释义 |
present tense third-person singular of gloss (over) 1 as in excuses to make (something) seem less bad by offering excuses I don't want to gloss over her misbehavior, but keep in mind that she's been under a lot of stress lately -
excuses -
glozes (over) -
explains -
justifies -
explains away -
deodorizes -
extenuates -
palliates -
whitewashes -
plays down -
minimizes -
varnishes -
confesses -
apologizes -
accounts (for) -
atones -
rationalizes -
sugarcoats -
alleviates -
softens -
mitigates -
moderates -
lightens -
tempers -
exculpates -
exonerates -
eases -
lessens -
soft-pedals -
vindicates -
absolves -
acquits -
clears 2 as in ignores to dismiss as of little importance this biographer tends to gloss over his subject's many character flaws -
ignores -
forgives -
overlooks -
passes over -
explains -
justifies -
papers over -
pardons -
shrugs off -
glozes (over) -
excuses -
discounts -
brushes (aside or off) -
disregards -
forgives and forgets -
condones -
winks (at) -
blinks (at) -
remits -
overpasses -
whitewashes -
closes one's eyes to -
rationalizes -
exculpates -
exonerates -
vindicates -
waives -
absolves -
acquits -
waves (aside or off) -
clears -
objects (to) -
notes -
minds -
marks -
heeds |