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

• 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。
• At least put forth a semblance of effort when you scrub the floor.
  当你擦地板时至少能表现出努力的样子。
• They can manifest a semblance of one to help you adjust if needed.
  如果你有需要，他们可以显现出一个外貌来使你适应。
• It would be what they describe as the uncanny semblance between owners and their pets.
  这样的话就应证了那句“狗和主人长得离奇般的相似”。
• It is in the attraction of opposites that some semblance of wholeness can occur.
  在对立的吸引中，某些整体性的肖像能出现。
• I am a very good woman, thanked the Heaven to give me one to be able the semblance which matched with the mind.
  我是一个非常善良的女人，感谢上苍给了我一个能和心灵相匹配的外表。
• He was sad, but his face had the semblance of a smile.
  他很伤心，但脸上露出微笑的表情。
• On the surface, a semblance of calm has returned.
  表面上，市场又恢复了风平浪静。
• 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。
• It was not until the early 1840s that a semblance of confidence in business was restored.
  直到十九世纪四十年代初，才恢复了对商业的表面信任。