sugar-coat

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sugar-coat

BrE

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/

NAmE

/ˈʃʊɡər koʊt/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

sugar-coat

BrE

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊt/

NAmE

/ˈʃʊɡər koʊt/

present simple - he / she / it

sugar-coats

BrE

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊts/

NAmE

/ˈʃʊɡər koʊts/

past simple

sugar-coated

BrE

/ˌʃʊɡə ˈkəʊtɪd/

NAmE

/ˌʃʊɡər ˈkoʊtɪd/

past participle

sugar-coated

BrE

/ˌʃʊɡə ˈkəʊtɪd/

NAmE

/ˌʃʊɡər ˈkoʊtɪd/

-ing form

sugar-coating

BrE

/ˈʃʊɡə kəʊtɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈʃʊɡər koʊtɪŋ/

~ sth

to do sth that makes an unpleasant situation seem less unpleasant 美化，粉饰（不愉快的情况）