window dressing meaning in English
橱窗装饰(法);〔比喻〕修饰外表;炫耀自己;(银行、公司等的)假账。
Examples
- Clearly in such cases the sophisticated methodology is exploited as mere window dressing for decisions already made .
显然,在这种情况下,这种复杂的方法只是用来为早已作出的决策装饰门面罢了。 - This effect may be the result of window dressing by the fund managing companies
这种现象可能与基金的窗饰效应有关。 - Although these controversies have prompted managers to dig deeper , this outcry has also put pressure on them to window dress
尽管这些抱怨能驱使基金经理们更加深入地研究投资组合,但它也能对基金经理产生弄虚作假的压力。 - They have painted the living room and tidied the garden in order to sell the house , but it ' s really only window dressing because the roof needs attention and the electric wiring is still unsafe
为了出售房子他们粉饰了起居室并整理了花园,不过那其实只是粉饰门面而已,因为房顶需要修缮,供电线路还不安全。