英语词汇“glossinesses”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

gloss¹ /glos/

noun

Brightness or lustre, as from a polished surface

External show

Superficial appearance

transitive verb

To make glossy

To give a superficial lustre to

To render plausible

To attempt to disguise by treating superficially

ORIGIN: Cf ON glossi blaze, glōa to glow; see glass

glossˈer noun

glossˈily adverb

glossˈiness noun

glossˈy adjective

noun (informal)

A glossy magazine

gloss paint noun

Paint containing varnish, giving a hard, shiny finish

glossy magazine noun

A magazine of an expensive, luxury type, printed on glossy paper, with many colour photographs, illustrations and advertisements

glossy starling noun

Any of various African starlings of the Lamprotornis genus of the family Sturnidae, having dark glossy plumage

gloss over

To explain away, render more acceptable

gloss1 /glos/