在15日举行的2018世界杯足球赛预选赛北中美及加勒比地区六强赛中，哥斯达黎加队主场4球大胜美国队。美国队教练尤尔根•克林斯曼毫不掩饰他的失望。请看本报周五的报道：

    Juergen Klinsmann did not even attempt to sugarcoat his reaction to the performance of his U.S. team after its 0-4 humiliation in a World Cup qualifier against Costa Rica on Tuesday.

    The normally upbeat Klinsmann admitted the performance of his side, which mustered only one shot on goal in the Costa Rica capital of San Jose, had been unacceptable.

    报道中的sugarcoat就是“裹上糖衣、粉饰”，例如：

    There is no way to sugarcoat the bad news.

    完全没有办法让这糟糕的消息听起来好一点。