face

Word family adjectivefacedfacelessfacialnounfacerfacialistfacingface cardfaceclothface creamfaceliftfacemanface packfaceplateface powderface-savingface timeface valuefaceadverbfacially

Related topics: Human, Nature, Chronology, Sport, Maths, Geography

face1 /feɪs/ S1 W1 noun [countableC]

1 front of your head 头部的正面HBHBODY the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are 脸，面部

She had a beautiful face.

她面容秀美。

Her face was white with fear.

她吓得脸煞白。

A big smile spread across his face.

他的脸上绽开了灿烂笑容。

I felt like punching him in the face.

我真想给他脸上来一拳。

You say that something is on somebody’s face, not ‘in somebody’s face’: You’ve got a mark on your face.

表示“某物在某人脸上”时用 on , 不用 in : You’ve got a mark on your face. 你脸上有块污渍。

2 expression 表情EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE an expression on someone’s face 面部表情；脸色

I’ll never forget my father’s face – I’d never seen him so upset before.

我永远也忘不了父亲的表情——我以前从没见他那么难过。

3. keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny 绷着脸忍住不笑

Examples from the Corpus

keep a straight face• With a completely straight face, Thomas announced he was joining the Girl Guides.• How can you say that and keep a straight face?• I try and keep a straight face, but I can't help grinning at myself.• I keep a straight face and the composure of a chemist dispensing a prescription.• The old trick of keeping a straight face was failing him these days.• It was very difficult to keep a straight face.• When reading some of the competition entries, it was hard to keep a straight face.• She looked so ridiculous it was hard to keep a straight face.• He looked so ridiculous -- I don't know how I managed to keep a straight face.• Barbara tried to keep a straight face, but in the end she just couldn't help laughing.• "I think I've lost that camera you lent me, " I said, trying to keep a straight face.• For the first hundred yards we keep straight faces.

4 pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular colour or shape 脸色苍白的/脸圆圆的等

a pale-faced youth

脸色苍白的年轻人

→ red-faced

5 grim-faced/serious-faced etc APPEARANCEshowing a particular expression on your face 表情严峻的/严肃的等

Negotiators emerged grim-faced after the day’s talks.

经过一天的谈判之后，谈判代表们表情严峻地走了出来。

→ barefaced, po-faced, poker-faced, stony-faced

6 person 人 a person 人

new/different face (=someone who you have not seen before) 新面孔

There are a few new faces in class this year.

今年班上来了几个新面孔。

Gordon is a familiar face (=someone who you know or have seen many times before) at the Shrewsbury Flower Show.

戈登是什鲁斯伯里花展上的老面孔了。

It’s the same old faces (=people who you see often, especially too often) at our meetings every week.

我们每周开会都是那几张老面孔。

famous/well-known face (=someone who is famous from television, magazines, films etc) 名人

She looked around at the sea of faces (=lots of people seen together) in the cafeteria.

她环顾餐厅里的一张张面孔。

7 face to face

a) OPPOSITE/FACEif two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other 面对面地

meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face (=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc) 当面见某人/与某人说话/解释某事等

I’ve never met her face to face.

我从来没有跟她见过面。

‘You could have just phoned.’ ‘I wanted to explain things face to face.’

“你打个电话就可以嘛。”“我想当面解释。”

come face to face/find yourself face to face (with somebody) (=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you) 迎面碰上（某人）〔尤指感到吃惊或害怕〕

At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke.

就在那时，他迎面碰上了伯克中士。

The two men stood face to face without a word.

那两个人面对面站着，一言不发。

b) DEAL WITHif you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it 面对，面临〔困难〕

It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death.

这是他第一次直面死亡。

bring somebody face to face with something

Sometimes one is brought face to face with facts which cannot be ignored.

有时人得面对一些不能忽视的事实。

→ face-to-face

Examples from the Corpus

face to face• Bob and I sat face to face across the table.• Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her face to face.• The two stood face to face without a word, as lofty pine trees when the wind is still.• Then they came face to face again to discover they lived in neighboring towns only one hour apart.• There he was face to face with himself - times six.• There is conversation which is usually face to face but may sometimes involve telecommunication.• They couldn't harm him face to face.• You only need type the merest hint of innuendo into a search engine to come face to face with a porno advert.• I stuck my head out of my tent, and came face to face with a cow.• In a face-to-face confrontation angry demonstrators threw bricks and bottles at the police.• The senator cannot meet every voter face to face, but he is certainly doing his best.• They stood face to face, each struggling to control his temper.• Turning the corner I came face to face with a security guard.• Victims who go to court dread coming face to face with their attacker again.• We sat face to face across a narrow table.• Couples who want to remain close have to spend some time face to face, time talking.

8 say something/tell somebody something to their face PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif you say something unpleasant to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people 当面说某事/告诉某人某事

I told him to his face just what I thought of him.

我当面告诉了他我对他的看法。

9 face down/downwards UPwith the face or front towards the ground 脸朝下，面朝下

Keith was lying face down on the bed.

基思趴在床上。

Examples from the Corpus

face down/downwards• I set my book face down on the chair and followed after him.• Gently, he brought his face down on to Joe's and kissed him on his lips.• On return to Earth the orbiter orients itself so that the underside is facing down and slightly forwards.• A man lay face down, feet toward the center, head away from it.• Side by side, the two men lay face down in the grass, feet toward the rear of the pale car.• I was lying face down on the ground.• Larry Flynt presents the infamous pornographer as a likable slob who faced down the big guys and won.

10 face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky 脸朝上，面朝上

The body was lying face up in the rain.

尸体仰面躺在雨中。

Examples from the Corpus

face up/upwards• If found guilty, he could face up to two years in jail.• It took time until she could face up to it.• We must face up to this.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times.• Sabit Brokaj of the Socialist Party faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.• If convicted, they face up to a year in jail and up to a $ 2,500 fine.• He fell across the wall, twisting, face up.

11 in the face of something DESPITEin a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers 面对某事物〔指问题、困难、危险〕

It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong opposition from within the party.

丹尼尔斯面对党内那么强烈的反对还是挺了过来，真不简单。

Examples from the Corpus

in the face of something• Henceforth the Painswick cloth mills gradually closed in the face of competition.• And yet most remarkable of all is his coolness in the face of massive inexperience.• Environmental organisations are near to despair in the face of such skilful procrastination.• Award-winning entertainment that flies in the face of gravity lands in Tucson for two nights only.• The defeat that had frightened her in the faces of black men was the defeat of black for ever defined by white.• My memos are spitballs in the face of the faceless monolith where I work.• It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong political opposition.• It was an error to take the long view in the face of moral objections.• Babies are weak and vulnerable in the face of huge shapes and loud noises that they can only dimly perceive.

