face

face

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n.

1. 脸,面孔[C]

His face is thin and very tanned.

他的面孔瘦削,晒得黑黑的。

2. 面容,表情[C]

Hilary's face became very grave.

希拉里的面容变得非常严峻。

3. 表面;前面;正面[C]

He laid the cards face down on the table.

他将纸牌正面朝下放在桌上。

4. 【矿】采掘面,工作面[C]

The miners worked at the face eight hours a day.

矿工们在采掘面上每天工作八小时。

5. 面子,尊严;威信[U]

They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face.

他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子。

6. 自信;厚颜[U]

How could she have the face to say that?

她怎么好意思说这话?

7. 【印】铅字面;膜面;(版)面

vt.

1. 面向;正对;使面对

The building faces the big river.

这房子面向着大河。

He turned and faced her.

他转过身来面对她。

2. 面临;勇敢地对付;正视

Face the facts, sir!

正视事实吧,先生!

Lack of funds is the main difficulty that faces them.

他们面临的最大困难是资金不足。

3. 在...上涂以;覆盖[H][(+with)]

The front of the house was faced with concrete.

房屋正面涂着一层混凝土。

vi.

1. 朝;向[Q]

Their house faces east.

他们的房子朝东。

词组

Face to face 面对面地

face up 面朝上

face down 正面朝下

face the music 承担后果(受到惩罚,面对危险)

face the truth 面对现实

face up to 大胆面向

face value 票面价值, 表面价值

face with 面对...

face to face 面对面