keep up appearances的用法和樣例:
例句
用作不及物動(dòng)詞 (vi.)
- Jane can put up a good front, but most of us know the real Jane.
簡(jiǎn)很會(huì )裝門(mén)面,但我們大多數人都知道真正的簡(jiǎn)是個(gè)什么人。 - It was an ordinary vase, but to save appearances, she said it was a family heirloom.
它本來(lái)是一個(gè)普通花瓶,為了裝門(mén)面,她卻說(shuō)它是一件傳家寶。