1ADJ [usually ADJ n]包有糖衣的;裹糖的Sugar-coated food is covered with a sweet substance made of sugar. 包有糖衣的;裹糖的
Some sugar-coated cereals are 50% sugar.
有些裹糖的谷物食品含糖量达 50%。
...sugar-coated popcorn.
裹糖的爆米花
2ADJ [usually ADJ n]巧作粉饰的;经过美化的 If you describe something such as a story as sugar-coated, you disapprove of it because it appears to be pleasant or attractive but in fact describes something very unpleasant. 巧作粉饰的;经过美化的 [disapproval]
...a sugar-coated view of a boy's introduction to sex.