英语单词“keep up appearances”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析
单词
keep up appearances
释义
keep up appearances
idiomtopretendto 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 examplesto 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 phrasesFaking & 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##