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词汇 straight-face
释义 straight face
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪs/ us /ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪs/
a serious expression on your face that you use when you do not want someone to know that you think something is funny: 故意板起的面孔,绷着的脸
Blake looked ridiculous in leather trousers, and I was desperately trying to keep a straight face.布莱克穿着皮裤看上去很可笑,我拼命忍着不笑出来。
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straight face | American Dictionary


straight face
noun[ Cusually sing ]
us/ˈstreɪt ˈfeɪs/
an expression on your face that shows on emotion in order to hide what you really think or feel:
It’s hard to argue that point of view with a straight face.

Examples of straight face


straight face
I congratulate him on being able to say it with a straightface.
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I do say it with a straightface.
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After all, it is a rare art to be able to do something with a straightface which is so palpably absurd.
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I noticed that he had difficulty in keeping a straightface while he said it.
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How can they possibly talk about thrift with a straightface?
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It was, of course, that very professionalism which allowed him to keep a straightface throughout the course of his discussion.
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He was a most amusing and courageous person, and like many of us, could not keep a straightface on parade.
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I simply do not know how he managed to keep a straightface as he read out those comments.
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He was able to make his remarks with a perfectly straightface.
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We all realise that it is extremely difficult to deliver that answer with a straightface.
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One can only applaud the commitment to national self-interest that can produce such a tenuous argument with a straightface.
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Can he look across at me with a straightface and say that he believes that people's civil liberties are being damaged?
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With an almost straightface, he tried several times to pretend that there was no filibuster yesterday evening.
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I shall do my best to keep a straightface and take them seriously.
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With an entirely straightface he gave attractive examples of the regulations which are likely to be reduced or repealed.
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