| 单词 | face |
| 释义 | Related topics: Human, Nature, Chronology, Sport, Maths, Geographyface1 /feɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 front of your head 头部的正面HBHBODY the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are 脸，面部 She had a beautiful face. 她面容秀美。 Her face was white with fear. 她吓得脸煞白。 A big smile spread across his face. 他的脸上绽开了灿烂笑容。 I felt like punching him in the face. 我真想给他脸上来一拳。 ► You say that something is on somebody’s face, not ‘in somebody’s face’: You’ve got a mark on your face. 表示“某物在某人脸上”时用 on , 不用 in : You’ve got a mark on your face. 你脸上有块污渍。2 expression 表情EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE an expression on someone’s face 面部表情；脸色 I’ll never forget my father’s face – I’d never seen him so upset before. 我永远也忘不了父亲的表情——我以前从没见他那么难过。3. keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny 绷着脸忍住不笑4 pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular colour or shape 脸色苍白的/脸圆圆的等 a pale-faced youth 脸色苍白的年轻人 → red-faced5 grim-faced/serious-faced etc APPEARANCEshowing a particular expression on your face 表情严峻的/严肃的等 Negotiators emerged grim-faced after the day’s talks. 经过一天的谈判之后，谈判代表们表情严峻地走了出来。 → barefaced, po-faced, poker-faced, stony-faced6 person 人 a person 人new/different face (=someone who you have not seen before) 新面孔 There are a few new faces in class this year. 今年班上来了几个新面孔。 Gordon is a familiar face (=someone who you know or have seen many times before) at the Shrewsbury Flower Show. 戈登是什鲁斯伯里花展上的老面孔了。 It’s the same old faces (=people who you see often, especially too often) at our meetings every week. 我们每周开会都是那几张老面孔。famous/well-known face (=someone who is famous from television, magazines, films etc) 名人 She looked around at the sea of faces (=lots of people seen together) in the cafeteria. 她环顾餐厅里的一张张面孔。7 face to face a) OPPOSITE/FACEif two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other 面对面地meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face (=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc) 当面见某人/与某人说话/解释某事等 I’ve never met her face to face. 我从来没有跟她见过面。 ‘You could have just phoned.’ ‘I wanted to explain things face to face.’ “你打个电话就可以嘛。”“我想当面解释。”come face to face/find yourself face to face (with somebody) (=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you) 迎面碰上（某人）〔尤指感到吃惊或害怕〕 At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke. 就在那时，他迎面碰上了伯克中士。 The two men stood face to face without a word. 那两个人面对面站着，一言不发。 b) DEAL WITHif you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it 面对，面临〔困难〕 It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death. 这是他第一次直面死亡。bring somebody face to face with something Sometimes one is brought face to face with facts which cannot be ignored. 有时人得面对一些不能忽视的事实。 → face-to-face8 say something/tell somebody something to their face PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif you say something unpleasant to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people 当面说某事/告诉某人某事 I told him to his face just what I thought of him. 我当面告诉了他我对他的看法。9 face down/downwards UPwith the face or front towards the ground 脸朝下，面朝下 Keith was lying face down on the bed. 基思趴在床上。10 face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky 脸朝上，面朝上 The body was lying face up in the rain. 尸体仰面躺在雨中。11 in the face of something DESPITEin a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers 面对某事物〔指问题、困难、危险〕 It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong opposition from within the party. 丹尼尔斯面对党内那么强烈的反对还是挺了过来，真不简单。12 on the face of it SEEMused to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear 从表面上看 It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations. 从表面上看，这好像是规章制度上的一个小小改动。 On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense. 从表面上看，他的建议合乎情理。13 the face of something a) SEEMthe nature or character of an organization, industry, system etc, and the way it appears to people 某事物的本质[特征] technology that has changed the face of society 改变了社会面貌的技术 Is this the new face of the Tory party? 这就是英国保守党的新面貌吗？the ugly/unacceptable/acceptable face of something (=the qualities of an organization, industry etc which people find unacceptable or acceptable) 某事物丑陋的/不可接受的/可接受的一面 the unacceptable face of capitalism 资本主义不可接受的一面 b) APPEARANCEthe general appearance of a particular place 某个地方的外观 the changing face of the landscape 不断变化的地貌14 DNmountain/cliff 山/悬崖 the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side 〔山、悬崖等的〕正面；坡面face of He fell and died while attempting to climb the north face of Mont Blanc. 