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show up露出,露面

例句：No fewer than twenty girls showed up at the party.
      不少于二十个女生出现在那场舞会。

2.But as meager their belongings may be and as primitive as their place may be, that's still home.

as表示让步

as与although (或though)，however (或no matter how)等都可以引导让步状语从句，含义是"虽然，尽管"，但它们有区别：although语气稍正式些，可放在句首，也可放在句中，主句中不能再用but，但可以用yet；as所表示的语气较强，引导的让步状语从句用倒装语序；however引导让步状语从句时，它的后面可跟形容词或副词，也要用倒装语序。例如：

　　(1) Although he is quite old, he still jogs every day.他虽然年纪相当大，仍然每天慢跑。

　　(2) Strange as it may seem, nobody was injured in the accident.这次意外虽然显得令人不可思议，却没有人受伤。

　　(3) However hard he may try, he will not attain his goal.无论他怎样努力也达不到目标。

3.We prefer to stay out here.

prefer to更喜欢(宁愿)

例句：I prefer to iron my shirts while they are still damp.
      我喜欢在衬衫尚潮湿时熨烫。