window dressing
英 [ˈwɪndəʊ dresɪŋ]
美 [ˈwɪndoʊ dresɪŋ]
n. 橱窗装饰艺术; 橱窗设计艺术; 装饰门面; 弄虚作假
牛津词典
noun
- 橱窗装饰艺术；橱窗设计艺术
the art of arranging goods in shop/store windows in an attractive way - 装饰门面；弄虚作假
the fact of doing or saying sth in a way that creates a good impression but does not show the real facts- The reforms are seen as window dressing.
这些改革被视为是装饰门面。
- The reforms are seen as window dressing.
英英释义
noun
- the decoration of shop windows
- a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
双语例句
- And politically speaking, "window dressing" R& D centres no longer work for multinationals.
从政治角度而言，“粉饰”研发中心对跨国公司而言也不再奏效。 - But this type of financial window dressing is neither exclusive to Lehman nor, prima facie, illegal.
但这种财务上“粉饰门面”的做法并非雷曼所独有，而且从表面上看也并不违法。 - Sceptics say this means that regional experiments with hedging are mere window dressing until regulators make it easier for fund managers to short the largest stocks across the Gulf.
持怀疑态度的人士称，这意味着除非监管机构使基金经理们更易于做空海湾地区最大的股票，否则该地区在对冲方面的尝试只不过是做做样子。 - Window dressing. Business as usual.
装潢门面期间，照常营业。 - The measures are little more than window dressing that will fade fast once investors take a hard look at them.
这些措施也就是装装门面，一旦投资者认真探究，就会原形毕露。 - This shop's window dressing is elegant.
该店的橱窗布置真是美观大方。 - New accounting rules compress the space of window dressing of consolidated financial statements, but still exists under the circumstance of immature China capital market.
新会计准则虽然压缩了对合并会计报表进行粉饰的空间，但是在我国资本市场还不成熟的条件下，仍然存在着很大的会计报表粉饰空间。 - There is "a pattern of incremental rule change, but it's just window dressing, and we move forward to the next scandal".
证交所形成了“一种规则渐变模式，但这只是装装门面，丑闻还会爆发”。 - Packaging must first of all, the customer is responsible for window dressing and be products are not going to win.
包装首先要对客户负责，华而不实与实而不华的产品不会赢得消费群体。 - In the case of the latter, I guess words are window dressing.
后一种情况下，我想文字只是用来做做样子罢了。