英语单词短语词组“keep up appearances”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

keep up appearances

idiom

topretendto behappier, lesspoor, etc. than you really are, because you do notwantpeopletoknowhowbadyoursituationis:

维持门面，保持体面；保持常态

They were veryunhappilymarriedbutkeptupappearancesfor thesakeoftheirchildren.他们的婚姻并不幸福，但为了子女而装作一切正常。

Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to act as if something is true when it is not

pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise.
make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce.
play at somethingUKThe children are playing at cops and robbers.
role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping.
fakeShe's only faking being ill.
feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance.

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Faking & pretending

affect
air guitar
assume
believe
changeling
charlatan
cry
false
false modesty
falsifiable
falsify
feign
mountebank
out-bluff
passsomethingoff assomething
phoney
play-act
professed
purport
quack

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(Definition ofkeep up appearancesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	keep up appearances
释义	keep up appearances idiom topretendto behappier, lesspoor, etc. than you really are, because you do notwantpeopletoknowhowbadyoursituationis: 维持门面，保持体面；保持常态 They were veryunhappilymarriedbutkeptupappearancesfor thesakeoftheirchildren.他们的婚姻并不幸福，但为了子女而装作一切正常。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples to act as if something is true when it is not pretendShe pretended not to know about the surprise. make believeHe's just going to make believe that things are fine in spite of the divorce. play at somethingUKThe children are playing at cops and robbers. role-playDuring class, we role-played being a customer and a salesperson to learn words related to shopping. fakeShe's only faking being ill. feignThe police questioned him about the break-in, but he feigned ignorance. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Faking & pretending affect air guitar assume believe changeling charlatan cry false false modesty falsifiable falsify feign mountebank out-bluff passsomethingoff assomething phoney play-act professed purport quack See more results » (Definition ofkeep up appearancesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/keep-up-appearances##
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