face
n
1 front part of the head from the forehead to the chin 脸; 面孔
a pretty, handsome, etc face 漂亮的、 英俊的...面孔
Go and wash your face. 去把脸洗一洗.
He was so ashamed that he hid his face in his hands. 他羞愧得用手把脸蒙住.
I saw many familiar/strange faces, ie people whom I recognized/did not recognize. 我看见很多熟悉的[陌生的]面孔.
2 expression shown on a face 面部表情; 脸色: a sad face 悲伤的面容
smiling faces 笑脸 * She had a face like thunder, ie She looked very angry. 她满面怒气.
You are a good judge of faces, ie You can judge a person's character by (the expression on) his face. 你很会根据人的相貌(表情)来判断人的性格.
3
(a) surface or side (of sth) (某事物的)表面, 面
A cut diamond has many faces. 经切割的钻石有很多晶面.
They disappeared from/off the face of the earth, ie totally disappeared. 他们从地面上消失了(全部消失了).
The team climbed the north face of the mountain. 那小队攀登山的北坡.
(b) front or main side (of sth) (某事物的)正面, 主要的一面
the face of a clock 钟的面
He put the cards face down on the table. 他把纸牌面向下放在桌上.
(c) = coal-face (coal).
(d) surface that is used for hitting, working, etc esp the striking-surface of a bat or the working-surface of a tool 用以打击、 工作等的面(尤指球拍或工具的面).
4 = typeface (type2).
5 (idm 习语) be staring sb in the face => stare. cut off one's nose to spite one's face => nose1. one's face falls one's expression shows disappointment, dismay, etc 脸沉下来(表示失望、 沮丧等)
Her face fell when she heard the news. 她听到这个消息脸都沉下来了. face to face (with sb/sth) close to and looking at (sb/sth) 面对面地看(某人[某事物])
His ambition was to meet his favourite pop star face to face. 他心向往之的是要面对面地见见他心目中的流行曲歌星.
The burglar turned the corner and found himself face to face with a policeman. 盗贼一拐弯面对面地碰上个警察.
The two rival politicians came/were brought face to face in a TV interview. 那两个对立的政客面对面地一起接受电视访问. fall flat on one's face => flat3. fly in the face of sth => fly2. grind the faces of the poor => grind. have, etc egg on/all over one's face => egg1. have the face (to do sth) (infml 口) be bold or impudent enough 竟然有脸或胆敢(做某事)
How can you have the face to ask for more money when you do so little work? 你干这麽少工作还有脸多要钱? have one's face lifted have a face-lift(1) (做面部除皱纹)整容; 做面部拉皮手术. in the face of sth
(a) in spite of sth 不顾某事物
succeed in the face of danger 不惧危险地完成
continue in the face of criticism 不顾批评而继续干.
(b) confronted by sth 面对某事物
We are powerless in the face of such forces. 面对这样强大的力量, 我们无能为力. keep a straight face => straight1. laugh in sb's face => laugh. laugh on the other side of one's face => laugh. a long face => long1. look sb in the eye/face => eye1. lose face => lose. make/pull `faces/a `face (at sb) grimace (at sb); pull the face into amusing, rude, disgusted, etc expressions (对某人)做鬼脸, 扮怪相
The schoolboy made a face at his teacher's back. 那个男生对著教师的背後做个鬼脸.
The clowns pulled funny faces. 小丑扮出了可笑的鬼脸. not just a pretty face => pretty. on the `face of it (infml 口) judging by appearances 就表面判断
On the face of it, he seems to be telling the truth though...
🎯 考研助记
发(fa)明计策(ce)使 脸蛋漂亮 把 脸毁容“非死”不可 网友:tom tom 补充:据说face(脸)与fate(命运)有很大的关系 据说face(脸)与fate(命运)有很大的关系
🔁 扩展释义
*[feis]n. 脸, 面容, 正面, 外观vt. 面对, 朝, 正视, 面临vi. 朝, 向【计】 现场可改变的控制元件【化】 端面【医】 [颜]面, 面容【经】 票面, 额面; 面对相关词组: have the face to do sth accept the face of... face down face sth out face up to... fly in the face of... hide one's face from... in the face of... face to face with... face to face on the face of it save one's face put a new face on sth set one's face against... show one's face slap sb in the face stare sb in the face to sb's face criticize sb to his face hit sb in the face
🏥 医学释义
面部,脸
🌿 同词根单词
facetiousadj. 爱开玩笑的;轻率的;滑稽的;好笑的;
adv. 爱开玩笑地,乱引人发笑的;
n. 滑稽;