外貌与社会地位习语

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Published: 2025年12月19日

Appearance & Social Status Idioms

Appearance & Social Status Idioms (外貌与社会地位习语)

习语 (Idiom)	英文释义 (Definition)	例句 (Example)	中文含义 & 解析
bears a striking resemblance	looks extremely similar	Leo bears a striking resemblance to his grandfather.	酷似;极其相像 💡 解析: Bear 在这里是"带有"的意思。Striking 意为"惊人的",强调相似度极高。
two peas in a pod	extremely similar to each other	Mateo and his brother Lucas are like two peas in a pod.	一模一样 💡 解析: 同一个豆荚里的两颗豆子,长得几乎无法分辨。形容两人(常指双胞胎或挚友)长相或神态极像。
spitting image of	almost identical to	Karen is the spitting image of that actor...	简直是一个模子刻出来的 💡 解析: 形容长相极其相似,仿佛是对方的翻版。
all skin and bones	too thin	You must eat something! You're all skin and bones.	皮包骨头;瘦骨嶙峋 💡 解析: 形容人非常瘦,只剩下皮肤和骨头。
getting thin on top	going bald	Oscar is only 25, but he's already getting thin on top.	谢顶;秃头 💡 解析: 委婉语。指头顶的头发变稀疏了。
look like seen a ghost	looked very scared or shocked	Rita looked like she'd seen a ghost...	面如土色;像见了鬼一样 💡 解析: 形容受到极度惊吓或震惊时的面部表情。
five o'clock shadow	the beginning of a beard	Milan returned home with five o'clock shadow...	(傍晚长出的)胡茬 💡 解析: 指男人早上刮过胡子,到下午五点左右脸上又长出的青色胡茬。
look like a drowned rat	was very wet	Rachel looked like a drowned rat after she got caught in the rain.	像只落汤鸡 💡 解析: 全身湿透,样子狼狈。
butter wouldn't melt in her mouth	looks innocent, but actually naughty	Edie looks like butter wouldn't melt in her mouth...	装得像没事人一样;假装老实 💡 解析: 嘴里含着黄油都不化,形容外表看起来非常冷、冷静或无辜,但实际上可能很有心计或正在做坏事。
keeping up appearances	pretending things are going well	My aunt believed in keeping up appearances...	撑场面;死要面子 💡 解析: 即使情况糟糕(如没钱),也要在人前维持体面和富有的假象。
looked the part	was dressed in the right way	Domenica looked the part for her first day of work...	看起来很像样;符合身份 💡 解析: 穿着打扮与所扮演的角色或所处的场合非常相称。
immaculately groomed	elegantly dressed and well presented	George arrived... immaculately groomed...	衣着考究;打扮得整整齐齐 💡 解析: Immaculate 意为"完美的、无瑕疵的"。指从头到脚都收拾得非常干净利落。
look like a million bucks	looked extremely glamorous	Clara looked like a million bucks...	容光焕发;看起来棒极了 💡 解析: (美式口语) 形容人看起来非常富有魅力、漂亮或健康,像一百万美元一样珍贵。
never has a hair out of place	extremely neat and well groomed	Nalini never has a hair out of place.	一丝不乱 💡 解析: 连一根头发都没有乱,形容人极其注重仪表整洁。
blue blood	descended from important people	Rebecca has blue blood.	贵族血统 💡 解析: 源自西班牙贵族,因不从事体力劳动,皮肤白皙,静脉血管显出蓝色。指出身名门望族。
pillar of the community	an important or well-respected person	My aunt is a pillar of the community.	社会栋梁;社区中流砥柱 💡 解析: 像柱子一样支撑着社区的人,指积极参与公共事务、受人尊敬的知名人士。
wrong side of the tracks	the wrong social background	...he's from the wrong side of the tracks.	出身贫寒;来自贫民区 💡 解析: 在旧时的美国城镇,铁路轨道通常将富人区和穷人区分隔开。来自"轨道错误的一侧"即指来自穷人区。
born with a silver spoon in your mouth	born into a wealthy family	Philip was born with a silver spoon in his mouth.	含着金汤匙出生 💡 解析: 英语中是"银汤匙",指生在富贵人家,生来就享有特权。
highflier	a very talented and successful person	Maxine is such a highflier.	成功人士;有抱负的人 💡 解析: 飞得高的人,指在事业或学业上极具潜力和野心,并取得巨大成功的人。
didn't have two pennies to rub together	were very poor	My parents didn't have two pennies to rub together.	一贫如洗;身无分文 💡 解析: 穷得连两个可以摩擦出声的硬币都没有。