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词汇 skin-deep
释义 skin-deep
adjective
uk /ˌskɪnˈdiːp/ us /ˌskɪnˈdiːp/
not carefully considered or strongly felt: 肤浅的,表面的
After the first half-hour she realized that her new-found confidence was no more than skin-deep.仅半个小时后,她就意识到自己新建立起的信心不过是表面上的。
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skin-deep | American Dictionary


skin-deep
adjective
us/ˈskɪnˈdip/
powerful or strong only in appearance:
Her confidence was only skin-deep.

Examples of skin-deep


skin-deep
Such interpretations beg the question of why ' skin-deep ' attitudes would prompt behavior as visceral as a pogrom.
The bottom line here is that consensus on how to model applications and structure a reuse-centred development process is still skin-deep.
If his so-called liberalism is more than skin-deep, he should reverse this decision immediately in the name of good democracy.
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I wonder whether many people outside will regard the remarks as more than skin-deep.
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That policy is skin-deep and it is already cracking under the impact of events.
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That is the skin-deep nature of our democracy.
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Their belief in democracy is clearly skin-deep.
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So his conversion is sometimes only skin-deep.
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It is a skin-deep cure for unemployment.
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Therefore, his democracy is rather skin-deep.
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A study of skin-deep attractiveness, the video offers empowering insights into inner beauty as well.
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She is a loving heart trapped beneath an ugly facade, ignored and unappreciated by those who fail to see beyond what is skin-deep.
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Fortunately, the contemporary obsession with skin-deep beauty infuriates some of us.
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Despite the singer's groans, a closer listen to the lyrics will prove that in this case love dealt with something way below skin-deep.
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Easy on the eyes but rarely going more than skin-deep was his roundup.
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