window-dressing

英['wɪndəʊdr'esɪŋ] 美['wɪndəʊdr'esɪŋ]
  • 装门面措施
名词 window dressing:
  1. a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

  2. the decoration of shop windows

动词 window-dress:
  1. make something appear superficially attractive

    1. The company's support of scientific research is just window-dressing.
      这个公司支持科学研究只不过是摆样子给人看的。