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ostensibly

US [ɑˈstensəbli]
UK [ɒˈstensəbli]
  • adv.表面上
  • Web表面上地；表面地；明显地是---表面上

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adv.
1.
表面上

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AllAll,表面上表面上,表面上地表面上地,表面地表面地,明显地是---表面上明显地是---表面上
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
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1.
a small bag provided on request by a restaurant for a customer to carry home leftovers of a meal, ostensibly to feed a dog or other pet.
酒店顾客要求提供一种小袋子，用来把剩食带回家，显然是带去喂狗和其他宠物。
jiǔ diàn gù kè yāo qiú tí gōng yī zhǒng xiǎo dài zǐ , yòng lái bǎ shèng shí dài huí jiā , xiǎn rán shì dài qù wèi gǒu hé qí tā chǒng wù 。
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2.
The PCAPA was formed within days of that landmine attack, ostensibly to protest against the police's heavy-handed response to it.
PCAPA在那次地雷袭击发生后的几天内迅速成立，表面上是为了抗议警方对这次事件所采取的高压措施。
PCAPA zài nà cì dì léi xí jī fā shēng hòu de jǐ tiān nèi xùn sù chéng lì , biǎo miàn shàng shì wèi le kàng yì jǐng fāng duì zhè cì shì jiàn suǒ cǎi qǔ de gāo yā cuò shī 。
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3.
In other words, central authorities want to influence what you do with your body and the things that you own, ostensibly for your own good.
另一句话说，政府表面为你好，其实是想影响你的行为和你的财产。
lìng yí jù huà shuō , zhèng fǔ biǎo miàn wèi nǐ hǎo , qí shí shì xiǎng yǐng xiǎng nǐ de xíng wéi hé nǐ de cái chǎn 。
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4.
Even if one considers something as ostensibly simple as the choice of prime minister, the electorate's intention is not easy to discern.
即使像选总理这种貌似简单的事情，选民的意图也不容易认清。
jí shǐ xiàng xuǎn zǒng lǐ zhè zhǒng mào sì jiǎn dān de shì qíng , xuǎn mín de yì tú yě bù róng yì rèn qīng 。
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5.
Out of sympathy, she began to move money about, ostensibly to "lend" from the rich to the poor for a short period.
她出于同情而开始转移资金，从表面上看，是将富人的钱短期“借给”穷人。
tā chū yú tóng qíng ér kāi shǐ zhuǎn yí zī jīn , cóng biǎo miàn shàng kàn , shì jiāng fù rén de qián duǎn qī " jiè gěi " qióng rén 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
Ostensibly , It just a animation for the Kid. But there is some Profound truth hide in the surface.
表面上，这只是一部拍给小朋友看的动画片，其实里面有隐含着相当深刻的寓意。
biǎo miàn shàng , zhè zhǐ shì yī bù pāi gěi xiǎo péng yǒu kàn de dòng huà piān , qí shí lǐ miàn yǒu yǐn hán zhe xiāng dāng shēn kè de yù yì 。
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7.
Indeed, the paradox at the heart of this ostensibly clever and undoubtedly complex plan is its dependence on subsidies to private investors.
的确，就这个表面上聪明且绝对复杂的计划而言，其核心矛盾是：它依赖于对私人投资者的补贴。
dí què , jiù zhè ge biǎo miàn shàng cōng míng qiě jué duì fù zá de jì huà ér yán , qí hé xīn máo dùn shì : tā yī lài yú duì sī rén tóu zī zhě de bǔ tiē 。
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8.
In dealing with customers and outsiders, remember that you represent the company, ostensibly with full responsibility and authority.
与顾客和公司以外的人士往来时，切记你是代表公司，在别人眼里你富有全部责任和职权。
yǔ gù kè hé gōng sī yǐ wài de rén shì wǎng lái shí , qiè jì nǐ shì dài biǎo gōng sī , zài bié rén yǎn lǐ nǐ fù yǒu quán bù zé rèn hé zhí quán 。
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9.
First, fraternal party-to-party relations between the two ostensibly Communist countries are not what they used to be.
首先，中朝两个共产主义国家的执政党之间的关系已经不复以往。
shǒu xiān , zhōng cháo liǎng gè gòng chǎn zhǔ yì guó jiā de zhí zhèng dǎng zhī jiān de guān xì yǐ jīng bù fù yǐ wǎng 。
chinese.wsj.com
10.
These steps are ostensibly motivated by a desire to defend the poor from getting stuck in a debt.
表面看来，这些举措是要保护穷人以免陷入债务危机。
biǎo miàn kàn lái , zhè xiē jǔ cuò shì yào bǎo hù qióng rén yǐ miǎn xiàn rù zhài wù wēi jī 。
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