superficial shine; all show and no substance
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesidiom
superficial polish; fine appearance only; all show and no substance
neutral常用作贬义，形容人或事物虚有其表，缺乏实质内容或质量。
Duì对
chǎn产
pǐn品
bù不
néng能
zhǐ只
qiú求
biǎo表
miàn面
guāng光
，
hái还
yāo要
qiú求
gāo高
zhì质
liàng量
。
For products, we cannot just pursue a superficial shine; we must also demand high quality.
Zhè这
fáng房
zi子
zhuāng装
xiū修
dé得
biǎo表
miàn面
guāng光
，
qí其
shí实
shuǐ水
diàn电
xiàn线
lù路
dōu都
shì是
lǎo老
jiù旧
de的
。
This house has a superficially nice renovation, but the plumbing and electrical wiring are actually old.
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Tā他
zuò做
bào报
gào告
xǐ喜
huān欢
biǎo表
miàn面
guāng光
，
yòng用
hěn很
duō多
tú图
biǎo表
，
dàn但
nèi内
róng容
kōng空
dòng洞
。
He likes to make his reports look flashy with lots of charts, but the content is hollow.
Bié别
bèi被
nà那
jiā家
cān餐
tīng厅
de的
biǎo表
miàn面
guāng光
qī欺
piàn骗
le了
，
tā他
men们
de的
cài菜
wèi味
dào道
hěn很
yī一
bān般
。
Don't be fooled by that restaurant's fancy appearance; their food tastes very average.