face

face

[feis]

n.表面, 脸, 表情
v.面对, 面向, 朝

例句与用法：

Her exam results were disappointing but she tried to put a brave face on it.

她的考试成绩令人失望，但却装出若无其事的样子。

The clowns pulled funny faces.

小丑扮出了可笑的鬼脸。

A cut diamond has many faces.

经切割的钻石有很多晶面。

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。

He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young.

他应该勇于正视自己不再年轻这一事实。

The building faces north.

这栋建筑物朝北。

The sun was shining in our faces.

太阳光直射在我们脸上。

He faced the difficulty with courage.

他勇敢地面对困难。

词形变化：

形容词: faceable | 名词: facelessness | 动词过去式: faced | 动词过去分词: faced | 动词现在分词: facing | 动词第三人称单数: faces |

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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.

朝; 向[Q]

Their house faces east.

他们的房子朝东。

短语词组：

a face as long as a fiddle

1. 板着脸

He came back with a face as long as a fiddle.

他板着脸回来了。

face sth. out

1. 把某事坚持到底

He was determined to face it out.

他决心把这事坚持到底。

face to face

1. 面对面地

They will debate face to face.

他们将当面进行辩论。

face up to

1. 勇敢地对付; 面对事实

He had to face up to the fact that his family disapproved of his wife.

他必须面对家人不赞同婚事的事实。

He faced up to his difficulties manfully.

他以男子汉的气概勇敢地面对困难。

face value

1. 字面意义, 表面价值

Mary took his stories at face value and did not know he was joking.

玛丽对他的陈述信以为真, 却不知道他是在开玩笑。

2. 面额, 票面价值

fly in the face of

1. 悍然不顾

He has always flown in the face of custom.

他一向公然违抗习俗。

have the face

1. 厚颜

I don't know how you have the face to do such a thing.

我真不知道你怎么能如此厚颜, 做出这种事来。

in the face of

1. 面对

They showed courage in the face of danger.

面对危险他们表现出了勇气。

2. 纵然

He succeeded in the face of great opposition.

尽管遭到许多反对, 他还是成功了。

keep a straight face

1. 板着面孔

They couldn't keep a straight face.

他们没法不笑出来。

laugh in sb.'s face

1. 当面嘲笑某人

He'll only laugh in your face.

他只会当面嘲笑你。

look sb. in the face

1. 直视某人

I was so ashamed that I could not look him in the face.

我羞愧难当, 不敢正视他。

lose face

1. 丢脸

He said that he would never do it, because to do so would be to lose face.

他说他决不会做这种事, 因为这么做会很丢脸。

make/pull a face

1. 做鬼脸

He made a face at the taste of the soup.

尝了尝汤的味道, 他做了一个鬼脸。

on the face of it

1. 从表面判断

On the face of it, it seems quite reasonable.

从表面看, 这似乎很合理。

pull/wear a long face

1. 愁眉苦脸

The children pulled a long face.

孩子们一个个都哭丧着脸。

put a bold/good face on sth.

1. 对某事装作满不在乎

He tried to put a bold face on his failure.

他对自己的失败装出一副满不在乎的样子。

set one's face against

1. 坚决反对

If she has once set her face against a thing, nothing will persuade her to change her mind.

她要是一旦不赞同某事, 那就怎么也没法劝她改变主意了。

show one's face

1. 露面

She never showed her face again.

她再也没有露过面。

to sb.'s face

1. 当面

I'll tell her so to her face.

我要当面跟她这么说。