| 释义 |
glaze over
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | glaze over - become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep"blur, film over | | 2. | glaze over - become glassy or take on a glass-like appearance; "Her eyes glaze over when she is bored"glass over, glaze, glasschange - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
glaze over
glaze over1. To coat something with a glaze. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "glaze" and "over." After we take the cake out of the oven, we'll glaze it over.2. To become covered in something that is shiny and resembles a glaze, often ice. It looks like the street glazed over last night, so be careful out there.3. To begin to look lifeless or dull. Typically used to describe someone's eyes. Your eyes have glazed over—did you work another 18-hour shift today?See also: glaze, overglazed overVery intoxicated. Do you remember last night at the bar at all? You were glazed over.See also: glaze, overglaze over 1. Lit. [for something] to be covered over with a coat of something cloudy or ice. The roads glazed over and became very dangerous. The street is glazed over badly. 2. Fig. [for one's eyes] to assume a dull, bored appearance, signifying an inability to concentrate or a lack of sleep. My eyes glaze over when I hear all those statistics.See also: glaze, overglaze overv.1. To cover the surface of something with a glaze or similar substance: We glazed the cake over with chocolate frosting. The pastry chef glazed over doughnuts with hazelnut creme. The road was dangerously glazed over with frost.2. To come to appear expressionless or lifeless: Her eyes glazed over when we talked about her last book. His expression always glazes over when he gets bored.See also: glaze, overglazed over verbSee glazed drunkSee also: glaze, overglaze over
Synonyms for glaze oververb become glassySynonymsverb become glassy or take on a glass-like appearanceSynonymsRelated Words |