| 词汇 | window-dressing |
| 释义 | window dressing noun[ U ] uk /ˈwɪn.dəʊ ˌdres.ɪŋ/ us /ˈwɪn.doʊ ˌdres.ɪŋ/ window dressingnoun[U] (SHOPS)the skill of decorating shop windows and arranging goods in them so that they look attractive to people going past商店橱窗装饰艺术;橱窗设计艺术 Decorating or making something attractive accessorize adorn adornment beautification beautify edged embellishment festoon flock foliated non-utilitarian ornament ornamentation ornate over-glamorize titivate twiddly undecorated unembellished yarn bombing window dressingnoun[U] (DECEIVING)disapproving things that are of no real importance and are said or done in order to make an attractive effect: 装饰门面的东西 How many of the candidate's policies are real intentions, and how many are just window dressing?这些候选人的政策中，有多少是真实的意图，有多少不过是装点门面的东西？ Useless and futile adrift aimless aimlessly aimlessness airy-fairy fruitless fruitlessly fruitlessness futile futilely negate negation no goodidiom non-viable nugatory unpractical unrealistic unrealistically unseriousness until you are blue in the faceidiom window dressing | American Dictionarywindow dressing noun[ U ] us/ˈwɪn·doʊ ˌdres·ɪŋ/ disapproving a person or thing that is used to make an activity appear more important or attractive than it really is window dressing | Business Englishwindow dressing noun[ U ] ukus COMMERCE the art of displaying goods in a store window to attract customers: The designers are skilled in everything from stitching to window dressing. FINANCE, STOCK MARKET in the management of investors’ portfolios(= collections of shares), the activity, towards the end of a financial period, of selling shares that have fallen and buying ones that have risen so the portfolio looks better than it really is: Portfolio managers continued to buy popular stocks as part of their end-of-quarter window dressing. the act of making something look more attractive than it really is, especially when you are hiding negative facts or details: The insurance industry's voluntary code of practice has been criticized as mere window dressing rather than serious self-regulation. window dressernoun[ C ] Window dressers must think of the best way to attract the target audience. |
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