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
- This effect may be the result of window dressing by the fund managing companies.
这种现象可能与基金的窗饰效应有关。 - 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。 - 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。 - Window dressing. Business as usual.
装潢门面期间，照常营业。 - Anything else is just window dressing.
至于其他作法，不过是点缀而已。 - 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。 - The practice, known as 'marking the close' or 'portfolio pumping,' is a form of 'window dressing'& a term for a variety of techniques employed by asset managers to make their results look better at the end of the quarter.
这种做法被称为设定收市价或投资组合拉抬，是粉饰账面的一种形式&粉饰账面是指资产管理经理在季度末为改善业绩数据而采用的各种手段。 - We will see whether the "save our cities" campaign is for real or just window dressing.
我们要看看这次“拯救我们的城市”运动是认真的还是装装门面。 - 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。 - They have painted the living room and tidied the garden in order to sell the house, but it's really only window dressing because the roof needs attention and the electric wiring is still unsafe.
为了出售房子他们粉饰了起居室并整理了花园，不过那其实只是粉饰门面而已，因为房顶需要修缮，供电线路还不安全。