1N-COUNT [usually plural]化妆品; 美容品Cosmetics are substances such as lipstick or powder, which people put on their face to make themselves look more attractive. 化妆品; 美容品
2ADJ 装门面的;表面的 If you describe measures or changes as cosmetic, you mean they improve the appearance of a situation or thing but do not change its basic nature, and you are usually implying that they are inadequate. 装门面的;表面的 [disapproval]
It is a cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.
这项举措只是表面文章,长期来看对于改善情况不会有任何帮助。
In general, the students view these changes as merely cosmetic.
(usually cosmetics) ADJECTIVE | ... OF COSMETICS | VERB + COSMETIC | COSMETIC + NOUNADJECTIVE➤expensive昂貴的化妝品▸➤cheap廉價化妝品➤natural天然化妝品➤hypo-allergenic低致敏性化妝品... OF COSMETICS➤line一系列的化妝品◇We're introducing a new line of cosmetics.我們即將推出一個新的化妝品系列。VERB + COSMETIC➤use, wear用化妝品;化了妝▸➤apply, put on使用/塗抹化妝品COSMETIC + NOUN➤company, industry化妝品公司/行業cosmetic
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VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be只是表面功夫ADVERB➤merely, purely不過是/純粹是裝點門面的◇Opponents described the reforms as a purely cosmetic exercise.反對者把改革描述為純粹裝點門面的舉動。➤largely, mostly主要是裝門面的