"gloss over" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 掩盖
• 略过

Definition

故意避免或掩盖有关问题、错误或负面事情的细节，使其看起来不那么严重或重要。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于正式或半正式语境，涉及错误、问题等话题。与“忽略”不同，指简单提及但不详细说明。常见搭配：'gloss over the facts'，'gloss over problems'。

Examples

The manager tried to gloss over her mistake in the meeting.

经理试图在会议上**掩盖**她的错误。

Don’t gloss over the problems—tell us the truth.

不要**掩盖**问题——告诉我们真相。

He tends to gloss over his weaknesses.

他总是**掩盖**自己的弱点。

They just glossed over the real reasons for the delay.

他们只是**略过**了延迟的真正原因。

Let’s not gloss over the details—we need to be honest.

我们别**掩盖**细节——我们需要诚实。

Whenever something embarrassing happens, he just glosses over it like nothing happened.

每次有尴尬的事发生时，他都像什么都没发生一样**略过**了。