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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
      1. 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
      2. an erroneous mental representation
          Synonym:illusion

        双语例句

        • There are piles of papers all over the desk with no semblance of order.
          桌子上堆满了一堆堆杂乱无章的文件。
        • On the surface, a semblance of calm has returned.
          表面上,市场又恢复了风平浪静。
        • 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。
        • Your mother bears the semblance of yourself.
          你的母亲,会有你的相似之处。
        • 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。
        • 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。
        • A semblance of normality has returned with people going to work and shops reopening.
          随着人们开始上班,商店重新开张,表面上一切又恢复了正常。
        • He was executed without even the semblance of a fair trial.
          甚至连有点像样的公正审判都没有,他就被处死了。
        • 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。
        • Those clouds have the semblance of a large head.
          那些云的形状像一个巨大的人头。