sugarcoat
US /ˈʃʊɡ.ɚ.koʊt/
UK /ˈʃʊɡ.ə.kəʊt/
動詞
粉飾, 美化, 掩飾
to make something seem more pleasant or acceptable than it really is
範例:
•
Don't try to sugarcoat the truth; I want to hear it as it is.
別想粉飾真相；我只想聽實話。
•
The company tried to sugarcoat the bad news about the layoffs.
公司試圖粉飾裁員的壞消息。