face
n
1 front part of the head from the forehead to the chin 臉; 面孔
a pretty, handsome, etc face 漂亮的、 英俊的...面孔
Go and wash your face. 去把臉洗一洗.
He was so ashamed that he hid his face in his hands. 他羞愧得用手把臉蒙住.
I saw many familiar/strange faces, ie people whom I recognized/did not recognize. 我看見很多熟悉的[陌生的]面孔.
2 expression shown on a face 面部表情; 臉色: a sad face 悲傷的面容
smiling faces 笑臉 * She had a face like thunder, ie She looked very angry. 她滿面怒氣.
You are a good judge of faces, ie You can judge a person's character by (the expression on) his face. 你很會根據人的相貌(表情)來判斷人的性格.
3
(a) surface or side (of sth) (某事物的)表面, 面
A cut diamond has many faces. 經切割的鉆石有很多晶面.
They disappeared from/off the face of the earth, ie totally disappeared. 他們從地面上消失了(全部消失了).
The team climbed the north face of the mountain. 那小隊攀登山的北坡.
(b) front or main side (of sth) (某事物的)正面, 主要的一面
the face of a clock 鐘的面
He put the cards face down on the table. 他把紙牌面向下放在桌上.
(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 用以打擊、 工作等的面(尤指球拍或工具的面).
4 = typeface (type2).
5 (idm 習語) 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 臉沉下來(表示失望、 沮喪等)
Her face fell when she heard the news. 她聽到這個消息臉都沉下來了. face to face (with sb/sth) close to and looking at (sb/sth) 面對面地看(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對面地見見他心目中的流行曲歌星.
The burglar turned the corner and found himself face to face with a policeman. 盜賊一拐彎面對面地碰上個警察.
The two rival politicians came/were brought face to face in a TV interview. 那兩個對立的政客面對面地一起接受電視訪問. 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 竟然有臉或膽敢(做某事)
How can you have the face to ask for more money when you do so little work? 你干這麼少工作還有臉多要錢? have one's face lifted have a face-lift(1) (做面部除皺紋)整容; 做面部拉皮手術. in the face of sth
(a) in spite of sth 不顧某事物
succeed in the face of danger 不懼危險地完成
continue in the face of criticism 不顧批評而繼續干.
(b) confronted by sth 面對某事物
We are powerless in the face of such forces. 面對這樣強大的力量, 我們無能為力. 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 (對某人)做鬼臉, 扮怪相
The schoolboy made a face at his teacher's back. 那個男生對著教師的背後做個鬼臉.
The clowns pulled funny faces. 小丑扮出了可笑的鬼臉. not just a pretty face => pretty. on the `face of it (infml 口) judging by appearances 就表面判斷
On the face of it, he seems to be telling the truth though...
?? 考研助記
發(fa)明計策(ce)使 臉蛋漂亮 把 臉毀容“非死”不可 網友:tom tom 補充:據說face(臉)與fate(命運)有很大的關系 據說face(臉)與fate(命運)有很大的關系
?? 擴展釋義
*[feis]n. 臉, 面容, 正面, 外觀vt. 面對, 朝, 正視, 面臨vi. 朝, 向【計】 現場可改變的控制元件【化】 端面【醫】 [顏]面, 面容【經】 票面, 額面; 面對相關詞組: 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
?? 醫學釋義
面部,臉
?? 同詞根單詞
facetiousadj. 愛開玩笑的;輕率的;滑稽的;好笑的;
adv. 愛開玩笑地,亂引人發笑的;
n. 滑稽;