他在攀登勃朗峰北坡时坠崖身亡。 The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea. 崖面开始崩裂坠入大海。 a sheer (=very steep) rock face 陡直的岩面15. clock 钟TMC the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are 钟面；表面 →4 See picture of 见图 WATCH 2 →5 see picture at 见图 clock, watch16 lose face ASHAMEDif you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less 丢脸，失面子 He doesn’t want to back down (=accept defeat in an argument) and risk losing face. 他不想认输失面子。17 save face ADMIREif you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you 保全面子 Both countries saved face with the compromise. 有了这个妥协方案，两个国家都保全了面子。18 disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth DISAPPEARused to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time 从地球上消失〔用于表示不知道某人在哪里，长久没有见到他们〕 I haven’t seen Paul in ages; he seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. 我很久没见到保罗了，他好像已经从地球上消失了。19 on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean ‘in the whole world’ 天底下，世界上〔用于强调〕 If she were the last woman on the face of the earth, I still wouldn’t be interested! 就算天底下只剩她一个女人，我也不感兴趣！20. somebody’s face doesn’t fit WRONG/UNSUITABLEused to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants 某人不合适〔某一职位〕21 set your face against something especially British EnglishAGAINST/OPPOSE to be very determined that something should not happen 坚决反对某事 The local Labour Party has set its face against the scheme. 当地的工党坚决反对这个计划。22. mine 矿井TI the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut 采掘面，工作面 → coalface23 outside surface 外表TBB one of the outside surfaces of an object or building 〔物体或建筑物的〕面；表面 A cube has six faces. 立方体有六个面。24. sport 体育运动DS the part of a racket or bat etc that you use to hit the ball 〔球拍的〕拍面；〔球板的〕板面25 in your face spoken informalHONEST behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising 〔行为、批评、评论等〕当面的，直截了当的，不留情面的 Bingham has a very ‘in your face’ writing style. 宾厄姆文笔非常犀利。26. get in somebody’s face spoken informal if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you 惹某人生气27. get out of my face spoken informal used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you 滚开28 what’s his face/what’s her face spoken informalNAME OF A PERSON used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name 那个叫什么名字的人 I saw old what’s his face in school yesterday. 我昨天在学校里见到了那个老什么来着。29 put your face on informalDCB to put make-up on 化妆 I just need to run upstairs and put my face on. 我得上楼去化一下妆。 → blow up in somebody’s face at blow up, → put on a brave face at brave1(3), → do something till you’re blue in the face at blue1(4), → have egg on your face at egg1(5), → face-to-face, → fly in the face of at fly1(18), → laugh in somebody’s face at laugh1(11), → long face at long1(12), → not just a pretty face at pretty2(4), → show your face at show1(15), → shut your face at shut1(2), → a slap in the face at slap2(2), → be staring somebody in the face at stare1(2), → a straight face at straight2(8), → wipe something off the face of the earth at wipe1(8), → wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s face at wipe1(7), → have something written all over your face at write(10) COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2adjectivespretty/beautiful/handsome etc 漂亮的/美丽的/英俊的等Her face was beautiful in the morning light. 她的脸在晨曦的映衬下明媚动人。round/oval/square 圆的/鹅蛋形的/方正的Her face was round and jolly. 她的脸圆圆的，表情很快活。thin/narrow 瘦的/窄的Tears rolled down her thin face. 泪水从她瘦削的脸庞滑落。pale/dark 苍白的/黝黑的His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint. 他突然脸色煞白，我以为他要晕倒了。nan angular face (=so thin that you can see the bones)She stared at his dark, angular face.sad/serious 悲伤的/严肃的Maggie looked at him with a sad face. 玛吉看着他，一脸悲伤。happy/smiling 开心的/微笑的Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces. 谢利看着孩子们开心的笑脸。na grinning faceHe looked down at the boy’s grinning face.angry 生气的nBeth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband.worried/anxious 担心的/忧虑的nMy father watched us go with a worried face.puzzled 困惑的nHe looked at his son’s puzzled face.blank/impassive (=showing no emotion or thoughts) 茫然的/冷漠的nWhat was she really thinking behind that blank face?wrinkled/lined (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age) 布满皱纹的nHis wrinkled face must once have been handsome.scowling (=showing that you are not pleased about something) 不悦的nHe looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.a long face (=an unhappy expression) 拉长的脸nWhat’s the long face for?verbssomebody’s face goes/turns red (=becomes red) 某人脸红了His face went red with embarrassment. 