介绍:
1) gloss over
-Lana glossed over how her sister knew secrets she only revealed to her diary.
-Marcus CV glossed over how he was a difficult person to work with.
-The report praised the hydro-electric dam that brought energy to millions, but glossed over the damage caused to the habitat of fish.
Definition: To cover up, minimize, or play down something bad, or deliberately ignore.
Etymology: It originated in 1530-40. It comes from the Dutch term for "glowing".
Examples:
A. Mary glossed over her family's awkward financial situation by claiming that she gave up Oxford's offer because she didn't want to leave her mom to study overseas.
B. He glossed over his obsession with seeing his idol in person by saying that someone has given him the concert ticket for free.
2) cherry pick
-Adam cherry-picked all his girlfriend's best qualities, while ignoring her many faults.
-The politician cherry-picked his accomplishments while ignoring the calls from African Americans that he had done little for them.
-The scientist cherry-picked the data that emphasizing that radiation from Fukushima was affecting tuna in American waters, even though the radiation was in tiny trace amounts.
Definition: It is the act of pointing to individual cases or data that seem to confirm a particular position, while ignoring a significant related case or data that may contradict that position.
Etymology: The term is based on the perceived process of harvesting fruit, such as cherries. The picker would be expected to only select the ripest and healthiest fruits. An observer who only sees the selected fruit may thus wrongly conclude that most, or even all, of the fruit is in such good condition.
Examples:
A. The right-wing British politician cherry-picked all the benefits of leaving the EU, while completely ignoring all the drawbacks!
B. When the future son-in-law came to visit for the first time,the mother cherry-picked the worst aspects of him to get rid of him.
