英语词汇“window dressing”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

window dressingnoun [ U ]

uk/ˈwɪn.dəʊ ˌdres.ɪŋ/us/ˈwɪn.doʊ ˌdres.ɪŋ/

window dressing noun [ U ] (SHOPS)

the skill of decorating shop windows and arranging goods in them so that they look attractive to people going past

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Decorating or making something attractive

accessorize
adorn
adornment
beautify
bedeck
edged
embellish
festoon
flatter
flock
garland
glam
ornament
ornamentation
ornate
pimp
prettify
titivate
twiddly
zhuzh

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window dressing noun [ U ] (DECEIVING)

disapproving things that are of no real importance and are said or done in order to make an attractive effect:

How many of the candidate's policies are real intentions, and how many are just window dressing?

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Useless and futile

a mug's game idiom
adrift
aimless
airy-fairy
be at a loose end idiom
flaccid
fool's errand
for the hell of it idiom
frivolous
fruitless
moon around
motiveless
negate
no good idiom
nugatory
unwieldy
use
useless
vain
vainly

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单词	window dressing
释义	Contents noun (2) window dressing (SHOPS) window dressing (DECEIVING) Contents noun (3) window dressing (1) window dressing (2) window dressing (3) more…(1) window dresser English American Business window dressingnoun [ U ] uk/ˈwɪn.dəʊ ˌdres.ɪŋ/us/ˈwɪn.doʊ ˌdres.ɪŋ/ window dressing noun [ U ] (SHOPS) the skill of decorating shop windows and arranging goods in them so that they look attractive to people going past Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Decorating or making something attractive accessorize adorn adornment beautify bedeck edged embellish festoon flatter flock garland glam ornament ornamentation ornate pimp prettify titivate twiddly zhuzh See more results » window dressing noun [ U ] (DECEIVING) disapproving things that are of no real importance and are said or done in order to make an attractive effect: How many of the candidate's policies are real intentions, and how many are just window dressing? Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Useless and futile a mug's game idiom adrift aimless airy-fairy be at a loose end idiom flaccid fool's errand for the hell of it idiom frivolous fruitless moon around motiveless negate no good idiom nugatory unwieldy use useless vain vainly See more results » window dressingnoun [ U ] us/ˈwɪn·doʊ ˌdres·ɪŋ/ disapproving a person or thing that is used to make an activity appear more important or attractive than it really is window dressingnoun [ U ] ukus COMMERCE the art of displaying goods in a store window to attract customers: The designers are skilled in everything from stitching to window dressing. FINANCE, STOCK MARKET in the management of investors’ portfolios (= collections of shares), the activity, towards the end of a financial period, of selling shares that have fallen and buying ones that have risen so the portfolio looks better than it really is: Portfolio managers continued to buy popular stocks as part of their end-of-quarter window dressing. the act of making something look more attractive than it really is, especially when you are hiding negative facts or details: The insurance industry's voluntary code of practice has been criticized as mere window dressing rather than serious self-regulation. window dresser noun [ C ] Window dressers must think of the best way to attract the target audience.
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