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

• 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。
• Some forms of window dressing, such as selling losing stocks right before reporting quarter-end holdings to investors, are perfectly legal.
  某些形式的粉饰账面是完全合法的，譬如在向投资者公布季度末持仓状况之前卖出面临损失的股票。
• 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。
• The reforms have been interpreted as window dressing.
  这些变革被称作是装饰门面。
• Fair Value and the Window Dressing of Consolidated Financial Statements
  论公允价值与合并会计报表中的财务粉饰
• This shop's window dressing is elegant.
  该店的橱窗布置真是美观大方。
• 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。
• Keep up appearances Window dressing. Business as usual.
  ph.1.装门面，2.保持常态装潢门面期间，照常营业。
• 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。
• Window dressing. Business as usual.
  装潢门面期间，照常营业。