他窘得涨红了脸。somebody’s face goes/turns pale (=becomes pale) 某人的脸煞白I saw her face go pale when he walked in. 他走进来的时候，我看到她脸色煞白。somebody’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy) 某人眉开眼笑nDenise’s face lit up when she heard the news.somebody’s face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening) 某人的脸阴沉下来nShe handed him the letter and his face darkened.somebody’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed) 某人脸色一沉nHer face fell when she saw who it was.pull/make a face (=to change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc) 做鬼脸；拉长脸nHere’s a funny photo of Joe pulling a face.nsomebody’s face is contorted with anger/rage (=someone’s face is twisted out of its normal shape because they are angry)Eve’s face was contorted with anger as she picked up the broken vase.phrasesa look/expression on somebody’s face 某人脸上的神情She had a rather surprised look on her face. 她的表情相当惊讶。nI could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.a smile/grin/frown on somebody’s face 某人脸上的微笑/咧嘴笑/皱眉There was a mischievous grin on her face. 她一脸坏笑。nHe was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.you can see something in somebody’s face (=you know what someone is feeling from the expression on their face) 你能看见某人脸上的某种表情She could see the despair in his face. 她能看出他脸上的失望之情。something is written all over somebody’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression) 某种感情写在某人脸上nYou’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!nyou should have seen somebody’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc)You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning.na face like thunder (=a very angry expression)The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning.Examples from the Corpusface• The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.• I could see the children's happy faces.• I kissed her face, which was moist and feverish.• It's weird, but when she's asleep she looks real young, even though her face is all puffy.• One of the victims had scratches all over his face.• His face was like wax and his eyes stared like a doll's.• His face was a mask, friendly, but in an impersonal way.• She is one of the many faces of poverty; she is one of the many faces of the welfare system.• There were many unsuccessful attempts to climb the North Face of Mount Everest.• We climbed the north face of Mount Rainier.• Jodi has such a pretty face.• Breeze looked up, meaning to expostulate, but was silenced by what she saw in her sister's face.• I want to see dozens and dozens of strange faces.• One of the faces of the cube has a line across it.new/different face• Now, board-certified plastic surgeons appear on your television screen to sell you a new face.• But there were far too few new faces, and far too many head office honchos.• The imposing and inviting new face of the building dominates the prospect of the site by evening.• However, this theory largely ignores the process of learning new faces and new identities.• It was a Series that produced a stream of new faces to help pull the game toward the new millennium.• The new faces do include chat show host Chrystal Rose and Dily Braimoh.north face• Menace lurks in the huge, north facing cliffs of Ben Nevis.• Contrary to popular belief, a conservatory can be placed on any wall, including north facing walls.• However, if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position.• An opening on El Castillo's north face leads inside to an ascending staircase.• Sheltering the village with is impressive yet formidable presence is the north face of the Eiger.• The stairs seem like the north face of the Eiger, the temperature sheer hell.• There are other groups of these huts on the north face of Beinn Tart a Mhill.• So the total effect was like bedding down for the night on the north face of Kilimanjaro.face2 ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitive] 1 difficult situation 困难的局面DEAL WITH if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it 面临〔困难〕，面对〔困境〕 Emergency services are facing additional problems this winter. 今年冬天，应急服务机构面临更多难题。 The president faces the difficult task of putting the economy back on its feet. 总统面临着恢复经济的艰巨任务。 McManus is facing the biggest challenge of his career. 麦克马纳斯正面临着事业上的最大挑战。 