单词 | eyewasher |
释义 | > as lemmasˈeyewasher ˈeyewasher n. rare a person whose speech or action is only for outward show, or conceals actual facts or motives; cf. sense 2a. ΚΠ 1920 National Rev. Apr. 142 The President..refused to..be humbugged by ‘eyewashers’ who besought him to accept amendments that destroyed his handiwork. 1997 V. Gol'danskii Ess. Soviet Scientist 188 I would call them eyewashers. They try to present their proposals such that, even though completely unrelated, they appear to have something to do with SDI. < as lemmas |
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