appearance
英 [?'p??r(?)ns]
美[?'p?r?ns]
- n. 外貌,外觀;出現(xiàn),露面
詞組搭配
keep up appearances
maintain an impression of wealth or well-being, especially to hide the true situation
(尤指為了掩飾真實(shí)情況而)維持門面,裝門面,裝體面
make (或 put in) an appearance
attend an event briefly, especially as a matter of courtesy
(尤指出于禮節(jié)而)短時(shí)間到場(chǎng),露面,亮相
to (或 by) all appearances
as far as can be seen
就表面看來(lái),就所能看到的情況而言
to all appearances, it had been a normal day.
表面上看,那是平常的一天。