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sugarcoat

/shoog-er-koht/US // ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt //

糖衣炮弹,糖衣,糖衣陷阱,涂脂抹粉

Related Words

soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和candy-coat糖果衣,糖衣,糖果外套,糖果涂层soften up软化,柔化,软化作用,变软

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
    • : to make appear more pleasant or acceptable: There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbsweeten
Synonyms
alleviate减轻,纾解,缓解,缓和mollify劝解,劝慰,抚慰,劝说pacify安抚,抚平,平定,抚慰soothe抚慰,安抚,舒缓,劝慰add sugar加糖,添加糖,加入糖,加白糖add sweetening添加甜味剂,加甜味剂,加糖,增加甜味剂candy-coat糖果衣,糖衣,糖果外套,糖果涂层make more appealing使之更有吸引力,更加吸引人,使之更具吸引力,使其更有吸引力make sweet甜食,甜美,甜蜜,甜蜜的soften up软化,柔化,软化作用,变软

Examples

  • The Golden Globes can be fun to watch, but that doesn’t erase the fact that they’re — well, let’s not sugarcoat it.

  • You can’t sugarcoat the situation currently in the NHS in Britain.

  • There’s no way to sugarcoat 2020, but it is worth remembering the bright spots that offset all the darkness.

  • Spain may have more worries if its political leaders continue to sugarcoat the issue.

  • It is a pill that the Tolstois, the "communities" and the "Knights" of Labor can not sugarcoat.

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