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
- Mr Obama will soon need to show that what he is proposing amounts to more than just window dressing.
奥巴马很快就必须用实际行动来证明，他所提议的措施不只是装饰门面。 - The second part puts much effort on the typical ways Chinese listed companies use in window dressing.
第二章着重分析了我国上市公司报表粉饰的常见手段和典型案例。 - 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”。 - As an art, window dressing has evolved far beyond the snow scenes of my youth.
作为一种艺术，橱窗展示已经演变成远非我年轻时的雪景。 - 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。 - Since the beginning of last year, the SEC has brought at least three cases against money managers for allegedly window dressing stocks in their portfolios.
从去年年初开始，SEC就基金经理涉嫌对投资组合中的股票进行粉饰账面操作至少提出了三项诉讼。 - Foreign experts, who have dismissed similar campaigns in the past as window dressing, are noticing improvements in the protection of intellectual property rights for the first time.
外企高管过去对此类销毁活动一直不以为然，视之为作秀行为，但现在，他们首次注意到，中国的知识产权保护有了改善。 - So I think a lot of it is political window dressing more than a substantial reform.
所以我认为这应该是政治作秀窗口，而不是重大变革。 - 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。