12 on the face of it SEEMused to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear 从表面上看

It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations.

从表面上看，这好像是规章制度上的一个小小改动。

On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense.

从表面上看，他的建议合乎情理。

Examples from the Corpus

on the face of it• On the face of it, he appeared to be an ideal candidate for the position.• On the face of it, this seems like a perfectly good idea -- we must wait and see if it turns out well.• All three candidates were acceptable on the face of it.• This seems a contradiction on the face of it.• Innocuous enough on the face of it.• It is, on the face of it, a very considerable offer.• It looks, on the face of it, like a pretty minor change in the regulations.• They were not, on the face of it, a likely match.• A contractual obligation, such as an exchange rule gives rise on the face of it to strict liability.• As I say, on the face of it obvious.

13 the face of something

a) SEEMthe nature or character of an organization, industry, system etc, and the way it appears to people 某事物的本质[特征]

technology that has changed the face of society

改变了社会面貌的技术

Is this the new face of the Tory party?

这就是英国保守党的新面貌吗？

the ugly/unacceptable/acceptable face of something (=the qualities of an organization, industry etc which people find unacceptable or acceptable) 某事物丑陋的/不可接受的/可接受的一面

the unacceptable face of capitalism

资本主义不可接受的一面

b) APPEARANCEthe general appearance of a particular place 某个地方的外观

the changing face of the landscape

不断变化的地貌

Examples from the Corpus

the face of something• The M-forty extension through fifty nine miles of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire has changed the face of the countryside.• It's a new book about the changing face of the suburbs.• One is already the face of the other.• Roosevelt's bold policies changed the face of the nation.• All of this construction took place, of course, in the face of the most severe weather conditions imaginable.• In the face of the real danger to the boys in combat, everything at home seemed temporary.• This explains the neutral look on the faces of people in the streets.• It simply has more earthquakes than any other place on the face of the globe.• I wish you could have seen the faces of the jury as the awful specter of the future unfolded before them.• She had seen too many ghost skulls, and all under the faces of people who were now dead.

14 DNmountain/cliff 山/悬崖 the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side 〔山、悬崖等的〕正面；坡面

face of

He fell and died while attempting to climb the north face of Mont Blanc.

他在攀登勃朗峰北坡时坠崖身亡。

The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.

崖面开始崩裂坠入大海。

a sheer (=very steep) rock face

陡直的岩面

15.

clock 钟TMC the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are 钟面；表面 →4 See picture of 见图 WATCH 2 →5 see picture at 见图 clock, watch

16 lose face ASHAMEDif you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less 丢脸，失面子

He doesn’t want to back down (=accept defeat in an argument) and risk losing face.

他不想认输失面子。

Examples from the Corpus

lose face• The government suffered a severe loss of face when details of the scandal emerged.• Rather than giving in and losing face, she carried on her needless quarrel with her father.• The country is asked to pay the price of the Government's overriding concern that they should not lose face.• They want to negotiate a ceasefire without either side losing face.• Senior managers can not afford to lose face too often and will bide their time to re-assert their authority.• Better to lose face and be open about not understanding the cryptic message, than to lose sleep at night over it.• No government likes to lose face like that.• The vital thing was not to lose face.• Eventually the policeman was prepared to lose face.• Criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face, inner dignity or self-respect.• Thus the other follows because she does not want to lose face with her white friend.• The leaders need to find a way of compromising without losing face among their supporters.

17 save face ADMIREif you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you 保全面子

Both countries saved face with the compromise.

有了这个妥协方案，两个国家都保全了面子。

Examples from the Corpus

save face• The important thing now was to let him save face.• Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.• The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.• Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face.• As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.• I had to do this to save face for my father.• Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.• By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.

18 disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth DISAPPEARused to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time 从地球上消失〔用于表示不知道某人在哪里，长久没有见到他们〕

I haven’t seen Paul in ages; he seems to have vanished off the face of the earth.

我很久没见到保罗了，他好像已经从地球上消失了。

19 on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean ‘in the whole world’ 天底下，世界上〔用于强调〕

If she were the last woman on the face of the earth, I still wouldn’t be interested!

就算天底下只剩她一个女人，我也不感兴趣！

20. somebody’s face doesn’t fit WRONG/UNSUITABLEused to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants 某人不合适〔某一职位〕

21 set your face against something especially British EnglishBrEAGAINST/OPPOSE to be very determined that something should not happen 坚决反对某事

The local Labour Party has set its face against the scheme.

当地的工党坚决反对这个计划。

Examples from the Corpus

set your face against something• Alternatively, the rule-makers can set their faces against the pressures for change.• The Lord Chancellor set his face against growing criticism over his behaviour.• It has set its face against cutting prices.• Does the hon. Gentleman really want to set his face against the improvements that trust status could deliver?• I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation.

22. mine 矿井TI the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut 采掘面，工作面 → coalface

23 outside surface 外表TBB one of the outside surfaces of an object or building 〔物体或建筑物的〕面；表面

A cube has six faces.

立方体有六个面。

24. sport 体育运动DS the part of a racket or bat etc that you use to hit the ball 〔球拍的〕拍面；〔球板的〕板面

25 in your face spoken informalHONEST behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising 〔行为、批评、评论等〕当面的，直截了当的，不留情面的

Bingham has a very ‘in your face’ writing style.

宾厄姆文笔非常犀利。

Examples from the Corpus

in your face• He reciprocated by flaunting his other affairs in her face.• You get in their face, they get in yours.• You could see it in their faces, minute by minute.• The next time you hear a native-born athlete complain about adversity, remember Livan Hernandez and laugh in his face.• Because from the very first day I looked in his face and saw a different boy.• Most people, when they laugh, also exercise more than 14 groups of muscles in their face.• Bingham has a real "in your face" writing style.• It hissed and spat in their faces.

26. get in somebody’s face spoken informal if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you 惹某人生气

Examples from the Corpus

get in somebody’s face• They play a gritty game, always in your face, always yapping, getting in your face.• You get in their face, they get in yours.

27. get out of my face spoken informal used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you 滚开

28 what’s his face/what’s her face spoken informalNAME OF A PERSON used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name 那个叫什么名字的人

I saw old what’s his face in school yesterday.

