装门面 meaning in Chinese
put up a front; maintain an outward show; keep up appearances 短语和例子
Examples
- She only has those books for show -- she never reads them .
她的那些书只是装门面的她从来不看。 - In a word, mrs. bate put a good face against fortune, and kept up appearances in the most virtuous manner .
总而言之，别德太太会装门面，在外场上敷衍得很像样。 - The family depended on his ability to wangle a few dollars occasionally. with this money , they would eat well and dress well for a while , making a pretence of affluence .
一家人全靠他在外面讹个钱，诈个财，吃点好的，穿点好的，装门面。 - Over the mantelpiece still hung a landscape in coloured silks of her performance, in proof of her having spent seven years at a great school in town to some effect .
壁炉台上还悬挂着一幅彩色丝质风景画，这是她的成绩，用来为她曾在伦敦一所显贵学校读过七年书做证明，装门面。 - He only has those books for show ; he never reads them
他的那些书只是装门面的，他从来不看。