用中文说: "Window dressing"

Published: 2017-03-28 15:53:39
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用中文说: "Window dressing"

Window dressing

【中文】装样子、糊弄

   Zhuāngyàngzi, hùnong

【解释】To pretend to be dealing with a problem, rather than actually dealing with it.

【例句】

- When his mom told Tom to clean his room, he just did some window dressing, by hiding all his clothes and toys under his blanket.

当他妈妈让他收拾房间,汤姆把他的衣服和玩具藏在了被子下面,糊弄了一下。

Dāng tā māmā ràng tā shōushí fángjiān, tāngmǔ bǎ tā de yīfú hé wánjù cáng zài bèi bèizi xiàmiàn, hùnongle yīxià.

- BP only did some window dressing to deal with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

英国石油公司在墨西哥湾石油泄漏这件事上只是装样子罢了。

Yīngguó shíyóu gōngsī zài Mòxīgēwān shíyóu xièlòu zhè jiàn shì shàng zhǐshì zhuāngyàngzi bàle.

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