我昨天在学校里见到了那个老什么来着。

29 put your face on informalDCB to put make-up on 化妆

I just need to run upstairs and put my face on.

我得上楼去化一下妆。

Examples from the Corpus

put your face on• Jill's still busy putting on her face.• Then I put her face on her desk, supported by a heap of loose files.

→ blow up in somebody’s face at blow up, → put on a brave face at brave1(3), → do something till you’re blue in the face at blue1(4), → have egg on your face at egg1(5), → face-to-face, → fly in the face of at fly1(18), → laugh in somebody’s face at laugh1(11), → long face at long1(12), → not just a pretty face at pretty2(4), → show your face at show1(15), → shut your face at shut1(2), → a slap in the face at slap2(2), → be staring somebody in the face at stare1(2), → a straight face at straight2(8), → wipe something off the face of the earth at wipe1(8), → wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s face at wipe1(7), → have something written all over your face at write(10)

COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2

adjectives

pretty/beautiful/handsome etc 漂亮的/美丽的/英俊的等

Her face was beautiful in the morning light.

她的脸在晨曦的映衬下明媚动人。

round/oval/square 圆的/鹅蛋形的/方正的

Her face was round and jolly.

她的脸圆圆的，表情很快活。

thin/narrow 瘦的/窄的

Tears rolled down her thin face.

泪水从她瘦削的脸庞滑落。

pale/dark 苍白的/黝黑的

His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.

他突然脸色煞白，我以为他要晕倒了。

nan angular face (=so thin that you can see the bones)

She stared at his dark, angular face.

sad/serious 悲伤的/严肃的

Maggie looked at him with a sad face.

玛吉看着他，一脸悲伤。

happy/smiling 开心的/微笑的

Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces.

谢利看着孩子们开心的笑脸。

na grinning face

He looked down at the boy’s grinning face.

angry 生气的

nBeth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband.

worried/anxious 担心的/忧虑的

nMy father watched us go with a worried face.

puzzled 困惑的

nHe looked at his son’s puzzled face.

blank/impassive (=showing no emotion or thoughts) 茫然的/冷漠的

nWhat was she really thinking behind that blank face?

wrinkled/lined (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age) 布满皱纹的

nHis wrinkled face must once have been handsome.

scowling (=showing that you are not pleased about something) 不悦的

nHe looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.

a long face (=an unhappy expression) 拉长的脸

nWhat’s the long face for?

verbs

somebody’s face goes/turns red (=becomes red) 某人脸红了

His face went red with embarrassment.

他窘得涨红了脸。

somebody’s face goes/turns pale (=becomes pale) 某人的脸煞白

I saw her face go pale when he walked in.

他走进来的时候，我看到她脸色煞白。

somebody’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy) 某人眉开眼笑

nDenise’s face lit up when she heard the news.

somebody’s face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening) 某人的脸阴沉下来

nShe handed him the letter and his face darkened.

somebody’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed) 某人脸色一沉

nHer face fell when she saw who it was.

pull/make a face (=to change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc) 做鬼脸；拉长脸

nHere’s a funny photo of Joe pulling a face.

nsomebody’s face is contorted with anger/rage (=someone’s face is twisted out of its normal shape because they are angry)

Eve’s face was contorted with anger as she picked up the broken vase.

phrases

a look/expression on somebody’s face 某人脸上的神情

She had a rather surprised look on her face.

她的表情相当惊讶。

nI could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.

a smile/grin/frown on somebody’s face 某人脸上的微笑/咧嘴笑/皱眉

There was a mischievous grin on her face.

她一脸坏笑。

nHe was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.

you can see something in somebody’s face (=you know what someone is feeling from the expression on their face) 你能看见某人脸上的某种表情

She could see the despair in his face.

她能看出他脸上的失望之情。

something is written all over somebody’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression) 某种感情写在某人脸上

nYou’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!

nyou should have seen somebody’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc)

You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning.

na face like thunder (=a very angry expression)

The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning.

Examples from the Corpus

face• The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.• I could see the children's happy faces.• I kissed her face, which was moist and feverish.• It's weird, but when she's asleep she looks real young, even though her face is all puffy.• One of the victims had scratches all over his face.• His face was like wax and his eyes stared like a doll's.• His face was a mask, friendly, but in an impersonal way.• She is one of the many faces of poverty; she is one of the many faces of the welfare system.• There were many unsuccessful attempts to climb the North Face of Mount Everest.• We climbed the north face of Mount Rainier.• Jodi has such a pretty face.• Breeze looked up, meaning to expostulate, but was silenced by what she saw in her sister's face.• I want to see dozens and dozens of strange faces.• One of the faces of the cube has a line across it.

new/different face• Now, board-certified plastic surgeons appear on your television screen to sell you a new face.• But there were far too few new faces, and far too many head office honchos.• The imposing and inviting new face of the building dominates the prospect of the site by evening.• However, this theory largely ignores the process of learning new faces and new identities.• It was a Series that produced a stream of new faces to help pull the game toward the new millennium.• The new faces do include chat show host Chrystal Rose and Dily Braimoh.

north face• Menace lurks in the huge, north facing cliffs of Ben Nevis.• Contrary to popular belief, a conservatory can be placed on any wall, including north facing walls.• However, if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position.• An opening on El Castillo's north face leads inside to an ascending staircase.• Sheltering the village with is impressive yet formidable presence is the north face of the Eiger.• The stairs seem like the north face of the Eiger, the temperature sheer hell.• There are other groups of these huts on the north face of Beinn Tart a Mhill.• So the total effect was like bedding down for the night on the north face of Kilimanjaro.

face2 S1 W1 verb [transitiveT]

1 difficult situation 困难的局面DEAL WITH if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it 面临〔困难〕，面对〔困境〕

Emergency services are facing additional problems this winter.

今年冬天，应急服务机构面临更多难题。

The president faces the difficult task of putting the economy back on its feet.

总统面临着恢复经济的艰巨任务。

McManus is facing the biggest challenge of his career.

麦克马纳斯正面临着事业上的最大挑战。

As the project comes to an end, many workers now face an uncertain future.

随着工程结束，许多工人现在前途未卜。

He must face the prospect of financial ruin.

他必须面对破产的可能性。

be faced with something

I was faced with the awful job of breaking the news to the girl’s family.

我眼下有一个头疼的任务，要向那女孩的家人通报这一消息。

the difficulties faced by the police

警方面临的困难

If he is found guilty, he faces up to 12 years in jail.

