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

经济

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
  1. The reforms are seen as window dressing.
     这些改革被视为是装饰门面。

英英释义

noun

• the decoration of shop windows
• a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
  Synonym:facade

双语例句

• If banks 'sheer bulk is a systemic problem, then a new cap that preserves the status quo is merely window dressing.
  如果银行的绝对规模是系统性问题，那么维持现状的新限制不过是在粉饰门面。
• 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。
• 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。
• The reforms have been interpreted as window dressing.
  这些变革被称作是装饰门面。
• 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。
• 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。
• This shop's window dressing is elegant.
  该店的橱窗布置真是美观大方。
• CSS has addressed many issues related to window dressing: fonts, spacing, padding, backgrounds, and more& all visual presentation elements.
  CSS已解决许多与窗口修饰相关的问题：字体、间距、填充、背景，等等&所有视觉呈现元素。
• It isn't easy to spot or prove the window dressing of stocks.
  要识别或证实针对股票的粉饰账面行为并不是件容易的事情。