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Keeping up appearances

维持体面，装门面

🇬🇧 UK //ˈkiː.pɪŋ ʌp əˈpɪə.rənsɪz// 🇺🇸 US //ˈkipɪŋ ʌp əˈpɪr.ənsɪz//

Keeping up appearances 的意思

Maintaining a certain image or impression despite difficulties or reality.

尽管面临困难或现实，仍维持某种形象或印象。

In simple words: Trying to look good or proper even if it's not true.

努力让自己看起来很好或很得体，即使事实并非如此。

Keeping up appearances 例句

• Despite their financial struggles, they continued keeping up appearances at social events.尽管经济拮据，他们仍在社交场合维持着体面。
• She was always keeping up appearances, even when she felt unhappy inside.她总是努力维持体面，即使内心并不快乐。
• He believes in keeping up appearances, no matter how much pressure it puts on him.他认为无论压力多大，都要维持体面。
• Keeping up appearances can often lead to stress and burnout.维持体面常常会导致压力和倦怠。

如何使用 Keeping up appearances

This idiom is often used in formal contexts when discussing social expectations. It may be less appropriate in casual situations or among close friends.

这个习语通常在讨论社会期望的正式场合中使用。在非正式场合或与亲密朋友之间可能不太适用。

Grammar pattern

standalone phrase

Memory hint

Imagine someone carefully polishing their shoes to maintain a perfect look.

相关单词

Collocations with Keeping up appearances

• keeping up appearances at social functions
• keeping up appearances in the workplace
• keeping up appearances for the family
• struggling to keep up appearances
• need to keep up appearances

Synonyms for Keeping up appearances

• putting on a front
• maintaining a facade
• pretending
• keeping face
• projecting an image

Common mistakes with Keeping up appearances

• Confused with 'keeping up with appearances' which is incorrect.
• Used inappropriately in casual speech; better for formal discussions.
• Misunderstood as only about clothing, rather than overall behavior.

关于 Keeping up appearances 的常见问题

Keeping up appearances 是什么意思？

努力让自己看起来很好或很得体，即使事实并非如此。

Keeping up appearances 的中文意思是什么？

努力让自己看起来很好或很得体，即使事实并非如此。

Keeping up appearances 的定义是什么？

尽管面临困难或现实，仍维持某种形象或印象。

如何在句子中使用 Keeping up appearances？

Despite their financial struggles, they continued keeping up appearances at social events.

能再举一个 Keeping up appearances 的例子吗？

She was always keeping up appearances, even when she felt unhappy inside.

Keeping up appearances 的近义词有哪些？

常见的替代说法包括 putting on a front, maintaining a facade, pretending, keeping face, projecting an image。

哪些词和 Keeping up appearances 搭配？

它常与 keeping up appearances at social functions, keeping up appearances in the workplace, keeping up appearances for the family, struggling to keep up appearances, need to keep up appearances 搭配。

使用 Keeping up appearances 时常见的错误有哪些？

Confused with 'keeping up with appearances' which is incorrect. Used inappropriately in casual speech; better for formal discussions. Misunderstood as only about clothing, rather than overall behavior.

Keeping up appearances 怎么发音？

US: //ˈkipɪŋ ʌp əˈpɪr.ənsɪz//, UK: //ˈkiː.pɪŋ ʌp əˈpɪə.rənsɪz//。点击上方音频，听母语者的发音。

Keeping up appearances 是正式还是非正式？

"Keeping up appearances" 是正式用语，适合商务、职场或学术对话。

什么时候该用 Keeping up appearances？

这个习语通常在讨论社会期望的正式场合中使用。在非正式场合或与亲密朋友之间可能不太适用。