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单词 sugarcoating
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sugarcoating

[ shoog-er-koh-ting ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌkoʊ tɪŋ /

noun

the act or process of covering something with sugar.
a coating or layer of sugar or a sugary substance.
a thing used to make something else considered unpleasant or disagreeable seem attractive or palatable.

Origin of sugarcoating

First recorded in 1905–10; sugar + coat + -ing1

Words nearby sugarcoating

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

  • Sugarcoating was something Vanzant never had the opportunity to experience.

    With ‘Fix My Life,’ Iyanla Vanzant Opens Next Chapter by Helping Others|Allison Samuels|September 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
  • We have too long persisted in the "sugarcoating" conception of interest.

    College Teaching|Paul Klapper
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