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Appearance and background

appearance​

bear a striking resemblance to​

  • looks extremely similar

Leo bears a striking resemblance to his grandfather. (Leo和他的祖父有着惊人的相似之处。)

like two peas in a pod​

  • look exactly the same

Mateo and his brother Lucas are like two peas in a pod. I can't tell them apart.

the spitting image of​

  • almost identical to

Karen is the spitting image of that actor in the new sci-fi movie.(凯伦和那部新科幻电影里的那位男演员长得一模一样。)

all skin and bones​

  • too thin

You must eat something! You're all skin and bones! (你必须吃点东西！你瘦得皮包骨了。)

get thin on top​

  • going bald (US)

Oscar is only 25, but he's already getting thin on top. (奥斯卡只有25岁，但是他已经开始秃顶了。)

look like she'd seen a ghost​

  • looked very scared or shocked

Rita looks like she'd seen a ghost after I told her my news.

five o'clock shadow​

  • the begging of a beard

Milan returned home with five o'clock shadow after a long day at the office. (米兰在办公室忙碌了一整天后，胡子拉碴地回到了家。)

look like a drowned rat​

  • was very wet

Rachel looked like a drowned rat after she got caught in the rain on her way home. (蕾切尔在回家的路上被雨淋了个透，看起来像只落汤鸡。)

look like butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth​

  • looks innocent, like she wouldn't do anything bad 表面装作温顺无辜（习语）

Edie looks like butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, but she's actually really naughty.(艾迪看起来像个乖乖女，实际上超调皮的。)

keep up appearances​

  • pretending that things are going well (尤指在困境中) 维持体面，装门面

My aunt believed in keeping up appearences despite having little money. (我姑姑尽管没什么钱，却坚持维持体面。)
Even after the business failed, they tried to keep up appearances for the sake of their social standing. (即使在生意失败后，为了他们的社会地位，他们仍试图维持体面。)

Style and Dress​

look the part​

  • was dressed in the right way 看起来像那么回事；外表符合身份或角色。

Domenica looked the part for her first day of work at the bank. (多梅妮卡第一天去银行上班，看起来完全像个行家。)
With his new suit and briefcase, he really looked the part of a successful lawyer.(穿上新西装，拿着公文包，他看起来完全像一位成功的律师。)

  • 近义表达: fit the image (符合形象)
  • 反义表达: look out of place (看起来格格不入)

immaculately groomed​

  • elegently dressed and welll presented 精心打扮

George arrived at the restaurant immaculately groomed for his date with Cassie. (乔治为与凯西的约会精心打扮，准时到达餐厅。)

look like a million bucks​

  • looked extremely glamorous 看起来非常漂亮或富有魅力

Clara looked like a million bucks when she arrived for her wedding. (克拉拉在婚礼上看起来光彩照人。)

never have a hair out of place​

  • is extremely neat and well groomed 一丝不苟；头发纹丝不乱（常用来形容人非常整洁、注重仪表）。

Nalini never has a hair out of place. She cares a lot about her appearance. (纳莉妮的头发从来没乱过。她特别在意自己的形象。)

Background, advantage and disadvantage​

have blue blood​

  • is descended from important people or aristocracy

Rebecca has blue blood. Her great-grandmother was a princess. (瑞贝卡出身贵族。她的曾祖母是一位公主。)

be born with a silver spoon in one's mouth​

  • was born into a wealthy family

Philip was born with a sliver spoon in his mouth. He grew up in a castle in France. (菲利普含着金汤匙出生，在法国的城堡中长大。)

a pillar of the community​

  • an important or well-respected person

My aunt is a pillar of the community. She supports charity and attends local events. (我姑姑是社区的中坚人物。她支持慈善事业，参加地方活动。)

a highflier​

  • a very talented and successful person

Maxine is such a highflier. She's been promoted twice this year and is only 23. (玛克辛真是个出类拔萃的人物。她今年才23岁，就已经被晋升了两次。)

the wrong side of the tracks​

  • the wrong social background or part of town 出身贫寒；来自社会地位低或名声不好的地区。

Danika's parents don't approve of Bob because he's from the wrong side of the tracks. (丹妮卡的父母不赞成她和鲍勃在一起，因为鲍勃出身不好。)

don't have two pennies to rub together​

  • is very poor 穷得叮当响

My parents didn't have two pennies to rub together. but we still had lots of fun. (我父母虽然一贫如洗，但我们依然乐在其中。)