glaze
/ɡleɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ɡleɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈglāz/ (ame, mw)
glaze — verb
- glazepresent simple I / you / we / they
- glazeshe / she / it
- glazedpast simple
- glazing-ing form
1. to put a thin liquid layer on the outside of food, pottery, or another object so
to put a thin liquid layer on the outside of food, pottery, or another object so that after it dries or is heated, the surface looks smooth and shines.
Yasmin brushed a thin layer of beaten egg to glaze the bread before baking.
glaze + food object with brushed liquid
Henrik glazed each clay bowl with a soft blue color before firing them in the kiln.
glaze + pottery object with [color] before firing
The pastry chef glazed the apple tart with warm apricot jam to give it a shiny finish.
Tanvi glazed the small ceramic pot in dark green and left it to dry overnight.
The donuts are glazed with a thin sugar syrup as soon as they come out of the fryer.
文法句型
glaze + object
glaze [object] with [substance]
用法筆記
Object is usually a food item (bread, ham, tart, donut) or a pottery piece; often appears as 'glaze X with Y' where Y is the coating liquid.
常見錯誤
2. if someone's eyes do this, they become fixed and lose any sign of feeling, usual
if someone's eyes do this, they become fixed and lose any sign of feeling, usually because the person is bored, tired, or has stopped paying attention.
Mateo's eyes glazed over halfway through the long lecture on tax law.
[possessive] eyes glaze over + during boring event
The students' eyes glazed as the teacher repeated the same grammar rule for the fifth time.
intransitive: eyes glaze (no 'over')
Megan watched her grandfather's eyes glaze over while he stared blankly at the television.
Andrew could feel his own eyes starting to glaze during the third hour of the meeting.
- light up
eyes show sudden interest or joy
文法句型
[someone's] eyes glaze (over)
用法筆記
Subject is always the possessive form of a person plus 'eyes'; never the person directly (not '*he glazed over').
常見錯誤
3. in building work, to install the panes that close a window or door frame, so the
in building work, to install the panes that close a window or door frame, so the opening is sealed with a transparent panel.
Local builders glazed the old church windows with thick frosted panels last summer.
glaze + windows with [glass type]
Trang asked the carpenter to glaze the porch door so the room would stay warmer in winter.
glaze + door for [reason]
Most of the office windows had been glazed with thick safety glass after the storm damage.
Brandon hired a small firm to glaze all twelve windows of the new cottage.
文法句型
glaze + window/door/frame
用法筆記
Almost always in the building or construction context; object must be a window, door, frame, or similar architectural opening. Often passive.
常見錯誤
4. of a surface or material, to develop a hard smooth layer that looks like glass,
of a surface or material, to develop a hard smooth layer that looks like glass, usually as it cools, freezes, or dries.
After the freezing rain, the roads near Henry's house had glazed with a thin sheet of ice.
[surface] glaze with [thin layer]
The chocolate began to glaze as it cooled on the marble slab in the kitchen.
[material] glaze + as it cools
By morning, the puddles in the school yard had glazed over and the children slid across them.
The clay pot had glazed nicely after two days inside the hot kiln.
- melt
for surfaces returning from solid to liquid
文法句型
[surface] glaze (over)
用法筆記
Subject is a surface or substance, not a person. Sense 4 differs from sense 1: here the surface develops the glass-like layer on its own (passive of nature); in sense 1 someone deliberately applies a coating.
常見錯誤
glaze — noun
- glazesingular
- glazesplural
1. a liquid that you spread or pour on the surface of food or pottery so that after
a liquid that you spread or pour on the surface of food or pottery so that after drying or heating it forms a thin, hard, shiny outer layer.
Eitan brushed a honey glaze over the roast ham before serving it to the family.
brush a [honey] glaze + over food
Daichi mixed a thin lemon glaze and drizzled it on the warm pound cake.
a [flavor] glaze + drizzle on cake
The potter dipped each cup in a pale blue glaze before placing it in the kiln.
Rachid recommended a simple sugar glaze on top of the apple donuts.
These ceramic tiles are protected by a thick glaze that makes them waterproof.
文法句型
a glaze of [substance]
apply a glaze
用法筆記
Often countable when naming a specific recipe or formula ('a honey glaze', 'a blue glaze'); uncountable when referring to the substance in general ('apply glaze').
常見錯誤
2. a thin, smooth, shiny outer layer on a surface — for example a film of ice on a
a thin, smooth, shiny outer layer on a surface — for example a film of ice on a road, or a polished finish on cloth.
A thin glaze of ice covered the country lane after the cold night in Sven's village.
a glaze of ice + on a surface
The silk dress had a delicate glaze that caught the candlelight during the dinner party.
a glaze + on fabric, catching light
By dawn, a smooth glaze of frost had formed on the windshields of every parked car.
Inês polished the marble table until it gained a soft glaze under the lamps.
- matte
non-shiny surface
文法句型
a glaze of [substance]
a [adjective] glaze
用法筆記
Different from sense 1: here the glossy layer is what is seen on the surface itself (often forming naturally), not a liquid you apply.