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    superficial

    US /ˌsupɚˈfɪʃəl/

    ・

    UK /ˌsu:pəˈfɪʃl/

    C2
    adj.AdjectiveOn the surface only; not deep
    Many students come up with the same superficial answer when asked about their hobbies
    adj.AdjectiveRelating to or located near the surface.
    The wound was only superficial and didn't require stitches.

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    How To Say Sorry For Hurting Someone You Love

    06:20How To Say Sorry For Hurting Someone You Love
    • Be sincere. That's superficial I just need to meet the requirement kind of approach is not going to fly, okay?

      Be sincere. That's superficial I just need to meet the requirement kind of approach is not going to fly, okay?

    A2

    5 Healthy Habits that help you to have the Best Sleep!

    08:045 Healthy Habits that help you to have the Best Sleep!
    • "Your statement seems superficial,"

      "Your statement seems superficial,"

    B1

    6 Flirting Mistakes That Keep You Single

    04:346 Flirting Mistakes That Keep You Single
    • Playing such superficial games may also attract the wrong kind of person, says Dr. Ben-Zeév.

      Playing such superficial games may also attract the wrong kind of person, says Dr. Ben-Zeév.

    • Playing such superficial games may also attract the wrong kind of person, says Dr.

      Playing such superficial games may also attract the wrong kind of person, says Dr.

    B1

    How to Know If You Have Real Friends (And What to Do If You Don't)

    03:03How to Know If You Have Real Friends (And What to Do If You Don't)
    • What if, in a world of superficial friendship, lonely was just what a more serious person tended naturally to be?

      What if, in a world of superficial friendship, lonely was just what a more serious person tended naturally to be?

    B1

    The Need to be Alone

    03:45The Need to be Alone
    • At a certain point, we've had enough of conversations that take us away from our own thought processes, enough of external demands that stop us heeding our inner tremors, enough of the pressure for superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy, and

      At a certain point, we've had enough of conversations that take us away from our own thought processes, enough of external demands that stop us heeding our inner tremors, enough of the pressure for superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy, and

    • superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy – and enough

      superficial cheerfulness that denies the legitimacy of our latent inner melancholy – and enough

    B1

    The Philosophy of Rick and Morty – Wisecrack Edition

    17:39The Philosophy of Rick and Morty – Wisecrack Edition
    • draws humor from a superficial reading of science here, claiming that this uncertainty

      draws humor from a superficial reading of science here, claiming that this uncertainty

    • Rick and Morty draws humor from a superficial reading of science here, claiming that this uncertainty of quantum mechanics can cause our own realities to split.

      Rick and Morty draws humor from a superficial reading of science here, claiming that this uncertainty of quantum mechanics can cause our own realities to split.

    B2

    The Uncomfortable Truth of Life

    03:57The Uncomfortable Truth of Life
    • Without acknowledging our own death, we make the superficial appear important, and the important appear superficial.

      Without acknowledging our own death, we make the superficial appear important, and the important appear superficial.

    • Without acknowledging our own death, we make the superficial appear important, and the important appear superficial.

      Without acknowledging our own death, we make the superficial appear important, and the important appear superficial.

    B1

    David Foster Wallace - The Problem with Irony

    09:55David Foster Wallace - The Problem with Irony
    • You've got Saturday Night Live, deconstructionist cynicism, Arrested Development, superficial relationships, It's Always Sunny's irredeemable characters, and, in Wallace's time, all of these shows.

      You've got Saturday Night Live, deconstructionist cynicism, Arrested Development, superficial relationships, It's Always Sunny's irredeemable characters, and, in Wallace's time, all of these shows.

    • development superficial relationships

      development superficial relationships

    B2

    The Simpsons | Balenciaga

    10:01The Simpsons | Balenciaga
    • It's so superficial.

      It's so superficial.

    • It's so superficial.

      It's so superficial.

    A2

    I Was 80 Years Old For A Day

    07:41I Was 80 Years Old For A Day
    • And maybe she's not that superficial.

      And maybe she's not that superficial.

    • and maybe she's not that superficial.

      and maybe she's not that superficial.

    A2