要是他被判有罪，就将面临最多12年的刑期。

face charges/prosecution (=have legal charges brought against you) 面临指控/起诉

He was the first member of the former government to face criminal charges.

他是第一个面临刑事指控的前政府成员。

2 admit a problem exists 承认问题存在DEAL WITH (also face up to something) to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it 正视，面对，接受〔困难局面〕

Many couples refuse to face the fact that there are problems in their marriage.

许多夫妻拒绝承认婚姻已出现问题。

You’ve got to face facts, Rachel. You can’t survive on a salary that low.

你得面对现实，雷切尔，这么低的工资不够生活的。

He had to face the awful truth that she no longer loved him.

他不得不接受这个可怕的事实: 她已不再爱他。

Face it, kid. You’re never going to be a rock star.

面对现实吧，孩子，你永远也成不了摇滚乐歌星的。

3 can’t face CAN'Tif you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult 无法正视，无法面对

I don’t want to go back to college – I just can’t face it.

我不想再回去上大学——我无法面对这事。

I can’t face the thought of going into town when it’s this hot.

这么热，我真不想去城里。

She couldn’t face the prospect of another divorce.

她无法正视可能又要离婚的事实。

can’t face doing something

He couldn’t face driving all the way to Los Angeles.

他不愿意一路开车到洛杉矶。

Examples from the Corpus

can’t face doing something• Mr. MacArthur can't face selling the store.

4 talk/deal with SB 与某人交谈/打交道DEAL WITH to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you 面对〔某人〕

You’re going to have to face him sooner or later.

你迟早都要面对他的。

I don’t know how I’m going to face her after what happened.

出了这些事，我真不知道如何面对她。

The accident left her feeling depressed and unable to face the world (=be with people and live a normal life).

这起事故后她很消沉，无法面对生活。

5 be opposite 在对面OPPOSITE/FACE to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction 面向，面朝

The two men stood facing each other, smiling.

那两个人微笑着面对面站着。

When he turned to face her, he seemed annoyed.

他转身面对着她，似乎生气了。

Lunch is served on the terrace facing the sea.

午餐安排在面对大海的露天平台上。

south-facing/west-facing etc

a south-facing garden

朝南的花园

face north/east etc

The dining room faces east.

餐厅朝东。

6 opponent/team 对手/队PLAY A GAME OR SPORT to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition 与…比赛，迎战

Martinez will face Robertson in tomorrow’s final.

明天的决赛中马丁内斯将迎战罗伯逊。

7. face the music informal to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done 〔为自己的所为〕接受批评[惩罚]

Examples from the Corpus

face the music• It was hard to believe that it was almost time to face the music.• Now she can face the music.• Read in studio Still to come on Central News, facing the music.• We gently persuaded them to do the right thing and come back to face the music.• Constance knew the time had come to face the music and speak to Nora.• Rather than face the music at a trial, Abingdon chose to plea bargain.• It was not just Diana who had to face the music but her parents as well.• I had to face the music, I had to face myself.• They can't tell us how to live and not face the music when their own conduct is questioned.

8. BUILDING 建筑物be faced with stone/concrete etc TBCa building that is faced with stone, concrete etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces 以石块/混凝土等砌面[抹面，覆盖]

Examples from the Corpus

be faced with stone/concrete etc• It is faced with stone on the outside and red marble inside.

9 face somebody ↔ down phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE DEAL WITHto deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you 〔用坚定和自信的方式〕压倒，挫败，慑服

Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers.

哈里森把那伙愤怒的工人压了下去。

Examples from the Corpus

face down• No, don't lick my face!• She has been facing them down.• Gazing up at the kindly, apple-cheeked face smiling down at him, Hilary suddenly made up his mind.• A great beautiful face stared down at me.• All was silence; not one face peered down at us from between rusty bars.• The face looks down gently on us like a mother gazing at her children.• His face was purpling down the left side and one eye was closed.• His face came down to her, passed by her own, and buried itself in the copper cloak.

10 face off phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this （准备好）战斗，辩论，比赛

The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday.

两位候选人将在周五的电视辩论中正面交锋。

11 face up to something phrasal verbphr v DEAL WITHto accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem 勇于面对〔难以接受的事实或问题〕

They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it.

他们决不会再给你一个工作机会了，你还是接受现实吧。

She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty.

她必须接受他是有罪的这一事实。

Examples from the Corpus

face up to • Mr Toledo, the presidential favourite, has had to face up to his own video scandal.• I think we ought to face up to it.

face up to it• I think we ought to face up to it.• It took time until she could face up to it.

n COLLOCATIONS

nouns

face a problem

She told me about some of the problems she was facing.

face a difficulty

The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.

face a challenge

The coal industry faces serious challenges.

face the task of doing something

He faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people.

face a danger

He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear.

face opposition (=deal with strong disagreement)

The government faced opposition from the Liberal Democrats.

face charges (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law)

He faces charges of fraud and theft.

face an uncertain/difficult future

The company is facing an uncertain future.

face the prospect of something (=something in the future is going to affect you and you will have to deal with it)

Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding.

Examples from the Corpus

face• Latin America faces a growing debt problem.• This report highlights some of the problems faced by learners of English.• Today's violence highlights the problems faced by the government here.• Bedworth, now 19, is facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act, 1990.• They served notice that conservative nominees face delay or worse.• They stood facing each other for a few minutes.• You're going to have to face her sooner or later.• Caught in a green translucent wave were two tiny sea-horses facing in opposite directions, one frolicking, the other melancholy.• Dean turned to face me.• The seat facing mine was empty.• UCLA will face North Carolina tonight at Pauley Pavilion.• Hughes was the second prominent researcher at Georgetown to face problems because of reproductive research.• My house faces the bay.• Weber is facing the biggest challenge of his career.• McManus knew he was facing the biggest challenge of his career.• As at all his power stations, Scott faced the building in a fine Worcestershire brick that has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown.• The new administration faces the difficult task of rebuilding the country's economy.• The Jets face the Dolphins in two weeks.• We had to sit with our backs to the wall, facing the door.• Courtney's apartment faces the harbour.• The crying continued after that, and continues, but now with other parents who face the same kinds of problems.• If found guilty, Jones could face up to 20 years in jail.• She stood straight as a wand, facing us.• He was faced with the task of breaking the bad news to the boy's relatives.

