1ADJ-GRADED 肤浅的;浅薄的;粗枝大叶的 If you describe someone as superficial, you disapprove of them because they do not think deeply, and have little understanding of anything serious or important. 肤浅的;浅薄的;粗枝大叶的 [disapproval]
This guy is a superficial yuppie with no intellect whatsoever.
这个家伙是个肤浅的雅皮士,没有什么头脑。
The tone of his book is consistently negative, occasionally arrogant, and often superficial.
He hated the superficiality, the neon glamour and the cheap prettiness of life in L.A.
他痛恨洛杉矶浮华浅薄、灯红酒绿、纸醉金迷的生活。
superficially
Hill cannot write badly or superficially; his characters and plotting are, as usual, admirable.
希尔不可能写得太差,也不会缺乏深度;他刻画的人物和情节和以前一样精彩。
2ADJ-GRADED (行动、情感、关系)表面的,外表的,不深入的 If you describe something such as an action, feeling, or relationship as superficial, you mean that it includes only the simplest and most obvious aspects of that thing, and not those aspects which require more effort to deal with or understand. (行动、情感、关系)表面的,外表的,不深入的
Their arguments do not withstand the most superficial scrutiny.
他们的论据经不起一点推敲。
His roommate had been pleasant on a superficial level.
他的舍友只是表面上装和气。
Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
父亲对音乐只懂一点皮毛。
superficiality
His assessment only serves to demonstrate the superficiality of the judgements we make when we first meet people.
他的评价只能证明我们对人的第一印象是肤浅的。
superficially
The film touches on these difficult questions, but only superficially.
这部电影触及了这些难题,但只是蜻蜓点水式的。
3ADJ-GRADED 表面的,乍看起来的(尤指实际并非如此)Superficial is used to describe the appearance of something or the impression that it gives, especially if its real nature is very different. 表面的,乍看起来的(尤指实际并非如此)
Despite these superficial resemblances, this is a darker work than her earlier novels.
尽管表面上有一些相似之处,但这本著作实际要比她以前的小说悲观。
Spain may well look different but the changes are superficial.
Many of these killers are frequently glib and superficially charming.
这些杀手中,多数都是能说会道、外表迷人。
Superficially there have been many changes in Britain in recent years.
近几年来英国的面貌发生了很多变化。
4ADJ-GRADED (伤势或伤害)表层的,表皮的,表面的Superficial injuries are not very serious, and affect only the surface of the body. You can also describe damage to an object as superficial . (伤势或伤害)表层的,表皮的,表面的
The 69-year-old clergyman escaped with superficial wounds.
69 岁的牧师幸免于难,只受了点皮肉伤。
The explosion caused superficial damage to the fortified house.
这次爆炸只对这所加固过的房屋造成了轻微破坏。
5ADJ [ADJ n](皮肤)表层的 The superficial layers of the skin are the ones nearest the surface. (皮肤)表层的 [medicine]
VERBS | ADVERBVERBS➤be, seem膚淺;好像膚淺▸➤remain依然膚淺ADVERB➤extremely, fairly, very, etc.極其/相當/非常具有表面性的◇The movie bears a fairly superficial resemblance to the original novel.該影片只是表面上與原著相似。➤entirely, purely完全/純粹表面上的◇He began to feel he could cope, on a purely superficial level, at least.他開始覺得自己能應付,至少單從表面上看可以。➤largely大體上膚淺;主要在表面上