semblance

英 [ˈsembləns]

美 [ˈsembləns]

n.  表象; 假象; 外观; 外貌

复数：semblances　

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Collins.1 / BNC.13871 / COCA.13183

牛津词典

noun

• 表象；假象；外观；外貌
  a situation in which sth seems to exist although this may not, in fact, be the case
  1. The ceasefire brought about a semblance of peace.
     停火协定带来了表面的和平。
  2. Life at last returned to some semblance of normality.
     生活似乎终于恢复了正常。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 假象;表象;外观
  If there is asemblance ofa particular condition or quality, it appears to exist, even though this may be a false impression.
  1. At least a semblance of normality has been restored to parts of the country...
     该国的部分地区至少已经恢复了表面的常态。
  2. They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
     在他们的照料下，彼得貌似恢复了健康。

英英释义

noun

• picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
  Synonym:likeness
• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
  1. he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
  2. he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
  3. the situation soon took on a different color
  Synonym:glosscolorcolour
• an erroneous mental representation
  Synonym:illusion

双语例句

• With them goes the last semblance of law and order.
  他们一走，法律和秩序也都跟他们一起走了。
• They had nursed Peter back to some semblance of health.
  在他们的照料下，彼得貌似恢复了健康。
• He tried to restore some semblance of normality to their home life.
  他力图使他们的家庭生活恢复正常。
• Keep the things that you use everyday in some semblance of organization and your routines will go smoother.
  把你每天用的东西有序地放在一起，这样你的日常事务就会进行得很顺利。
• It is cool, but it kiboshes any semblance of sincerity.
  这非常棒，但这也撕碎了诚意的衣裳。
• The hope is that all this can happen with some semblance of order.
  我们的希望是，这一切都能够在某种有序的外表下发生。
• Your mother bears the semblance of yourself.
  你的母亲，会有你的相似之处。
• Many of the facts seemed twisted out of any semblance to reality; a perverted translation of the poem.
  许多事实都被曲解了，而且作出了看起来真实的伪装；对诗歌歪曲的翻译。
• The debate soon lost all semblance of rationality.
  辩论很快就完全失去了理性。
• I forced out some semblance of a tune and fled the stage in tears.
  我挤出了一小段不伦不类的调子，满眼泪水逃离了舞台。