As the project comes to an end, many workers now face an uncertain future. 随着工程结束，许多工人现在前途未卜。 He must face the prospect of financial ruin. 他必须面对破产的可能性。be faced with something I was faced with the awful job of breaking the news to the girl’s family. 我眼下有一个头疼的任务，要向那女孩的家人通报这一消息。 the difficulties faced by the police 警方面临的困难 If he is found guilty, he faces up to 12 years in jail. 要是他被判有罪，就将面临最多12年的刑期。face charges/prosecution (=have legal charges brought against you) 面临指控/起诉 He was the first member of the former government to face criminal charges. 他是第一个面临刑事指控的前政府成员。2 admit a problem exists 承认问题存在DEAL WITH (also face up to something) to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it 正视，面对，接受〔困难局面〕 Many couples refuse to face the fact that there are problems in their marriage. 许多夫妻拒绝承认婚姻已出现问题。 You’ve got to face facts, Rachel. You can’t survive on a salary that low. 你得面对现实，雷切尔，这么低的工资不够生活的。 He had to face the awful truth that she no longer loved him. 他不得不接受这个可怕的事实: 她已不再爱他。 Face it, kid. You’re never going to be a rock star. 面对现实吧，孩子，你永远也成不了摇滚乐歌星的。3 can’t face CAN'Tif you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult 无法正视，无法面对 I don’t want to go back to college – I just can’t face it. 我不想再回去上大学——我无法面对这事。 I can’t face the thought of going into town when it’s this hot. 这么热，我真不想去城里。 She couldn’t face the prospect of another divorce. 她无法正视可能又要离婚的事实。can’t face doing something He couldn’t face driving all the way to Los Angeles. 他不愿意一路开车到洛杉矶。4 talk/deal with SB 与某人交谈/打交道DEAL WITH to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you 面对〔某人〕 You’re going to have to face him sooner or later. 你迟早都要面对他的。 I don’t know how I’m going to face her after what happened. 出了这些事，我真不知道如何面对她。 The accident left her feeling depressed and unable to face the world (=be with people and live a normal life). 这起事故后她很消沉，无法面对生活。5 be opposite 在对面OPPOSITE/FACE to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction 面向，面朝 The two men stood facing each other, smiling. 那两个人微笑着面对面站着。 When he turned to face her, he seemed annoyed. 他转身面对着她，似乎生气了。 Lunch is served on the terrace facing the sea. 午餐安排在面对大海的露天平台上。south-facing/west-facing etc a south-facing garden 朝南的花园face north/east etc The dining room faces east. 餐厅朝东。6 opponent/team 对手/队PLAY A GAME OR SPORT to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition 与…比赛，迎战 Martinez will face Robertson in tomorrow’s final. 明天的决赛中马丁内斯将迎战罗伯逊。7. face the music informal to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done 〔为自己的所为〕接受批评[惩罚]8. BUILDING 建筑物be faced with stone/concrete etc TBCa building that is faced with stone, concrete etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces 以石块/混凝土等砌面[抹面，覆盖]9 face somebody ↔ down phrasal verb especially American English DEAL WITHto deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you 〔用坚定和自信的方式〕压倒，挫败，慑服 Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers. 哈里森把那伙愤怒的工人压了下去。10 face off phrasal verb American English to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this （准备好）战斗，辩论，比赛 The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday. 两位候选人将在周五的电视辩论中正面交锋。11 face up to something phrasal verb DEAL WITHto accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem 勇于面对〔难以接受的事实或问题〕 They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it. 他们决不会再给你一个工作机会了，你还是接受现实吧。 She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty. 她必须接受他是有罪的这一事实。n COLLOCATIONSnounsface a problemShe told me about some of the problems she was facing.face a difficultyThe hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.face a challengeThe coal industry faces serious challenges.face the task of doing somethingHe faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people.face a dangerHe has the courage to face danger in spite of fear.face opposition (=deal with strong disagreement)The government faced opposition from the Liberal Democrats.face charges (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law)He faces charges of fraud and theft.face an uncertain/difficult futureThe company is facing an uncertain future.face the prospect of something (=something in the future is going to affect you and you will have to deal with it)Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusface• Latin America faces a growing debt problem.• This report highlights some of the problems faced by learners of English.• Today's violence highlights the problems faced by the government here.• Bedworth, now 19, is facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act, 1990.