keep up appearances

keep up appearances

美 　英

• na.装场面
• 网络摆谱儿；装门面；摆门面

英汉解释

na.	1. 装场面,保全体面,维持面子

英英解释

na.	1. to pretend that everything is good, for example with your marriage or your financial situation, even though you are having problems

例句

In short, they found ways to at least keep up appearances.

（——求指点，译者）总之，他们他们找到了至少可以装典门面的方式。

It must be great to be rich and let other people keep up appearances.

自己有钱却让别人装门面，肯定太棒了！

When she lost all her money, she was determined to keep up appearances .

她把钱全亏光时，决意佯装若无其事。

'This is the first time for me to keep up appearances in a Japanese restaurant. ' Jack and Molly come into the dining hall arm in arm.

‘我头一次来这种地方摆谱哦，’杰克说着，挽着茉莉的胳膊走进餐馆。

If you're reliable but never keep up appearances, you will be thought unreliable by most.

如果你很靠谱但不摆谱，大部分人都认为你不靠谱。

He bought the saloon car to keep up appearances.

他买这辆高级轿车主要是为了撑门面。

You can't drop the whole thing just to keep up appearances.

不能为了爱面子就不办这件事情了。

The least we can dois try to keep up appearances.

我们至少可以努力保持形象。

We live in a society driven by looks and the ability to keep up appearances.

我们生活在一个由外表及赶上别人外表能力驱使的社会。

For example, many small companies do not recruit "Doctor" students, that they will "keep up appearances" , fear of uncontrollable;

例如，许多小公司是不招“博士”生的，认为他们会“摆谱”，怕管不住；

put on airs (show off, keep up appearances)

摆架子（摆谱儿）