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BNC: 9867 COCA: 8341

cosmetic

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Related topics: Hair & beauty
cos·met·ic /kɒzˈmetɪk $ kɑːz-/ adjectiveadj  
1  APPEARANCEdealing with the outside appearance rather than the important part of something 装门面的；表面的 SYN superficial
 We’re making a few cosmetic changes to the house before we sell it.
我们在给房子的外部稍作装修，准备出售。
 Many MPs denounced the resolution as a cosmetic exercise (=something which will look good, but have no real effect).
许多议员都谴责这项决议，说它是表面文章。
2  DCBintended to make your hair, skin, body etc look more attractive 化妆用的；美容的
 the cosmetics industry
化妆品行业
 cosmetic products
美容产品
 Are you on the diet for health or cosmetic reasons?
你节食是为了健康还是为了美丽？
Examples from the Corpus
cosmetic• Embalming is a sanitary, cosmetic, and preservative process through which the body is prepared for interment.• In instances where a flare-up of the disease later attenuated earlier cosmetic benefits, patients became skeptical of surgery.• In the event, Wilson opted for the cosmetic exercise, but no one could foretell this in February 1974.• She refuses to be part of the general cosmetic industry hype.• Hirsutism is a less frequent side effect that may be a cosmetic problem in females.• 80% of women who have surgery to enlarge their breasts do it for cosmetic reasons.• The house needs no structural work, just a few cosmetic repairs.• Early regular mobilisation of the prepuce after surgery ensures an excellent functional and cosmetic result.• Yet we do what we always do when confronted with a challenge: Lunge for a quick, easy and cosmetic solution.• a cosmetic sponge
cosmetic exercise• Does the Minister agree that that reform package was merely a cosmetic exercise?• Many foreign commentators, however, described the lifting of martial law as a cosmetic exercise.• In the event, Wilson opted for the cosmetic exercise, but no one could foretell this in February 1974.• It was said she wanted to play no part in a cosmetic exercise designed to put a happy face on the marriage.
From Longman Business Dictionary
cosmeticcos·met·ic /kɒzˈmetɪkkɑːz-/ adjectiveadj
cosmetic changes are small and do not affect the most important parts of something
Apart from a few minor cosmetic changes, the new model is basically the same as the old one.
Origin cosmetic
(1600-1700) Greek kosmetikos “skilled in decoration”, from kosmein “to arrange, decorate”, from kosmos; → COSMOS
cos·met·ic adjectiveadj
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BNC: 9867 COCA: 8341
cosmetic

noun

 (usually cosmetics) ADJECTIVE | ... OF COSMETICS | VERB + COSMETIC | COSMETIC + NOUN ADJECTIVE➤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

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB VERBS➤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
BNC: 9867 COCA: 8341
BNC: 9867 COCA: 8341

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