[ zhuāngménmiàn ] put up a front; maintain an outward show; keep up appearances 短语和例子 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。 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
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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The ornaments serve no useful purpose ; they are only put there for show 这些装饰品没有什么实用之处，摆在那里只不过是为了装门面罢了。
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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。
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The shutters by those windows are just for show - they ' re fixed to the wall and close properly 那些窗户上的百叶窗只是为了装装门面，它们装在墙上，而且也不能完全关上。
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He wore his brother ' s evening dress to the function but looked very uncomfortable in his borrowed plumes instead of hi usual jeans and tee shirt 他穿着他兄弟的夜礼服去参加盛大的集会，但是穿着向别人借来的装门面的漂亮衣服看上去很不舒服，还不如他平时穿的牛仔裤和梯恤衫好。
