glaze

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

glaze [glaze glazes glazed glazing] verb, noun BrE [ɡleɪz] NAmE [ɡleɪz]
verb
1. intransitive ~ (over) if a person's eyes glaze or glaze over, the person begins to look bored or tired
•A lot of people's eyes glaze over if you say you are a feminist.
•‘I'm feeling rather tired,’ he said, his eyes glazing.
2. transitive ~ sth to fit sheets of glass into sth
•to glaze a window/house
•a glazed door
compare ↑glass
see also ↑double glazing
3. transitive ~ sth (with sth) to cover sth with a ↑glaze to give it a shiny surface
•Glaze the pie with beaten egg.
•glazed tiles
• (NAmE)a glazed doughnut
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Middle English glase, from ↑glass.
 
noun countable, uncountable
1. a thin clear liquid put on ↑clay objects such as cups and plates before they are finished, to give them a hard shiny surface
2. a thin liquid, made of egg, milk or sugar, for example, that is put on cake, bread, etc. to make it look shiny
•Brush the top of the cake with the apricot glaze.

Word Origin:
late Middle English glase, from ↑glass.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sugarcoat, candy, glass, glass over, glaze over