[scode type="blue"]1.cosmetic
adj.装门面的;表面的[/scode]
英英释义：
If you describe measures or changes as cosmetic, you mean they improve the appearance of a situation or thing but do not change its basic nature, and you are usually implying that they are inadequate.
例句：
①It is a cosmetic measure which will do nothing to help the situation long term.
这项举措只是表面文章，长期来看对于改善情况不会有任何帮助。
②In general, the students view these changes as merely cosmetic.
大体上，学生们认为这些变化只是表面文章。
拓展：
这里再补充一个词汇“ostensible”，作为形容词也可以表示“表面上的；貌似真实的”【Ostensible is used to describe something that seems to be true or is officially stated to be true, but about which you or other people have doubts.】
除此之外，“cosmetic”作为本义还有一个很常见的用法：cosmetic surgery 整容手术
【Cosmetic surgery is surgery done to make a person look more attractive.】
[scode type="blue"]2.organ
n.（政府、集团等的）喉舌，机构[/scode]
英英释义：
You refer to a newspaper or organization as the organ of the government or another group when it is used by them as a means of giving information or getting things done.
例句：
①The Security Service is an important organ of the State.
军情五处是国家的重要机构。
②The most powerful organ of government in Scotland is the Scottish Office.
苏格兰职权最大的政府部门是苏格兰事务部。
拓展：
作为“机构”的这个意思貌似是高中就讲过。除此之外，“organ”还可以表示“手风琴”，这个意思只需了解一下即可~
[scode type="blue"]3.conceive
v.怀孕[/scode]
英英释义：
When a woman conceives, she becomes pregnant.
例句：
①Women, he says, should give up alcohol before they plan to conceive.
他说女性在计划怀孕之前应该戒酒。
②About one in six couples has difficulty conceiving.
大约1/6的夫妻有受孕困难。
拓展：
这里顺便分享两个关于“怀孕”的表达：
①have a bun in the oven 怀孕，身怀六甲
（这是一个比较委婉的表达，字面意思是：烤炉里有面包，也是一个“informal”的用法，只需了解即可~）
② be in the (pudding) club 怀孕，肚子大了
再补充一个【熟词生义】“labour”，作为不可数名词，表示“分娩；临盆”【Labour is the last stage of pregnancy, in which the baby is gradually pushed out of the womb by the mother.】
例如：
I thought the pains meant I was going into labour.
我还以为这些疼痛意味着我要生了呢。
“deliver”作为动词，也可以表示“接生(婴儿)”【When someone delivers a baby, they help the woman who is giving birth to the baby.】
[scode type="blue"]4.inform
v.赋(思想或特质)于;渗透入,影响[/scode]
英英释义：
If a situation or activity is informed by an idea or a quality, that idea or quality is very noticeable in it.
例句：
①All great songs are informed by a certain sadness and tension.
所有很棒的歌曲都透着某种悲伤和张力。
②The concept of the Rose continued to inform the poet's work.
玫瑰的概念持续贯穿于诗人的作品中。
拓展：
“Inform”除了可以表示“影响”以外，还可以表示“告发;检举”，通常的搭配是【inform on sb】If someone informs on a person, they give information about the person to the police or another authority, which causes the person to be suspected or proved guilty of doing something bad.
例如：
Thousands of American citizens have informed on these organized crime syndicates.
数以千计的美国公民检举过这些有组织的犯罪团伙。
[scode type="blue"]5.arm
n.分支机构；部门[/scode]
英英释义：
An arm of an organization is a section of it that operates in a particular country or that deals with a particular activity.
例句：
Millicom Holdings is the British arm of an American company.
米雷康姆控股有限公司是一家美国公司在英国的分支机构。
