与外表外观相关的英语习语

2022年1月23日 表达

All fur coat and no knickers
Superficially attractive, physically
华而不实

  • Our new boss sounded like she had a lot of good ideas for the department, but it turns out she's all fur coat and no knickers.
    我们的新上司听起来她似乎对我们部门的工作有很多好主意，但结果发现她说的都是些华而不实的东西。

All dressed up and nowhere to go
Prepared for an event that does not occur
打扮整齐却无处可去

  • The space shot was cancelled, so all the astronauts are all dressed up and nowhere to go.
    飞船的发射计划取消了，因此，所有的宇航员都白忙活一场。

Beauty is only skin deep
External appearance is a superficial basis for judging someone
美貌是肤浅的，美貌不过一张皮

  • Beauty is only skin deep. I think what's really important is finding a balance of mind, body and spirit.
    美丽其实很肤浅。我想真正重量的是找到身心和精神的平衡。

Clean up nicely
Look good when one is dressed up
打扮的很漂亮

  • All I said was that she cleans up nicely, and she got mad at me!
    我就说了句她打扮的很漂亮，她就生我的气！

Dead ringer
Very similar in appearance
相像之人；相像之物

  • He's a dead ringer for Bono from U2.
    他的长相很像 U2 乐队的博诺。

Don’t judge a book by its cover
Don’t be deceived by looks
勿只凭外表判断；不能以貌取人

  • I still believe that sentence, though not judge a book by its cover, but one's inner world in his face.
    我还是相信那句话，虽说不以貌取人，但是，一个人内心世界全写在了他的脸上。

Not a spring chicken
No longer young
老大不小；不再年轻

  • At 85, he is no spring chicken, but he is busier than ever.
    85岁的他已不再年轻，但他比以往都要忙碌。

Knockout
An extremely beautiful woman
引人注目（或给人留下深刻印象）的人（或物）

  • She was a knockout in navy and scarlet.
    她身着藏青色和鲜红色相间的衣服，十分迷人。

Put one’s face on
Apply cosmetics
化妆

  • She never leaves the house without putting her face on first.
    她不化妆的话，从不出门。