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英语单词“keep up appearances”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析

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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 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)#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/keep-up-appearances##

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