keep up appearances

keep up appearances

美 　英

• na.裝場面
• 網絡擺譜兒；裝門面；擺門面

英漢解釋

na.	1. 裝場面,保全體面,維持面子

英英解釋

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.

（——求指點，譯者）總之，他們他們找到了至少可以裝典門面的方式。

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

自己有錢卻讓別人裝門面，肯定太棒了！

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

她把錢全虧光時，決意佯裝若無其事。

'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.

‘我頭一次來這種地方擺譜哦，’杰克說著，挽著茉莉的胳膊走進餐館。

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

如果你很靠譜但不擺譜，大部分人都認為你不靠譜。

He bought the saloon car to keep up appearances.

他買這輛高級轎車主要是為了撐門面。

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

不能為了愛面子就不辦這件事情了。

The least we can dois try to keep up appearances.

我們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.

我們生活在一個由外表及趕上別人外表能力驅使的社會。

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

例如，許多小公司是不招“博士”生的，認為他們會“擺譜”，怕管不住；

put on airs (show off, keep up appearances)

擺架子（擺譜兒）