facing ... problems• As the owners are aging, they are facing considerable problems.• But the Church is facing major problems.• Sybase is not the only technology company facing problems.• They learned by facing real problems and real consequences.• Birds can not be conserved by protection in Britain if they are facing greater problems elsewhere.• In the United States young hopefuls are facing similar problems in getting flying jobs with the airlines.• Between 1974 and 1995, the number of poorer renters facing serious housing problems jumped by two-thirds, to 6 million.• As a result, the paper-producing countries of the world are now facing severe problems of ground and water contamination by dioxins.

face the fact that• Perhaps he did, but he also had to face the fact that all economic life was a mortal struggle.• It was anguishing to face the fact that, all other options tried, reconciliation still did not occur.• I felt loads better after the talk even though I had to face the fact that I had been wrong.• She had to face the fact that she still missed him.• We have to face the fact that there is a bigger risk of nuclear proliferation at present than the world has ever known.• He was very soon to be forced to face the fact that things had moved on since 1939.• We have to face the fact that we'll be playing teams that are better than we are.• Speak out from the pulpit and face the fact that wife beating is sinful.• You need to find the courage to face the fact that your fears are unreal.

have to face• Only relatively rarely would one community of humans have to face and deal with another.• Now he would have to face Gina's displeasure.• He'd have to face Helen sooner or later, so better sooner.• Of course, Clinton may not have to face his Generation X constituents again, but members of Congress will.• In the end, he would have to face Hooker with fewer men than he had employed against Burnside.• One day you're going to have to face it, either by telling me, or telling some one.• Such theories have to face the obvious objection that brain processes and mental phenomena seem utterly unalike.• He pushed open the screen hardly expecting to have to face the old man alone.

turned to face• Climbing from the fence, she turned to face him.• It can not move and shoot in the same turn, except that it can be turned to face its intended target.• Lee turned to face Philip and Philip knew immediately what was going to happen.• I entered and with equal impassivity turned to face the corridor.• We had our backs to them because we had turned to face the direction where the enemy was firing at us from.• Willie turned to face the fire, his head bowed over the range.• Finally, Converse turned to face them.• They turned to face us, and the sight of them did nothing for our confidence.

Origin face1

(1200-1300) Old French Latin facies “form, face”, from facere “to make”

