look impressive but lack real worth; appear better than it is; apple of sodom; attractive or imposing only in his [its; her] outside appearance; dead sea apple; deceptively handsome; good in appearance only -- to appear better than it is; good looks without substantial ability [competence; aptitude]; one's qualifications are superficial.; merely ornamental without solidity
Related Translations:
绣花枕头虚有其表: a pillow with an embroidered case looks impressive but lacks real worth
Example Sentences:
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Madame merle was not superficial-not she . 梅尔夫人决不虚有其表，她是表里如一的。
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You have a superficial brightness that can fool some people but underneath you're empty . 你这个人好象很精明，能唬得了人，可是虚有其表。
3.
She told philip that his friend had no talent really; it was just flashy and superficial . 她对菲利浦说，他的朋友其实并没有什么才华，他只是虚有其表和浅薄无知而已。
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In his turning, the center of the whole earth shifted, making of space a sheer void and a mockery of order, and balance, and time . 在他翻转时，地球的中心转移了，把空间变成了一个十足的真空，把秩序、平衡和时间变成了虚有其表的东西。
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His fine clothes are a mere facade , facade 他漂亮的衣着只是虚有其表而已。
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Their marriage had become a complete sham 他们的婚姻关系已虚有其表
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The car ' s sturdy appearance lied 那部车的坚固外观只是虚有其表。
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The law was not just for show , it was rigorously implemented 法律并非虚有其表，而是一直严厉执行。
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And yet , as regards the spirit , this is but a semblance 但是，从精神方面来看，这一切都只不过是虚有其表而已。
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Even with her faded beauty , the queen of the adriatic still attracts millions of tourists every year , but venice is not just a pretty face 虽然她的美丽逐渐消逝，这位亚德里亚海之后每年仍然吸引数以百万计的观光客，但威尼斯并非是个虚有其表的城市。
