لغت انگلیسی
style over substance
معنی و توضیح
something that is very beautiful, but doesn’t work well;
مثال
This new stove is an example of style over substance, because even though it
پادکست مرتبط
اپیزود مرتبط با این کلمه: «Talking About Product Quality». دو دقیقه اول را همینجا گوش کن و متن همگام را دنبال کن. برای ادامه کامل، از دکمه پایین استفاده کن.
Welcome to English as a Second Language Podcast number 426: Talking About Product Quality.
This is English as a Second Language Podcast number 426. I’m your host, Dr. Jeff McQuillan, coming to you from the Center for Educational Development in beautiful Los Angeles, California.
Our website is eslpod.com. Go there to download a Learning Guide for this episode to help you improve your English even faster.
This episode is a dialogue between Brenda and Yoji talking about product quality, the quality of things that you buy. Are they good, are they bad; what are some of the specific words we use in describing different products – different things – we’ll find out in this dialogue. Let’s get started.
Brenda: It’s fun shopping for a new cell phone, don’t you think?
Yoji: Sure, but I just need one with the bare basics.
Brenda: Not me. I want one that’s top-of-the-line. My old phone was cheap and flimsy, and it started acting up after only a few months.
Yoji: I want something that’s good quality, but I don’t think I should have to pay top dollar for it,
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