→20-29

→COLLOCATIONS1face2 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1

单词	face
释义	face Word family adjectivefacedfacelessfacialnounfacerfacialistfacingface cardfaceclothface creamfaceliftfacemanface packfaceplateface powderface-savingface timeface valuefaceadverbfacially Related topics: Human, Nature, Chronology, Sport, Maths, Geography face1 /feɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC] 1 front of your head 头部的正面HBHBODY the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are 脸，面部 She had a beautiful face. 她面容秀美。 Her face was white with fear. 她吓得脸煞白。 A big smile spread across his face. 他的脸上绽开了灿烂笑容。 I felt like punching him in the face. 我真想给他脸上来一拳。 You say that something is on somebody’s face, not ‘in somebody’s face’: You’ve got a mark on your face. 表示“某物在某人脸上”时用 on , 不用 in : You’ve got a mark on your face. 你脸上有块污渍。 2 expression 表情EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE an expression on someone’s face 面部表情；脸色 I’ll never forget my father’s face – I’d never seen him so upset before. 我永远也忘不了父亲的表情——我以前从没见他那么难过。 3. keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny 绷着脸忍住不笑 Examples from the Corpus keep a straight face• With a completely straight face, Thomas announced he was joining the Girl Guides.• How can you say that and keep a straight face?• I try and keep a straight face, but I can't help grinning at myself.• I keep a straight face and the composure of a chemist dispensing a prescription.• The old trick of keeping a straight face was failing him these days.• It was very difficult to keep a straight face.• When reading some of the competition entries, it was hard to keep a straight face.• She looked so ridiculous it was hard to keep a straight face.• He looked so ridiculous -- I don't know how I managed to keep a straight face.• Barbara tried to keep a straight face, but in the end she just couldn't help laughing.• "I think I've lost that camera you lent me, " I said, trying to keep a straight face.• For the first hundred yards we keep straight faces. 4 pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular colour or shape 脸色苍白的/脸圆圆的等 a pale-faced youth 脸色苍白的年轻人 → red-faced 5 grim-faced/serious-faced etc APPEARANCEshowing a particular expression on your face 表情严峻的/严肃的等 Negotiators emerged grim-faced after the day’s talks. 经过一天的谈判之后，谈判代表们表情严峻地走了出来。 → barefaced, po-faced, poker-faced, stony-faced 6 person 人 a person 人 new/different face (=someone who you have not seen before) 新面孔 There are a few new faces in class this year. 今年班上来了几个新面孔。 Gordon is a familiar face (=someone who you know or have seen many times before) at the Shrewsbury Flower Show. 戈登是什鲁斯伯里花展上的老面孔了。 It’s the same old faces (=people who you see often, especially too often) at our meetings every week. 我们每周开会都是那几张老面孔。 famous/well-known face (=someone who is famous from television, magazines, films etc) 名人 She looked around at the sea of faces (=lots of people seen together) in the cafeteria. 她环顾餐厅里的一张张面孔。 7 face to face a) OPPOSITE/FACEif two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other 面对面地 meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face (=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc) 当面见某人/与某人说话/解释某事等 I’ve never met her face to face. 我从来没有跟她见过面。 ‘You could have just phoned.’ ‘I wanted to explain things face to face.’ “你打个电话就可以嘛。”“我想当面解释。” come face to face/find yourself face to face (with somebody) (=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you) 迎面碰上（某人）〔尤指感到吃惊或害怕〕 At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke. 就在那时，他迎面碰上了伯克中士。 The two men stood face to face without a word. 那两个人面对面站着，一言不发。 b) DEAL WITHif you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it 面对，面临〔困难〕 It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death. 这是他第一次直面死亡。 bring somebody face to face with something Sometimes one is brought face to face with facts which cannot be ignored. 有时人得面对一些不能忽视的事实。 → face-to-face Examples from the Corpus face to face• Bob and I sat face to face across the table.• Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her face to face.• The two stood face to face without a word, as lofty pine trees when the wind is still.• Then they came face to face again to discover they lived in neighboring towns only one hour apart.• There he was face to face with himself - times six.• There is conversation which is usually face to face but may sometimes involve telecommunication.• They couldn't harm him face to face.• You only need type the merest hint of innuendo into a search engine to come face to face with a porno advert.• I stuck my head out of my tent, and came face to face with a cow.• In a face-to-face confrontation angry demonstrators threw bricks and bottles at the police.• The senator cannot meet every voter face to face, but he is certainly doing his best.• They stood face to face, each struggling to control his temper.• Turning the corner I came face to face with a security guard.• Victims who go to court dread coming face to face with their attacker again.• We sat face to face across a narrow table.• Couples who want to remain close have to spend some time face to face, time talking. 8 say something/tell somebody something to their face PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif you say something unpleasant to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people 当面说某事/告诉某人某事 I told him to his face just what I thought of him. 我当面告诉了他我对他的看法。 9 face down/downwards UPwith the face or front towards the ground 脸朝下，面朝下 Keith was lying face down on the bed. 基思趴在床上。 Examples from the Corpus face down/downwards• I set my book face down on the chair and followed after him.• Gently, he brought his face down on to Joe's and kissed him on his lips.• On return to Earth the orbiter orients itself so that the underside is facing down and slightly forwards.• A man lay face down, feet toward the center, head away from it.• Side by side, the two men lay face down in the grass, feet toward the rear of the pale car.• I was lying face down on the ground.• Larry Flynt presents the infamous pornographer as a likable slob who faced down the big guys and won. 10 face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky 脸朝上，面朝上 The body was lying face up in the rain. 尸体仰面躺在雨中。 Examples from the Corpus face up/upwards• If found guilty, he could face up to two years in jail.• It took time until she could face up to it.• We must face up to this.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times.• Sabit Brokaj of the Socialist Party faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.• If convicted, they face up to a year in jail and up to a $ 2,500 fine.• He fell across the wall, twisting, face up. 11 in the face of something DESPITEin a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers 面对某事物〔指问题、困难、危险〕 It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong opposition from within the party. 丹尼尔斯面对党内那么强烈的反对还是挺了过来，真不简单。 Examples from the Corpus in the face of something• Henceforth the Painswick cloth mills gradually closed in the face of competition.• And yet most remarkable of all is his coolness in the face of massive inexperience.• Environmental organisations are near to despair in the face of such skilful procrastination.• Award-winning entertainment that flies in the face of gravity lands in Tucson for two nights only.• The defeat that had frightened her in the faces of black men was the defeat of black for ever defined by white.• My memos are spitballs in the face of the faceless monolith where I work.• It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong political opposition.• It was an error to take the long view in the face of moral objections.• Babies are weak and vulnerable in the face of huge shapes and loud noises that they can only dimly perceive. 12 on the face of it SEEMused to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear 从表面上看 It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations. 从表面上看，这好像是规章制度上的一个小小改动。 On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense. 从表面上看，他的建议合乎情理。 Examples from the Corpus on the face of it• On the face of it, he appeared to be an ideal candidate for the position.• On the face of it, this seems like a perfectly good idea -- we must wait and see if it turns out well.• All three candidates were acceptable on the face of it.• This seems a contradiction on the face of it.• Innocuous enough on the face of it.• It is, on the face of it, a very considerable offer.• It looks, on the face of it, like a pretty minor change in the regulations.• They were not, on the face of it, a likely match.• A contractual obligation, such as an exchange rule gives rise on the face of it to strict liability.• As I say, on the face of it obvious. 13 the face of something a) SEEMthe nature or character of an organization, industry, system etc, and the way it appears to people 某事物的本质[特征] technology that has changed the face of society 改变了社会面貌的技术 Is this the new face of the Tory party? 这就是英国保守党的新面貌吗？ the ugly/unacceptable/acceptable face of something (=the qualities of an organization, industry etc which people find unacceptable or acceptable) 某事物丑陋的/不可接受的/可接受的一面 the unacceptable face of capitalism 资本主义不可接受的一面 b) APPEARANCEthe general appearance of a particular place 某个地方的外观 the changing face of the landscape 不断变化的地貌 Examples from the Corpus the face of something• The M-forty extension through fifty nine miles of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire has changed the face of the countryside.• It's a new book about the changing face of the suburbs.• One is already the face of the other.• Roosevelt's bold policies changed the face of the nation.• All of this construction took place, of course, in the face of the most severe weather conditions imaginable.• In the face of the real danger to the boys in combat, everything at home seemed temporary.• This explains the neutral look on the faces of people in the streets.• It simply has more earthquakes than any other place on the face of the globe.• I wish you could have seen the faces of the jury as the awful specter of the future unfolded before them.• She had seen too many ghost skulls, and all under the faces of people who were now dead. 14 DNmountain/cliff 山/悬崖 the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side 〔山、悬崖等的〕正面；坡面 face of He fell and died while attempting to climb the north face of Mont Blanc. 他在攀登勃朗峰北坡时坠崖身亡。 The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea. 崖面开始崩裂坠入大海。 a sheer (=very steep) rock face 陡直的岩面 15. clock 钟TMC the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are 钟面；表面 →4 See picture of 见图 WATCH 2 →5 see picture at 见图 clock, watch 16 lose face ASHAMEDif you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less 丢脸，失面子 He doesn’t want to back down (=accept defeat in an argument) and risk losing face. 他不想认输失面子。 Examples from the Corpus lose face• The government suffered a severe loss of face when details of the scandal emerged.• Rather than giving in and losing face, she carried on her needless quarrel with her father.• The country is asked to pay the price of the Government's overriding concern that they should not lose face.• They want to negotiate a ceasefire without either side losing face.• Senior managers can not afford to lose face too often and will bide their time to re-assert their authority.• Better to lose face and be open about not understanding the cryptic message, than to lose sleep at night over it.• No government likes to lose face like that.• The vital thing was not to lose face.• Eventually the policeman was prepared to lose face.• Criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face, inner dignity or self-respect.• Thus the other follows because she does not want to lose face with her white friend.• The leaders need to find a way of compromising without losing face among their supporters. 17 save face ADMIREif you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you 保全面子 Both countries saved face with the compromise. 有了这个妥协方案，两个国家都保全了面子。 Examples from the Corpus save face• The important thing now was to let him save face.• Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.• The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.• Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face.• As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.• I had to do this to save face for my father.• Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.• By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register. 18 disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth DISAPPEARused to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time 从地球上消失〔用于表示不知道某人在哪里，长久没有见到他们〕 I haven’t seen Paul in ages; he seems to have vanished off the face of the earth. 我很久没见到保罗了，他好像已经从地球上消失了。 19 on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean ‘in the whole world’ 天底下，世界上〔用于强调〕 If she were the last woman on the face of the earth, I still wouldn’t be interested! 就算天底下只剩她一个女人，我也不感兴趣！ 20. somebody’s face doesn’t fit WRONG/UNSUITABLEused to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants 某人不合适〔某一职位〕 21 set your face against something especially British EnglishBrEAGAINST/OPPOSE to be very determined that something should not happen 坚决反对某事 The local Labour Party has set its face against the scheme. 当地的工党坚决反对这个计划。 Examples from the Corpus set your face against something• Alternatively, the rule-makers can set their faces against the pressures for change.• The Lord Chancellor set his face against growing criticism over his behaviour.• It has set its face against cutting prices.• Does the hon. Gentleman really want to set his face against the improvements that trust status could deliver?• I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation. 22. mine 矿井TI the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut 采掘面，工作面 → coalface 23 outside surface 外表TBB one of the outside surfaces of an object or building 〔物体或建筑物的〕面；表面 A cube has six faces. 立方体有六个面。 24. sport 体育运动DS the part of a racket or bat etc that you use to hit the ball 〔球拍的〕拍面；〔球板的〕板面 25 in your face spoken informalHONEST behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising 〔行为、批评、评论等〕当面的，直截了当的，不留情面的 Bingham has a very ‘in your face’ writing style. 宾厄姆文笔非常犀利。 Examples from the Corpus in your face• He reciprocated by flaunting his other affairs in her face.• You get in their face, they get in yours.• You could see it in their faces, minute by minute.• The next time you hear a native-born athlete complain about adversity, remember Livan Hernandez and laugh in his face.• Because from the very first day I looked in his face and saw a different boy.• Most people, when they laugh, also exercise more than 14 groups of muscles in their face.• Bingham has a real "in your face" writing style.• It hissed and spat in their faces. 26. get in somebody’s face spoken informal if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you 惹某人生气 Examples from the Corpus get in somebody’s face• They play a gritty game, always in your face, always yapping, getting in your face.• You get in their face, they get in yours. 27. get out of my face spoken informal used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you 滚开 28 what’s his face/what’s her face spoken informalNAME OF A PERSON used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name 那个叫什么名字的人 I saw old what’s his face in school yesterday. 我昨天在学校里见到了那个老什么来着。 29 put your face on informalDCB to put make-up on 化妆 I just need to run upstairs and put my face on. 我得上楼去化一下妆。 Examples from the Corpus put your face on• Jill's still busy putting on her face.• Then I put her face on her desk, supported by a heap of loose files. → blow up in somebody’s face at blow up, → put on a brave face at brave1(3), → do something till you’re blue in the face at blue1(4), → have egg on your face at egg1(5), → face-to-face, → fly in the face of at fly1(18), → laugh in somebody’s face at laugh1(11), → long face at long1(12), → not just a pretty face at pretty2(4), → show your face at show1(15), → shut your face at shut1(2), → a slap in the face at slap2(2), → be staring somebody in the face at stare1(2), → a straight face at straight2(8), → wipe something off the face of the earth at wipe1(8), → wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s face at wipe1(7), → have something written all over your face at write(10) COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2 adjectives pretty/beautiful/handsome etc 漂亮的/美丽的/英俊的等 Her face was beautiful in the morning light. 她的脸在晨曦的映衬下明媚动人。 round/oval/square 圆的/鹅蛋形的/方正的 Her face was round and jolly. 她的脸圆圆的，表情很快活。 thin/narrow 瘦的/窄的 Tears rolled down her thin face. 泪水从她瘦削的脸庞滑落。 pale/dark 苍白的/黝黑的 His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint. 他突然脸色煞白，我以为他要晕倒了。 nan angular face (=so thin that you can see the bones) She stared at his dark, angular face. sad/serious 悲伤的/严肃的 Maggie looked at him with a sad face. 玛吉看着他，一脸悲伤。 happy/smiling 开心的/微笑的 Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces. 谢利看着孩子们开心的笑脸。 na grinning face He looked down at the boy’s grinning face. angry 生气的 nBeth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband. worried/anxious 担心的/忧虑的 nMy father watched us go with a worried face. puzzled 困惑的 nHe looked at his son’s puzzled face. blank/impassive (=showing no emotion or thoughts) 茫然的/冷漠的 nWhat was she really thinking behind that blank face? wrinkled/lined (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age) 布满皱纹的 nHis wrinkled face must once have been handsome. scowling (=showing that you are not pleased about something) 不悦的 nHe looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him. a long face (=an unhappy expression) 拉长的脸 nWhat’s the long face for? verbs somebody’s face goes/turns red (=becomes red) 某人脸红了 His face went red with embarrassment. 他窘得涨红了脸。 somebody’s face goes/turns pale (=becomes pale) 某人的脸煞白 I saw her face go pale when he walked in. 他走进来的时候，我看到她脸色煞白。 