亮彩化妆品
Glossis a type of shiny make-up.
1. She brushed gloss on to her eyelids.
  她在眼睑上涂了些亮彩眼影。
2. ...lip glosses.
  唇彩
VERB 解释；诠释；说明
If youglossa difficult word or idea, you provide an explanation of it.
1. Older editors glossed 'drynke' as 'love-potion'.
  老编辑将drynke注释为love-potion（春药）。