mention briefly; gloss over
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to mention something only briefly; to gloss over without detailed description
neutralOften used when someone deliberately avoids going into detail about a sensitive topic, unimportant detail, or painful memory.
Tā他
zài在
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
duì对
zhè这
gè个
mǐn敏
gǎn感
huà话
tí题
zhǐ只
shì是
yī一
bǐ笔
dài带
guò过
。
He only glossed over this sensitive topic in his report.
Huí回
yì忆
lù录
lǐ里
，
zuò作
zhě者
duì对
nà那
duàn段
tòng痛
kǔ苦
de的
jīng经
lì历
yī一
bǐ笔
dài带
guò过
。
In his memoir, the author only touched briefly on that painful experience.
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Dǎo导
yǎn演
zài在
diàn电
yǐng影
zhōng中
duì对
zhè这
gè个
qíng情
jié节
yī一
bǐ笔
dài带
guò过
，
méi没
yǒu有
xiáng详
xì细
zhǎn展
kāi开
。
The director glossed over this plot point in the film without elaborating.
Zhè这
fèn份
bào报
gào告
duì对
jì技
shù术
xì细
jié节
yī一
bǐ笔
dài带
guò过
，
zhòng重
diǎn点
fēn分
xī析
le了
shì市
chǎng场
qū趋
shì势
。
This report skims over technical details and focuses on analyzing market trends.