face是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 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。

  • She had a puzzled expression on her face. 她一脸困惑不解。

  • 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。

  • I was making silly faces to get the baby to laugh. 我正做着各种鬼脸逗宝宝乐。

  • "This tastes horrible," said Tom, pulling a face at his glass. “这太难喝了，”汤姆一脸苦相地看着杯子说道。

• 1 the front or surface of an object -- （物体的）前面，正面，表面

  • the north face of a mountain 山的北坡

  • the west face of the building 建筑物的西侧

  • a watch face with Roman numerals 有罗马数字的手表表盘

• 2 the respect and honour of others -- 脸面，面子；尊严

  • He thinks he would lose face if he admitted the mistake. 他觉得承认错误会丢面子。

  • She 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。

• 3 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。

  • You're faced with a very difficult choice there. 你眼下面临一项艰难的抉择。

  • I 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。

  • We 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。

  • He's dying but he refuses to face the truth. 他命不久矣却拒不正视现实。

  • I can't face walking up all those steps again. 我可受不了再爬一遍那些台阶。

  • I know I've got to tell her but I can't face it. 我知道我必须告诉她，可我就是没法这么做。

  • 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。

• 4 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。

• 5 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

  • The house was built of wood but faced in/with brick. 这栋房子是木质的，但表面砌上了砖。