n.[S][U]

1. 光澤，色澤
   I polished my shoes to give them a gloss.

   我擦了皮鞋使其光亮。

2. 虛飾，假象
   a gloss of respectability

   一副受人尊敬的假象

vt.

1. 上光；使有光澤
2. 掩蓋；掩飾[（+over）]
   The company's annual report tried to gloss over recent heavy losses.

   該公司的年度報告試圖掩蓋近期的嚴重虧損。

n.

1. 註解，評註[C]
   I couldn't understand the book without the gloss.

   沒註解我看不懂那本書。

vt.

1. 在……上作註解

n.

1. a shine on a smooth surface.
   ▸ (also gloss paint) a type of paint which dries to a glossy surface.
2. a superficially attractive appearance or impression:
   beneath the gloss of success.

v.

1. give a glossy appearance to.
2. (gloss over) try to conceal or pass over (something unfavourable).

n.

v.