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面目全非

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • nothing remains the same (idiom); change beyond recognition

Definition

面貌完全改变，形容变化很大，多指事物变得面目可憎或难以辨认。

One's face is completely changed; describes a great change, often for the worse, making something unrecognizable.

Usage

用于形容人或事物因经历重大变化而失去原有样子，常带有贬义或惊异色彩。

Used to describe a person or thing that has lost its original appearance due to significant changes, often with a negative or surprised tone.

Examples

  • 1 一场大火把整栋楼烧得面目全非。 (A fire burnt the whole building beyond recognition.)
  • 2 他经过整容手术后，几乎面目全非，连老朋友都认不出他了。 (After plastic surgery, he was almost unrecognizable; even old friends couldn't recognize him.)
  • 3 这个村庄因过度开发已经面目全非，失去了原有的田园风光。 (Due to overdevelopment, this village has changed beyond recognition, losing its original pastoral scenery.)
  • 4 那部经典电影被翻拍得面目全非，完全失去了原作的精髓。 (That classic movie was remade into something totally different, completely losing the essence of the original.)
  • 5 当年的老照片已经褪色破损，面目全非了。 (The old photos from those years have faded and torn, becoming unrecognizable.)

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