汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 改頭換面
改頭換面 (改头换面)
to adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes / Despite superficially new policies, the substance remains unchanged.
The metaphor only changes the appearance and form, and the content remains unchanged
比喻只改形式,不变内容(贬义)。
gǎi () tóu/tou () huàn miàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

风险资本改头换面进入投机热。

Venture capital transmogrified into speculative fever.

NB的改头换面,一定是吃了兴奋剂。

NB change, must have been doping.

投自由民主党的票不过是改头换面投工党的票。

A vote for the Liberal Democrats is just a Labour vote in disguise.

随着美国的面貌改变,美国种族主义也改头换面了。

As the face of America has changed, so has the face of American racism.

取而代之的,分别是改头换面后的自助果菜农场和村里各处入户经营的小餐馆。

With the village market still thriving, those banned have transformed into fruit and vegetable farms and in-house restaurants spread around the village, respectively.

显然,他向所有自己曾经伤害过的人,做出了公开道歉,并且表示要从此改头换面,弃恶从善。

Evidently he made a public apology to everyone he'd hurt saying he wanted to do good from then on.

现今从名字到政见都改头换面,借其新名号巴尼克,该报声称其报道将客观实在。

It has now changed both its name and its politics. Under a new moniker, Barniq, it claims to offer something closer to objective reporting.

许多玩家在星际争霸中熟悉的单位已经改头换面,并且很多新单位也陆续地加入到了游戏当中。

Many units familiar from the original StarCraft have been changed, and many new units have been added.

这些假芯片通常以一个新商标改头换面的出现,骗称自己拥有强大的性能,赚取昧心钱。

The fake chips are often rebranded parts claiming greater performance than they actually have to earn the sellers a fast profit.

在数码扫描仪未出现前,照片的修饰和“改头换面”都是在暗房中完成的,难度高、成功率低。

In the digital scanner does not appear before, pictures of the modified and "change the appearance" are in complete darkness of the difficulty, high, low success.