be flashy without substance showy and not substantial produce flowers but bear no fruits -- be flashy without substance have all one´s goods in the window superficially clever
I just want a good reliable car, nothing flashy.
我只要一辆性能可靠的轿车,不要华而不实的那种。
—— 给力词典精选a slick advertising campaign
华而不实的广告攻势
—— 给力词典精选It is highly probable that many of the Service´s personnel were put off by such high-flown rhetoric.
很可能该部门的许多工作人员都对这种华而不实的虚夸言辞感到反感。
—— 柯林斯例句Gone are the support suspenders and gaudy steel rings that strangled the tower for much of the last decade.
过去十几年间斜塔四周起支撑作用的吊杆和绕在塔身上的华而不实的钢圈现已荡然无存。
—— 给力词典精选The new collections of custom furs around town reveal plenty of folderol, but there are practical things too.
市上大批新的定做的皮衣中有许多是华而不实的, 但也有一些实用的东西。
—— 给力词典精选