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词汇 face
释义 face
noun
uk /feɪs/ us /feɪs/

facenoun (HEAD)


A1[ C ]
the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are: 脸,面孔
She has a long, thin face.她长着一张瘦长的脸。
on someone's faceShe had a puzzled expression on her face.她一脸困惑不解。
 
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A1[ C ]
an expression on someone's face: 面部表情,神情
I was greeted by smiling faces.迎接我的是一张张笑脸。
I could see from his face he was unhappy.我从他的脸上看出他并不高兴。
 make a face
B1(UK alsopull a face)
to make a strange expression with your face, for example to show that you do not like someone or something: 做怪相,扮鬼脸
I was making silly faces to get the baby to laugh.我正做着各种鬼脸逗宝宝乐。
There was a look of intense concentration on her face.她脸上带着全神贯注的表情。
The rain beat against her face as she struggled through the wind.她在风雨中艰难行进,雨水打在她的脸上。
She had a look of utter devastation on her face.她脸上显出一副受到沉重打击的样子。
She slapped him across the face.她抽了他一记耳光。
It was so cold that he wrapped a scarf tightly around his face.天太冷了,他便用一条围巾紧紧裹住自己的脸。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

The head & face
-cheeked
-chinned
baby face
baby-faced
brow
bull neck
cheek
double chin
forehead
jaw
masseter
masseteric
mastoid
maxilla
maxillary
T-zone
temporal
wattle
weak-chinned
zygoma

facenoun (FRONT)


[ C ]
the front or surface of an object: (物体的)前面,正面,表面
face ofthe north face of a mountain山的北坡
face ofthe west face of the building建筑物的西侧
[ C ]
the front of a clock or watch that has the numbers or marks that show what time it is: 钟面,表盘
a watch face with Roman numerals有罗马数字的手表表盘
 
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The north face of the Eiger is a very difficult climb.艾格尔山的北坡很难攀登。
She abseiled down the rock face.她顺着绳索爬下岩坡。
When she received her prize I think I was the proudest parent on the face of the earth.她领奖时,我感到我是世界上最自豪的家长。
The postcard shows a view of the magnificently carved west face of the cathedral.
I rather like that watch with the square face and roman numerals.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Surfaces of objects
-backed
base
bases
bed
bottom
crust
dorsiventral
flank
floor
front
lateral
mammillated
meniscus
multi-sided
nap
obverse
outside
overlay
substrate
ventral

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Watches & clocks

facenoun (RESPECT)


C2[ U ]
the respect and honour of others: 脸面,面子;尊严
lose faceHe thinks he would lose face if he admitted the mistake.他觉得承认错误会丢面子。
save faceShe tried to save face by inventing a story about being overseas at the time.为了尽量挽回面子,她谎称那时在海外。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Showing respect and admiration
admiration
admire
admiring
admiringly
approving
approvingly
deify
forelock
freedom
fulsome
fulsomely
fulsomeness
glorify
grovelling
pedestal
philogynist
philogyny
put someone on a pedestalidiom
regild
worshipful

Idioms


be in someone's face
in your face
disappear off the face of the earth
keep a straight face
someone's face doesn't fit
someone's face falls
the face of something
get out of my face!
have a face like the back end of a bus
in the face of something
More idioms

on the face of it
to someone's face
face
verb
uk /feɪs/ us /feɪs/

faceverb (DEAL WITH)


B2[ T ]
If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal with it: 面对,面临,必须对付(难题)
This is one of the many problems faced by working mothers.这是身为职业妇女的母亲们面临的众多难题之一。
Passengers could face long delays.旅客可能会长时间滞留。
be faced withYou're faced with a very difficult choice there.你眼下面临一项艰难的抉择。
B2[ T ]
to accept that something unpleasant is true and start to deal with the situation: 正视,承认
face the fact thatI think Phil has to face the fact that she no longer loves him.我觉得菲尔必须承认她不再爱他这一事实。
face factsWe have to face facts here - we simply don't have enough money.我们必须正视现实——我们根本没有足够的钱。
face the truthHe's dying but he refuses to face the truth.他命不久矣却拒不正视现实。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples

to accept or continue in a situation that is difficult or unpleasant
bearI will bear the responsibility for whatever happens.
endureShe endured years of hip pain before seeing a surgeon.
sufferShe suffers from severe asthma.
acceptI have finally accepted that I can't change who he is.
resign yourself toI have resigned myself to the fact that I'll never work again.
become resigned toPeople have become resigned to the fact that increased security means much longer wait times at airports.
 can't face something/doing something
B2
to not want to do or deal with something unpleasant: 不想面对…,受不了做…
I can't face walking up all those steps again.我可受不了再爬一遍那些台阶。
C2[ T ]
to deal with someone when the situation between you is difficult: 面对,应对(不想见到的人)
She half hoped he would not find her, though she knew she would have to face him sooner or later.她心存侥幸,希望他找不到她,可是她知道早晚有一天要面对他的。
Some of the leaders of the coup took their lives rather than face dishonour.一些参与政变的领导者宁死也不愿蒙受耻辱。
Teachers who fail to fall in line with the new regulations may face dismissal.
There's a law to protect refugees from forcible return to countries where they face persecution.有法律保护难民,以免他们被强行遣返回国遭受迫害。
He is fighting extradition to Hong Kong to face trial on fraud charges.他正在力争免于被引渡到香港就诈骗指控接受审判。
I can't face the hassle of moving house again.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Dealing with things or people
addressable
approach
attack
attend to someone/something
be all over it idiom
beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom
bed
cut
grip
have it out with someoneidiom
hold
hold onidiom
I/I've got thisidiom
ill-prepared
square
tend to someone/something
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tough
tough something out

