单词 | sugarcoat |
释义 | sugarcoat[ shoog-er-koht ] / ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sugarcoat ON THESAURUS.COM 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 sugarcoatFirst recorded in 1865–70; sugar + coat Words nearby sugarcoatsugarbush, sugar camp, sugar candy, sugarcane, sugarcane borer, sugarcoat, sugarcoating, sugar corn, sugar-cured, sugar daddy, sugar diabetes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sugarcoat
British Dictionary definitions for sugarcoatsugar-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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