glaze

verb

🔊/ɡleɪz/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they glaze	🔊/ɡleɪz/ 🔊/ɡleɪz/
he / she / it glazes	🔊/ˈɡleɪzɪz/ 🔊/ˈɡleɪzɪz/
past simple glazed	🔊/ɡleɪzd/ 🔊/ɡleɪzd/
past participle glazed	🔊/ɡleɪzd/ 🔊/ɡleɪzd/
-ing form glazing	🔊/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/ 🔊/ˈɡleɪzɪŋ/

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[intransitive] glaze (over) if a person’s eyes glaze or glaze over, the person begins to look bored or tired（眼睛）变呆滞，发呆
- A lot of people's eyes glaze over if you say you are a feminist.如果你说你是女权主义者，好多人都会愣住。🔊🔊
- ‘I'm feeling rather tired,’ he said, his eyes glazing.“我有点累了。” 他目光呆滞地说。🔊🔊
Topics Feelingsc2
[transitive] glaze something to fit sheets of glass into something给…安装玻璃
- to glaze a window/house给窗户／房子安装玻璃
compare glass see also double glazing, double-glazeTopics Buildingsc2
[transitive] glaze something (with something) to cover something with a glaze to give it a shiny surface给…上釉；使光滑；使光亮
- Glaze the pie with beaten egg.在饼的表面刷上打匀的蛋液使它有光泽。🔊🔊

Word Originlate Middle English glase, from glass.

noun

🔊/ɡleɪz/

[countable, uncountable]

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a thin clear liquid put on clay objects such as cups and plates before they are finished, to give them a hard shiny surface 釉；釉料
a thin liquid, made of egg, milk or sugar, for example, that is put on cake, bread, etc. to make it look shiny（浇在糕点上增加光泽的）蛋浆，奶浆，糖浆
- Brush the top of the cake with the apricot glaze.用杏釉刷蛋糕的顶部。

Word Originlate Middle English glase, from glass.