glaze

glaze
verb
[with obj.]
  1. fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure)
    装玻璃于（窗或门框等）
    windows can be glazed using laminated glass.
    窗户可以装夹层玻璃。
    ■enclose or cover with glass
    用玻璃围封住（或覆盖）
    the verandas were glazed in.
    走廊用玻璃围起来了。
  2. (常作 be glazed)cover with a glaze or similar finish
    上釉；涂浇覆盖物
    new potatoes which had been glazed in mint-flavoured butter.
    已经浇了薄荷味黄油的时鲜土豆。
  3. [no obj.]lose brightness and animation
    失去光泽，失去生气
    the prospect makes my eyes glaze over with boredom.
    令人乏味的前景让我目光呆滞。
    [as adj. glazed]she had that glazed look in her eyes again.
    她的目光又变得黯然起来。
noun
[usu. in sing.]
  1. a substance used to give a smooth, shiny surface to something, in particular
    （使表面变得光滑，闪亮的）浇涂物，尤指
    ■a vitreous substance fused on to the surface of pottery to form a hard, impervious decorative coating
    （用于陶器表面的）釉；釉料
    ■a liquid such as milk or beaten egg, used to form a smooth shiny coating on food
    （涂于食物表面使之有光泽的）牛奶，蛋糊
    ■(chiefly Art)a thin topcoat of transparent paint used to modify the tone of an underlying colour
    (主艺术)（用以使色彩柔和的）透明薄涂料
  2. a smooth, shiny surface formed especially by glazing
    （尤指上釉后形成的）釉面，光面
    the glaze of the white cups.
    白色杯子的釉面。
    ■(N. Amer.)a thin, glassy coating of ice on the ground or the surface of water
    (北美)（地面或水面的）玻璃似的薄冰层
派生
glazer
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English glase, from glass
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