Gloss

(noun.) an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text.

(verb.) provide an interlinear translation of a word or phrase.

(verb.) provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases; 'He annotated on what his teacher had written'.

(verb.) give a shine or gloss to, usually by rubbing.

艾伦整理

• A beautiful gloss may be given to this or any other black ink by adding a strong solution of shellac and borax. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
• Now Mr. Upton was a very able mathematician, who, after he finished his studies at Princeton, went to Germany and got his final gloss under that great master, Helmholtz. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• I could see that she was pretty, and from the gloss with which the light shone upon her dark dress I knew that it was a rich material. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• The goods are all inspected before they are loaded on the iron cars to go to the varnishing department, where they receive the gloss which makes them look like patent leather. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Gloss and brilliancy are also characteristics of good quality Manila. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Perhaps that is a slight exaggeration--we did gloss over a few centuries in the Middle Ages. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• Her habit of resolutely facing the facts, in her rare moments of introspection, did not now allow her to put any false gloss on the situation. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Whether they or their judges had any part in penning those laws, which they assumed the liberty of interpreting, and glossing upon at their pleasure? 乔纳森·斯威夫特. 格列佛游记.
• Her way of glossing over the transaction with Trenor he regarded at once as a tribute to his own acuteness, and a confirmation of his suspicions. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.

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