cosmetic

noun

/kɒzˈmetɪk/

/kɑːzˈmetɪk/

[usually plural]

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a substance that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive
- the cosmetics industry
- She found a job selling cosmetics.
- a cosmetic company
- cosmetic products
- We’re introducing a new line of cosmetics.
Collocations Clothes and fashion
Clothes and fashionClothes
- be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform
- be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes)
- be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion
- be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate
- wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes
- wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume
- have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on
- put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet
- pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks
- change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas
Appearance
- change/enhance/improve your appearance
- create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look
- brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair
- have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle
- have/get a piercing/your nose pierced
- have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed
- have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery
- use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics
Fashion
- follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions
- spend/waste money on designer clothes
- be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed
- have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes
- update/revamp your wardrobe
- be in/come into/go out of fashion
- be (back/very much) in vogue
- create a style/trend/vogue for something
- organize/put on a fashion show
- show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection
- sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway
- be on/do a photo/fashion shoot
Topics Shoppingb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- expensive
- cheap
- natural
- …
… of cosmetics
- line
verb + cosmetic
- use
- wear
- apply
- …
cosmetic + noun
- company
- industry
See full entry
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’.

cosmetic

adjective

/kɒzˈmetɪk/

/kɑːzˈmetɪk/

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improving only the outside appearance of something and not its basic character
- These reforms are not merely cosmetic.
- She dismissed the plan as a cosmetic exercise to win votes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- merely
- purely
- largely
- …
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connected with medical treatment that is intended to improve a person’s appearance
- cosmetic surgery
- cosmetic dental work
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- merely
- purely
- largely
- …
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Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’.

单词	cosmetic
释义	cosmetic noun /kɒzˈmetɪk/ /kɑːzˈmetɪk/ [usually plural] jump to other results a substance that you put on your face or body to make it more attractive the cosmetics industry She found a job selling cosmetics. a cosmetic company cosmetic products We’re introducing a new line of cosmetics. Collocations Clothes and fashionClothes and fashionClothes be wearing a new outfit/bright colours/fancy dress/fur/uniform be (dressed) in black/red/jeans and a T-shirt/your best suit/leather/silk/rags (= very old torn clothes) be dressed for work/school/dinner/a special occasion be dressed as a man/woman/clown/pirate wear/dress in casual/designer/second-hand clothes wear jewellery/accessories/a watch/glasses/contact lenses/perfume have a cowboy hat/red dress/blue suit on put on/take off your clothes/coat/shoes/helmet pull on/pull off your coat/gloves/socks change into/get changed into a pair of jeans/your pyjamas Appearance change/enhance/improve your appearance create/get/have/give something a new/contemporary/retro look brush/comb/shampoo/wash/blow-dry your hair have/get a haircut/your hair cut/a new hairstyle have/get a piercing/your nose pierced have/get a tattoo/a tattoo done (on your arm)/a tattoo removed have/get a makeover/cosmetic surgery use/wear/apply/put on make-up/cosmetics Fashion follow/keep up with (the) fashion/the latest fashions spend/waste money on designer clothes be fashionably/stylishly/well dressed have good/great/terrible/awful taste in clothes update/revamp your wardrobe be in/come into/go out of fashion be (back/very much) in vogue create a style/trend/vogue for something organize/put on a fashion show show/unveil a designer’s spring/summer collection sashay/strut down the catwalk/(North American English also) runway be on/do a photo/fashion shoot Topics Shoppingb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective expensive cheap natural … … of cosmetics line verb + cosmetic use wear apply … cosmetic + noun company industry See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’. cosmetic adjective /kɒzˈmetɪk/ /kɑːzˈmetɪk/ jump to other results improving only the outside appearance of something and not its basic character These reforms are not merely cosmetic. She dismissed the plan as a cosmetic exercise to win votes. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb merely purely largely … See full entry connected with medical treatment that is intended to improve a person’s appearance cosmetic surgery cosmetic dental work Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb merely purely largely … See full entry Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a noun denoting the art of beautifying the body): from French cosmétique, from Greek kosmētikos, from kosmein ‘arrange or adorn’, from kosmos ‘order or adornment’.
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