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单词 sugarcoat
释义

sugarcoat

[ shoog-er-koht ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt /
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verb (used with object)

to cover with sugar: to sugarcoat a pill.
to make (something difficult or distasteful) appear more pleasant or acceptable: There was no way to sugarcoat the bad news.

Origin of sugarcoat

First recorded in 1865–70; sugar + coat

Words nearby sugarcoat

sugarbush, sugar camp, sugar candy, sugarcane, sugarcane borer, sugarcoat, sugarcoating, sugar corn, sugar-cured, sugar daddy, sugar diabetes
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Example sentences from the Web for sugarcoat

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

    Mariano Rajoy Sugarcoats European Union’s $125 Billion Spain Bailout|Mike Elkin|June 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • It is a pill that the Tolstois, the "communities" and the "Knights" of Labor can not sugarcoat.

    The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays|Ambrose Bierce

British Dictionary definitions for sugarcoat

sugar-coat

verb (tr)

to coat or cover with sugar
to cause to appear more attractive; make agreeable
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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