| 单词 | face |
| 释义 | facefacesfaceface1 /feɪs/ noun [countable]1 the front of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are: her beautiful face她那美丽的脸庞He was lying face down (=with his face towards the ground).belie 他脸朝下躺着。There was a big smile on his face.be他笑容满面。2the expression on someone’s face that shows how they feel: Why does she always have such a sad face?do她为什么总是这样愁眉苦脸的？I saw the disappointment in his face.see我看到了他脸上失望的神情。3a personnew/famous/familiar etc faceShe’s a familiar face to British audiences.audience她对英国观众来说是老面孔。4 the front or surface of something such as a clock or mountain: a clock face钟面a cliff face崖面 ➔ in-your-facePhrasessb’s face falls used to say that someone suddenly looks sad: ‘I have to go now,’ he said. Her face fell.sayfall“我现在得走了。” 他说。她脸色顿时沉了下来。sb’s face lights up used to say that someone suddenly looks happy: His face lit up when he saw her.lightsee一看到她，他便眉开眼笑起来。face to face while physically close to someonemeet/talk etc face to faceI’d rather explain face to face, not on the phone.我宁愿当面解释﹐而不是打电话。in the face of something in a difficult situation: courage in the face of danger面对危险表现出的勇气keep a straight face to stop yourself from smiling or laughing: When I heard this, I could hardly keep a straight face.hearcan听到这个，我真忍不住要笑出来。lose face/save face to lose the respect of other people, or to avoid losing their respect: Is there any way that the government can save face?be政府有什么办法保全颜面吗？make/pull a face to change your expression to make people laugh or to show that you do not like something: Roy took one bite and pulled a face.takepull罗伊咬了一口便拉长了脸。on the face of it when you first consider something, before you know the details: On the face of it, it seemed reasonable.seem表面上看﹐似乎有道理。to sb’s face if you say something to someone’s face, you say it directly to them when you are with them: I told him to his face just what I thought of him.tellthink我就当面告诉他我对他的看法。COLLOCATIONS: faceadjectivesa pretty/beautiful/handsome etc faceHer face was very pretty.bea round/oval/square faceHe had curly hair and a round face.havea thin/fat faceThe teacher was tall, with a long, thin face.bea pale/red faceHer eyes looked enormous in her pale face.eyelooka wrinkled facethe old man’s wrinkled facewrinklea sad/happy/worried/puzzled faceI remember his sad face at the window.My father watched us go with a worried face.watchworrya smiling faceYour reward will be the kids’ smiling faces.kidsmilefacea long face (=an unhappy expression)People were going round with long faces.begofacea blank face (=showing no emotion or thoughts)She deliberately kept her face blank.keepverbssb’s face goes/turns red (=with embarrassment or anger)Anna’s face went bright red as she realized her mistake.gorealizesb’s face goes pale/white (=with shock or fear)I saw her face go pale when he walked in.seewalknoun + facethe look/expression on sb’s faceI could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.canbedisappointShe had a rather surprised look on her face.havesurprisea smile/grin on sb’s faceThere was a big smile on her face.be |
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