| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_facing-someone-or-something |
| 释义 | facing someone or somethingThese words all refer to physically facing someone or something, or being on the other side of someone or something. One of the most common words for this is opposite. When it modifies a noun, opposite is usually used to refer to someone or something that is on the other side of a space or thing being talked about, such as a street or a table. When opposite is used with a phrase to refer to a position, it usually implies that you are facing the person or thing talked about and on the other side of an area or thing. She stood opposite her dance partner. He sat opposite his parents. They seated me at the opposite end of the table. We live on opposite ends of the street. He lived in the house opposite ours for decades. The opposite of opposite is beside. She stood beside me and put her arm around me. For more opposites of opposite, see the article at beside. When you are referring to someone or something that is on the other side of a space, even if they are not facing you, you can use the word across. I live across the street. He sat across from us. He waved to her from across the room (= from the opposite side of the room). The opposite of across is next to. Are you the neighbour across the street, or next to me? If someone or something is facing you, they are opposite you and have turned their face towards you. If facing modifies a noun, it refers to the thing that is opposite. We asked for a room facing the sea. He stood facing her. There were marks on the facing page (= on the page opposite). When you are opposite and facing something that you look at, such as the television or a piece of art, or you are opposite and facing a group of people who are watching you, you can say that you are in front of that thing or that group. In all other contexts, in front of refers to being in a position ahead of the speaker or near the front of a thing. She sat in front of the TV. The solicitor stood in front of the judge and delivered his closing argument. I hate speaking in front of people. In informal US English, if you are catty-corner or kitty-corner from a place, you are across the street and on the corner that is diagonal from the place mentioned. USOur house is catty-corner from the post office. USI'm standing kitty-corner from the bar. Related articlescompletely different |
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