英语习语 | look one's age

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look one's age
容貌与年龄相当

在英语中,我们可以用 look your age 这个习惯表达来表示“容貌与年龄相当”,即看起来和实际年龄一样大,而不是更年轻或更老,用在否定句则表示“容貌与年龄不相当、看起来和实际年龄不一样”,比如:

  • 她知道她看起来容貌与年龄不相当。
    She knew she didn't look her age.
  • 我留着胡子,看起来不像我的年龄,所以我进酒吧从来没有遇到过麻烦。
    I don't look my age now that I have this beard, so I never have trouble getting into bars.