• They served notice that conservative nominees face delay or worse.• They stood facing each other for a few minutes.• You're going to have to face her sooner or later.• Caught in a green translucent wave were two tiny sea-horses facing in opposite directions, one frolicking, the other melancholy.• Dean turned to face me.• The seat facing mine was empty.• UCLA will face North Carolina tonight at Pauley Pavilion.• Hughes was the second prominent researcher at Georgetown to face problems because of reproductive research.• My house faces the bay.• Weber is facing the biggest challenge of his career.• McManus knew he was facing the biggest challenge of his career.• As at all his power stations, Scott faced the building in a fine Worcestershire brick that has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown.• The new administration faces the difficult task of rebuilding the country's economy.• The Jets face the Dolphins in two weeks.• We had to sit with our backs to the wall, facing the door.• Courtney's apartment faces the harbour.• The crying continued after that, and continues, but now with other parents who face the same kinds of problems.• If found guilty, Jones could face up to 20 years in jail.• She stood straight as a wand, facing us.• He was faced with the task of breaking the bad news to the boy's relatives.facing ... problems• As the owners are aging, they are facing considerable problems.• But the Church is facing major problems.• Sybase is not the only technology company facing problems.• They learned by facing real problems and real consequences.• Birds can not be conserved by protection in Britain if they are facing greater problems elsewhere.• In the United States young hopefuls are facing similar problems in getting flying jobs with the airlines.• Between 1974 and 1995, the number of poorer renters facing serious housing problems jumped by two-thirds, to 6 million.• As a result, the paper-producing countries of the world are now facing severe problems of ground and water contamination by dioxins.face the fact that• Perhaps he did, but he also had to face the fact that all economic life was a mortal struggle.• It was anguishing to face the fact that, all other options tried, reconciliation still did not occur.• I felt loads better after the talk even though I had to face the fact that I had been wrong.• She had to face the fact that she still missed him.• We have to face the fact that there is a bigger risk of nuclear proliferation at present than the world has ever known.• He was very soon to be forced to face the fact that things had moved on since 1939.• We have to face the fact that we'll be playing teams that are better than we are.• Speak out from the pulpit and face the fact that wife beating is sinful.• You need to find the courage to face the fact that your fears are unreal.have to face• Only relatively rarely would one community of humans have to face and deal with another.• Now he would have to face Gina's displeasure.• He'd have to face Helen sooner or later, so better sooner.• Of course, Clinton may not have to face his Generation X constituents again, but members of Congress will.• In the end, he would have to face Hooker with fewer men than he had employed against Burnside.• One day you're going to have to face it, either by telling me, or telling some one.• Such theories have to face the obvious objection that brain processes and mental phenomena seem utterly unalike.• He pushed open the screen hardly expecting to have to face the old man alone.turned to face• Climbing from the fence, she turned to face him.• It can not move and shoot in the same turn, except that it can be turned to face its intended target.• Lee turned to face Philip and Philip knew immediately what was going to happen.• I entered and with equal impassivity turned to face the corridor.• We had our backs to them because we had turned to face the direction where the enemy was firing at us from.• Willie turned to face the fire, his head bowed over the range.• Finally, Converse turned to face them.• They turned to face us, and the sight of them did nothing for our confidence.Origin face1 (1200-1300) Old French Latin facies “form, face”, from facere “to make”face1 noun →10-19 →20-29 →COLLOCATIONS1face2 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1LDOCE OnlineChinese front Corpus your part of head, the |
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