beauty
beauty,beauty is in the ,eye of the be'holder (saying)1.■what one person thinks is beautiful may not seem beautiful to somebody else 美不美全在观察者;对美的判别因人而异:Personally I don’t think he’s very attractive, but they say beauty’s in the eye of the beholder, don’t they? 我个人认为他并没有多大的魅力,不过人人都说萝卜青菜,各有所爱,不是吗?beauty is only skin-'deep (saying)2.■physical appearance is no guide to a person’s character 美貌只是一层皮;不能以貌取人:My mother always used to say that beauty is only skindeep. What’s really important is the sort of person you are. 我母亲过去常说,美貌只是一层皮,重要的是你的为人怎么样。the beauty of (doing) sth3.■the advantage of (doing) sth﹙做﹚某事的好处:The beauty of (having) a small car is that it makes it so much easier to find a parking space. 车小的好处是很容易找到停车的地方。get your 'beauty sleep (humorous)4.■go to bed early so that you wake up feeling healthy and looking attractive 睡美容觉﹙早睡第二天醒来精神好﹚ :Look how late it is! I won’t get my beauty sleep tonight. 看看多晚了!今晚我又不能睡美容觉了。
