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face[feis]n. 1 脸,面孔;面貌;面容;面部表情:a smiling face笑脸have a smile (a puzzled expression) on one's face面带笑容(神情茫然) 2 面子,威信;尊严,自尊;自信;厚颜:a loss of face丢面子,丢脸have the face to do sth.居然有脸做某事 3 (硬币、纸币等的)票面;票面价值;正面;表面;(有文字、图案或加工装饰的)面:the face of a building建筑物的正面the face of a watch (clock)表(钟)面the face of cloth (leather)布(皮革)的正面disappear off the face of the earth从地球上消失 4 外观,外表,外貌;(文件等的)字面意义:The face of the city has changed completely in a year.城市的面貌一年间大变样了. 5 地形;【矿】采掘面,工作面;(矿石等的)晶面;(刀具的)切削面:coal face采煤工作面 6 【印】(铅字的)字面,膜面;(版)面 7 【军】(队伍的)阵面(尤指方形队伍的任何一面) 8 人:lots of new faces around here这儿新出现的许多人 vt. 1 面朝,面向:the houses facing the river面向河的房屋Most seats on London buses face forward.伦敦公共汽车上大多数坐位朝前. 2 面对;使面对:The two boys faced each other.两个男孩面对面地站着(或坐着).He faced the clock toward the wall.他把钟面对着墙壁放. 3 正视;对付:face a challenge迎接挑战face difficulties squarely正视困难I can't face climbing those stairs again.我再也不敢爬那些楼梯了. 4 面临:the problems that face us我们所面临的问题He was faced with ruin.他面临破产.face a grim future前景暗淡 5 (用石灰、水泥等)覆盖;给(衣领等)镶边;给(饮料等)搀色:The house was built of wood but faced in(或with) brick.房子用木料建造,但表面覆了一层砖. 6 使(石料等)的表面平滑 7 【军】命令(队伍)改变方向:The captain faced the column to the left.上尉命令纵队向左转. 8 翻出(纸牌)的正面;(为盖邮戳和分拣)把(信件)面朝上叠起 9 (冰球赛开球时裁判)把(球)置于对抗球队队员之间 vi. 1 向,朝(to,towards,on):The house faces on the square.那房子面朝广场.Our house faces (towards the) north.我们的房子朝北. 2 【军】(队伍按命令)改变方向:Left (Right) face!向左(右)转!About face!向后转! |