I have seen a peaceful expression turn to anger as fast as a whip cracks, and so the look on the face might mean less than what it seems to be.
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adj. 和平的;爱好和平的;安静的;平静的;
💡 peace和平+ful…的 →和平的
"Violence once again irrupted into their peaceful lives."
他们平静的生活中再度爆发了暴力冲突。
近义：mild, pacific, peaceable, placid, pleasurable, quiet
反义：anxious, jumpy, perturbed, queasy, queazy, restive
n. 表现，表示，表达;表情，脸色，态度，腔调，声调;[数]式，符号;词句，语句，措辞，说法;
💡 ex出来+press挤压+ion名词后缀 →表达；表情
"He listened to her story with a stony expression."
他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历.
近义：idiom, aphorism, articulation, locution, maxim, phrase
反义：still, stillness, quietness
n. 面容;表面;脸;方面;
vt.& vi. 面对;面向…;正视;承认;
vt. （感到不能）对付;（明知不好办而）交谈;必须对付（某情况）;面临…;
💡 face=fac表示脸、面 → 脸；表面；外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
闻到这令人作呕的气味,他皱眉蹙额.
近义：tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反义：parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
vt.& vi. 使转动;旋转;使改变方向;使不适;
vt. 使变酸;使变换;使变为;
n. 翻转;（路线或方向的）改变;机会;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府对核能的态度来了个180度的大转变。
近义：loop, slew, swerve, veer, wind, bend
反义：reerect, right, straighten, unfold, untwist
n. 生气;愤怒;怒气;愤懑;
vt.& vi. 激怒;使发怒;[医]〈旧，非正式〉使（伤口）炎或疼痛;恼火;
vi. 发怒;恼火;
💡 肮(ang)脏的儿子(er)使父母 发怒
"He was filled with anger at the way he had been treated."
他因遭受如此待遇而怒火满腔。
近义：infuriate, irritate, provoke, rankle, rile, spite
反义：soothe, soberize, soberise, imperturbability, placidity, quiet
adj. 快的;走得快;感光快的;紧的;
adv. （比准确的时间或宣布的时间）快;迅速地;紧紧地;彻底地;
vi. 禁食，（尤指）斋戒;
n. 禁食期，斋戒期;断食，节食;
💡 开 快车，“罚死他”(谐音) 快发(fa)试(s)题(t)
"There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers."
私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。
近义：abstinence, privation, fasting, quick, rapid, smart
反义：lunch, picnic, snack, dine, feed, lagging