
n.表面;臉;表情
v.面對(duì);面向;朝
A cut diamond has many faces. 經(jīng)切割的鉆石有很多晶面。
They disappeared from the face of the earth. 他們從地面上消失了。
The clowns pulled funny faces. 小丑扮出了可笑的鬼臉。
The sun was shining in our faces. 太陽(yáng)光直射在我們臉上。
Her face lit up when she saw he was coming. 當(dāng)她看到他走過(guò)來(lái)的時(shí)候,她的臉亮了起來(lái)。
She had a face like thunder. 她滿面怒容。
Her exam results were disappointing but she tried to put a brave face on it. 她的考試成績(jī)令人失望,但卻裝出若無(wú)其事的樣子。
用作動(dòng)詞 (v.)He faced the difficulty with courage. 他勇敢地面對(duì)困難。
He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young. 他應(yīng)該勇于正視自己不再年輕這一事實(shí)。
The window faces the street. 那扇窗子面臨街道。
I turned my chair round to face the fire. 我把椅子轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)來(lái)面向火爐。
face的基本意思是“面孔”“臉”,為可數(shù)名詞。引申可指“面部表情”“外表”“表面”“威嚴(yán)”“厚臉皮”等。
face作“面子”“過(guò)分自信”解時(shí),為抽象名詞,不可數(shù)。
face的復(fù)數(shù)形式faces可作“面容”解,用于比喻時(shí)指一個(gè)人的多副面孔。
v.(動(dòng)詞)face用作名詞時(shí)意為“臉”,轉(zhuǎn)化為動(dòng)詞意為“面對(duì)”“朝”“面臨”,引申可指“正視”“承認(rèn)”,即明知形勢(shì)危險(xiǎn)或某種力量難以抗拒,也準(zhǔn)備或愿意接受其后果。
face既可用作及物動(dòng)詞,也可用作不及物動(dòng)詞,用作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),后面可接人或表示困難、形勢(shì)、問(wèn)題等的抽象名詞或動(dòng)名詞作賓語(yǔ); 用作不及物動(dòng)詞時(shí),多用來(lái)指房屋的朝向。
v.擦掉;抹去;使(自己)不受人注意;忘卻
v.擦掉;抹去;使(自己)不受人注意;忘卻