攀亲道故: claim ties of blood or friendship; profess to be a close relative or an old friend of sb
Example Sentences:
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It was decidedly a family match . 这显然是亲上攀亲。
2.
Call me cousin , but cozen me out 与我攀亲可以,欺骗我可不行
3.
They agree with me in apprehending that this false step in one daughter will be injurious to the fortunes of all the others ; for who , as lady catherine herself condescendingly says , will connect themselves with such a family 多蒙夫人与愚见不谋而合，认为令媛此次失足，辱没家声，遂使后之攀亲者望而却步，殃及其姐氏终生幸福，堪虑堪虑。
4.
Had lydia s marriage been concluded on the most honourable terms , it was not to be supposed that mr . darcy would connect himself with a family where , to every other objection would now be added an alliance and relationship of the nearest kind with the man whom he so justly scorned 即使丽迪雅能够体体面面地结了婚，达西先生也决不会跟这样一家人家攀亲，因为这家人家本来已经缺陷够多，如今又添上了一个一向为他所不的人做他的至亲，那当然一切都不必谈了。
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If one ' s old school turns out a prestigious institution , it will see large crowds of enthusiastic parents thronging into its gate on registration days . at other times , it will have no lack of volunteers contributing their time and energy to its various programmes , trying to build up the right connections 若是母校争气,风生水起则门庭若市,不但在新生报名日挤满了殷切的父母,平时也不乏热心的家长贡献时间精神,名正言顺攀亲搭戚,其良苦用心令人摇头叹息。
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To no creature had it been revealed , where secrecy was possible , except to elizabeth ; and from all bingley s connections her brother was particularly anxious to conceal it , from that very wish which elizabeth had long ago attributed to him , of their becoming hereafter her own 至于达西小姐想要私奔的事情，她一点也不知情，因为达西先生对这件事一向尽量保守秘密，除了伊丽莎白小姐以外，没有向任何人透露过。她对彬格莱的亲友们隐瞒得特别小心，因为他认为以后要和他们攀亲，这也是伊丽莎白意料中的事。
