superficial appearance

collocation in English

meaningsofsuperficialandappearance

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superficial
adjective
uk
/ˌsuː.pəˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/ˌsuː.pɚˈfɪʃ.əl/
disapproving
(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious ...
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appearance
noun
uk
/əˈpɪə.rəns/us
/əˈpɪr.əns/
an occasion when someone appears ...
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(Definition ofsuperficialandappearancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The vain pathos of the tortoises' courtship was reinforced by theirsuperficialappearance.
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Once one gets behind thesuperficialappearanceand observes the quality of the instruction one gets a much more favourable opinion.
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The emphasis is on financial control, and there is asuperficialappearancethat all is well.
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First, the easy course of making the same increases all over the country, which has thesuperficialappearance of justice and would certainly have caused him and myself less trouble.
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I was disappointed to learn this week that, although the contractors have made asuperficialappearance, there is no evidence that any real work has been done.
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It is named because of thesuperficialappearanceto a strawberry.
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Despite altering thesuperficialappearanceof an object it does not remove its essence.
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Patently, and despite superficial appearances, these words formed no part of either the principal or some hypothetical additional inscription.
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It was so named because the thin cylindrical metal outer shell which hinged open when the bomblet deployed gave it thesuperficialappearanceof a large butterfly.
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Those beliefs can be right or wrong; they are only ascertained from superficial appearances.
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Contrary to superficial appearances, this is not just a question of being reactionary, of opposing all change on principle.
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I beg that we shall not be deceived by superficial appearances.
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Despite superficial appearances, it was not a monorail, as it used both an overhead running rail and a guide rail below.
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While animals are attracted to superficial appearances, humans are enticed by the idea of things that are hidden.
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Despite superficial appearances, this does not require the inheritance of acquired characters, although epigenetic inheritance could potentially influence the result.
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