When a product says it can "smooth away the appearance of lines and wrinkles", does it smooth them away - or just make them less obvious?

当一种产品声称它能“消除皱纹”，是把皱纹消除了——还是仅仅使皱纹较不明显呢？

youdao

In the life, smooth or not smooth sometimes not only lies on ourselves, but also more depends on the environment and others.

人生一世顺利不顺利往往不仅仅取决于自己，更多地取决于环境，或者说取决于别人。

youdao

They are not conventional steel containers; with their smooth skins, they may have been "reefers" or refrigerated containers, although there are a number of smooth-skinned types out there.

所用集装箱不是普通的海运箱，其外表是平面的，可能是采用冷藏箱制作。

youdao

Or,they place long thin rolls of clay on top of each other and then make them smooth.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

Somehow, if you could manufacture a really smooth frictionless surface, that if you took a hockey puck or something and an air cushion and you give it a push, in some idealized world, it'll travel forever.

如果你制造一个绝对光滑无摩擦的表面,然后在上面放个冰球或者别的什么,或者气垫,然后推它一下,在理想条件下,它会永远运动下去

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He could be as hard as a robot, or as smooth as liquid.

VOA: special.2009.07.05

Using a 3D accelerometer, the eLECT analyzes terrain with a 0.2 second window to adjust to how bumpy or smooth your ride is.

ENGADGET

He still moves with an effortless steadiness over the testing terrain, not a bead of sweat on his bald pate or smooth brow, both tanned a rich chestnut.

BBC: Sardinia, land and sea

But it may be stoney or smooth.

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