寒酸相 meaning in English
miserable and shabby appearance
Examples
- The room presented the appearance of a wreck .
房里显出一副破满户的寒酸相。 - The diners too, the most prosperous of londoners, had a peaked and shabby look .
来吃饭的人也是这样,最富裕的伦敦人,都有一副憔悴的寒酸相。 - But nobody paid them any attention , perhaps because they were too well dressed and looked too well fed
许是他们穿得够厚重,而且脸色红润,没有半点叫化子的寒酸相,谁也没注意他们。 - The beautiful catalane and noble countess had lost both her proud glance and charming smile , because she saw nothing but misery around her ; the walls were hung with one of the gray papers which economical landlords choose as not likely to show the dirt ; the floor was uncarpeted ; the furniture attracted the attention to the poor attempt at luxury ; indeed , everything offended eyes accustomed to refinement and elegance
她那个美丽的迦太兰人和高贵的伯爵夫人失掉好高傲的目光和动人的微笑,她在周围所见的,只有穷苦。房东在墙上糊了灰色的纸张,地板上不易显示出来,没有地毯,房中的家具引人注目让人没法把目光从硬充阔气的寒酸相上引开,看惯了精美高雅的东西的眼睛看了这些永远不会感到舒服。