faceverb (TURN TOWARDS)


B1[ Iusually+ adv/prep, T ]
to turn or be turned towards something physically; to be opposite something: (使)转向,(使)面向;正对
The balcony faced towards the sea.阳台面对大海。
Our apartment faces south.我们的公寓朝南。
Their houses face each other across the street.他们的房子隔街相望。
He made towards the door, but stopped and turned to face me.他朝门口走去,但又停了下来,转身看着我。
The balcony faces west.阳台朝西。
She turned around so that she was facing her opponent.
She wheeled round to face him and saw him take out a gun.她快速转过身面对他,看到他掏出了手枪。
The window of their hotel room faced the sea.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Direction of motion
abduct
abduction
adduct
adduction
against the current
circumduction
cross-country
destined
direction
direction of travel
en route
head
inbound
into
leftward
multidirectional
outbound
overland
right
west

faceverb (BUILDING)


[ T ]
If you face a building, you put an extra layer in front of what is already there: (在建筑物表面)覆盖,抹盖,贴上
be faced inThe house was built of wood but faced in brick.
be faced withThe richly decorated interior of the temple is faced with marble and mosaic.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Covering and adding layers
additive
asphalt
bestrew
bind
blanket
blindfold
bury
fall over
film
film over
gum
gum something up
inlaid
retile
retread
seasoned
slap
slap something on
smother something in/with something
tent

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Building: construction work & workers

Idioms


face the music
let's face it

Phrasal verbs


face off
face up to something

face | American Dictionary


face
noun[ C ]
us/feɪs/

facenoun[C] (HEAD)


the front of the head including the eyes, nose, and mouth:
Cal hid his face in his hands.

facenoun[C] (FRONT)


the front or surface of an object:
We climbed the north face of Mount Washington.
The face of a clock or a watch is the surface that has the numbers or marks on it that show what time it is.

Idioms


at face value
face the music
face-to-face (with someone)
face-to-face (with something)
in your face
in the face of something
on the face of it
to someone’s face
face
verb
us/feɪs/

faceverb (DEAL WITH)


[ T ]
to deal with a difficult situation:
They are faced with major financial problems.
I can’t face climbing those stairs again.

faceverb (BE POSITIONED)


[ I/T ]
to have the front of something positioned toward, or to turn toward something or someone:
[ Ialways+ adv/prep ]The balcony faces south.
[ T ]Please face the front of the room.

Phrasal verb


face down someone/something

Examples of face


face
Sounds, visual images, and faces remind the players of people or events of the past.
A possible extension of the method was also presented which takes into account qualitative sur face height information.
Philosophical arguments address one of the most fundamental yet elusive questions facing behavioral scientists, namely, what constitutes a disorder?
The sections have been photographed so that the lateral surface of the brain faces upwards with the ventrolateral edge of the brain to the left.
But the great body of solar lines give, on the face of the returns, great difficulty in the relativity view.
In approaching their prospects, network marketers enjoy the privilege of exploiting the element of intimacy by reducing the potential threat to their prospects' negative face.
The transactions for both parties were done face to face (and privately) with the game administrator.
Countries are facing this challenge in many different ways, but one common factor is the increasing reliance on electronics and systems.
For metals, par t of the laser-evaporated material can then be redeposited on the sur face in and around the ablation site.
One of the challenges facing simulation studies is to relate the molecular structures of channel components to the physiological properties of ion channels.
The results suggest that many students are faced with a situation in which the cognitively demanding language of the classroom is beyond their grasp.
Recently, for foreign, liberal commentators these marginal groups represent the authentic face of the nation, suffering urban decadence and state repression.
It is also not unique in suffering high levels of air and water pollution and facing severe threats to its biological resources.
We are not targeting accurate predictions in the face of drastic unseen-before changes in workload patterns.
In this situation, voters face a standard inference problem of predicting the unobservable type (whether competent or not) of the incumbent from the observable policy.
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Collocations withface


face

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changing face
The changingface of listening.
cliff face
Several mosaics were acquired of the cliffface from a distance of about 300 m, and the computer automatically determined the three most interesting points in each mosaic.
familiar face
When does the inner face advantage in familiarface recognition arise - and why?
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