1 ADJ-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]
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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。
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The tone of his book is consistently negative, occasionally arrogant, and often superficial.
他的书基调一贯是负面消极的，有时还有点儿傲慢自大，且常常流于肤浅。
SYN shallow, frivolous, empty-headed, empty
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。
2 ADJ-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
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Their arguments do not withstand the most superficial scrutiny.
他们的论据经不起一点推敲。
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His roommate had been pleasant on a superficial level.
他的舍友只是表面上装和气。
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Father had no more than a superficial knowledge of music.
父亲对音乐只懂一点皮毛。
3 ADJ-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)
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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。
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Spain may well look different but the changes are superficial.
西班牙可能看起来与以前有很大不同，但这些变化都是表面上的。
SYN slight, surface, external, cosmetic
4 ADJ-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
5 ADJ [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]
| Word Link | super ≈ above : super, superficial, superheated |
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