keep up appearances

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keep up appearances意思解释

v.

装门面；

装潢门面；

摆门面；

保全面子

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)Jane can put up a good front, but most of us know the real Jane.简很会装门面，但我们大多数人都知道真正的简是个什么人。It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom.它本来是一个普通花瓶，为了装门面，她却说它是一件传家宝。