词汇 | face-lift |
释义 | face-lift noun[ C ] (alsofacelift)us/ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/ face-liftnoun[C] (OPERATION)a medical operation that tightens loose skin to make the face look younger face-liftnoun[C] (IMPROVEMENT)an improvement made to something to make it more modern or to change its appearance: The bank is planning to give its 1930 building a complete facelift. Examples of face-liftface-lift By the fourth face-lift (or third ?) we begin to look grotesque, no longer human. It needs a face-lift and a new start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even to this day it has not been thought fit to include them in the town centre face-lift scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also true that most of them will not be renovated or get the face-lift they require to the external appearance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A face-lift is urgently needed throughout such areas and in itself this can help to attract new industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It undergoes the occasional face-lift, but its essential elements are passed lovingly from generation to generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been talking about giving a face-lift to our society in cleaning derelict buildings and sites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Ever since she became leader of her party she has had everything done to her and for her except a face-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not just a face-lift; it means new armament, new-type detection apparatus and new, or possibly supplementary, power plants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A newspaper sometimes needs a face-lift: new ideas and new policies pay off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The area desperately needs a face-lift if industry is to be attracted to it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are going to give you a face-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been given a very impressive face-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are still good pits, with good coal in them, but almost all of them need a face-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no reason why young volunteers should not be used to help in the face-lift housing operations which so many of our declining and twilight areas badly need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of face-lift These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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