汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 撐門面
chēng mén miàn
撐門面 (撑门面)
to keep up appearances / to put up a front
亦作"撑门面"。亦作"撑场面"。亦作"撑市面"。 谓维持外表上的排场和规模。
撑 (撐) chēng 门 (門) mén 面 miàn
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他买这辆高级轿车主要是为了撑门面。

He bought the saloon car to keep up appearances.

因此当一家公司想要撑门面，往往秀出外国人。

So when they really want to impress someone, they may roll out a foreigner.

但相反，她只是试图通过假装和花很多钱(浪费)强撑门面。

Instead, she's trying to fake it and spending (wasting?) a lot of money to keep up the appearance.

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