somebody’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy) 某人眉开眼笑 nDenise’s face lit up when she heard the news. somebody’s face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening) 某人的脸阴沉下来 nShe handed him the letter and his face darkened. somebody’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed) 某人脸色一沉 nHer face fell when she saw who it was. pull/make a face (=to change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc) 做鬼脸；拉长脸 nHere’s a funny photo of Joe pulling a face. nsomebody’s face is contorted with anger/rage (=someone’s face is twisted out of its normal shape because they are angry) Eve’s face was contorted with anger as she picked up the broken vase. phrases a look/expression on somebody’s face 某人脸上的神情 She had a rather surprised look on her face. 她的表情相当惊讶。 nI could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed. a smile/grin/frown on somebody’s face 某人脸上的微笑/咧嘴笑/皱眉 There was a mischievous grin on her face. 她一脸坏笑。 nHe was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face. you can see something in somebody’s face (=you know what someone is feeling from the expression on their face) 你能看见某人脸上的某种表情 She could see the despair in his face. 她能看出他脸上的失望之情。 something is written all over somebody’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression) 某种感情写在某人脸上 nYou’re jealous – it’s written all over your face! nyou should have seen somebody’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc) You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning. na face like thunder (=a very angry expression) The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning. Examples from the Corpus face• The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.• I could see the children's happy faces.• I kissed her face, which was moist and feverish.• It's weird, but when she's asleep she looks real young, even though her face is all puffy.• One of the victims had scratches all over his face.• His face was like wax and his eyes stared like a doll's.• His face was a mask, friendly, but in an impersonal way.• She is one of the many faces of poverty; she is one of the many faces of the welfare system.• There were many unsuccessful attempts to climb the North Face of Mount Everest.• We climbed the north face of Mount Rainier.• Jodi has such a pretty face.• Breeze looked up, meaning to expostulate, but was silenced by what she saw in her sister's face.• I want to see dozens and dozens of strange faces.• One of the faces of the cube has a line across it. new/different face• Now, board-certified plastic surgeons appear on your television screen to sell you a new face.• But there were far too few new faces, and far too many head office honchos.• The imposing and inviting new face of the building dominates the prospect of the site by evening.• However, this theory largely ignores the process of learning new faces and new identities.• It was a Series that produced a stream of new faces to help pull the game toward the new millennium.• The new faces do include chat show host Chrystal Rose and Dily Braimoh. north face• Menace lurks in the huge, north facing cliffs of Ben Nevis.• Contrary to popular belief, a conservatory can be placed on any wall, including north facing walls.• However, if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position.• An opening on El Castillo's north face leads inside to an ascending staircase.• Sheltering the village with is impressive yet formidable presence is the north face of the Eiger.• The stairs seem like the north face of the Eiger, the temperature sheer hell.• There are other groups of these huts on the north face of Beinn Tart a Mhill.• So the total effect was like bedding down for the night on the north face of Kilimanjaro. face2 ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitiveT] 1 difficult situation 困难的局面DEAL WITH if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it 面临〔困难〕，面对〔困境〕 Emergency services are facing additional problems this winter. 今年冬天，应急服务机构面临更多难题。 The president faces the difficult task of putting the economy back on its feet. 总统面临着恢复经济的艰巨任务。 McManus is facing the biggest challenge of his career. 麦克马纳斯正面临着事业上的最大挑战。 As the project comes to an end, many workers now face an uncertain future. 随着工程结束，许多工人现在前途未卜。 He must face the prospect of financial ruin. 他必须面对破产的可能性。 be faced with something I was faced with the awful job of breaking the news to the girl’s family. 我眼下有一个头疼的任务，要向那女孩的家人通报这一消息。 the difficulties faced by the police 警方面临的困难 If he is found guilty, he faces up to 12 years in jail. 要是他被判有罪，就将面临最多12年的刑期。 face charges/prosecution (=have legal charges brought against you) 面临指控/起诉 He was the first member of the former government to face criminal charges. 他是第一个面临刑事指控的前政府成员。 2 admit a problem exists 承认问题存在DEAL WITH (also face up to something) to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it 正视，面对，接受〔困难局面〕 Many couples refuse to face the fact that there are problems in their marriage. 许多夫妻拒绝承认婚姻已出现问题。 You’ve got to face facts, Rachel. You can’t survive on a salary that low. 你得面对现实，雷切尔，这么低的工资不够生活的。 He had to face the awful truth that she no longer loved him. 他不得不接受这个可怕的事实: 她已不再爱他。 Face it, kid. You’re never going to be a rock star. 面对现实吧，孩子，你永远也成不了摇滚乐歌星的。 3 can’t face CAN'Tif you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult 无法正视，无法面对 I don’t want to go back to college – I just can’t face it. 我不想再回去上大学——我无法面对这事。 I can’t face the thought of going into town when it’s this hot. 这么热，我真不想去城里。 She couldn’t face the prospect of another divorce. 她无法正视可能又要离婚的事实。 can’t face doing something He couldn’t face driving all the way to Los Angeles. 他不愿意一路开车到洛杉矶。 Examples from the Corpus can’t face doing something• Mr. MacArthur can't face selling the store. 4 talk/deal with SB 与某人交谈/打交道DEAL WITH to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you 面对〔某人〕 You’re going to have to face him sooner or later. 你迟早都要面对他的。 I don’t know how I’m going to face her after what happened. 出了这些事，我真不知道如何面对她。 The accident left her feeling depressed and unable to face the world (=be with people and live a normal life). 这起事故后她很消沉，无法面对生活。 5 be opposite 在对面OPPOSITE/FACE to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction 面向，面朝 The two men stood facing each other, smiling. 那两个人微笑着面对面站着。 When he turned to face her, he seemed annoyed. 他转身面对着她，似乎生气了。 Lunch is served on the terrace facing the sea. 午餐安排在面对大海的露天平台上。 south-facing/west-facing etc a south-facing garden 朝南的花园 face north/east etc The dining room faces east. 餐厅朝东。 6 opponent/team 对手/队PLAY A GAME OR SPORT to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition 与…比赛，迎战 Martinez will face Robertson in tomorrow’s final. 明天的决赛中马丁内斯将迎战罗伯逊。 7. face the music informal to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done 〔为自己的所为〕接受批评[惩罚] Examples from the Corpus face the music• It was hard to believe that it was almost time to face the music.• Now she can face the music.• Read in studio Still to come on Central News, facing the music.• We gently persuaded them to do the right thing and come back to face the music.• Constance knew the time had come to face the music and speak to Nora.• Rather than face the music at a trial, Abingdon chose to plea bargain.• It was not just Diana who had to face the music but her parents as well.• I had to face the music, I had to face myself.• They can't tell us how to live and not face the music when their own conduct is questioned. 8. BUILDING 建筑物be faced with stone/concrete etc TBCa building that is faced with stone, concrete etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces 以石块/混凝土等砌面[抹面，覆盖] Examples from the Corpus be faced with stone/concrete etc• It is faced with stone on the outside and red marble inside. 9 face somebody ↔ down phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE DEAL WITHto deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you 〔用坚定和自信的方式〕压倒，挫败，慑服 Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers. 哈里森把那伙愤怒的工人压了下去。 Examples from the Corpus face down• No, don't lick my face!• She has been facing them down.• Gazing up at the kindly, apple-cheeked face smiling down at him, Hilary suddenly made up his mind.• A great beautiful face stared down at me.• All was silence; not one face peered down at us from between rusty bars.• The face looks down gently on us like a mother gazing at her children.• His face was purpling down the left side and one eye was closed.• His face came down to her, passed by her own, and buried itself in the copper cloak. 10 face off phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this （准备好）战斗，辩论，比赛 The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday. 两位候选人将在周五的电视辩论中正面交锋。 11 face up to something phrasal verbphr v DEAL WITHto accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem 勇于面对〔难以接受的事实或问题〕 They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it. 他们决不会再给你一个工作机会了，你还是接受现实吧。 She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty. 她必须接受他是有罪的这一事实。 Examples from the Corpus face up to • Mr Toledo, the presidential favourite, has had to face up to his own video scandal.• I think we ought to face up to it. face up to it• I think we ought to face up to it.• It took time until she could face up to it. n COLLOCATIONS nouns face a problem She told me about some of the problems she was facing. face a difficulty The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties. face a challenge The coal industry faces serious challenges. face the task of doing something He faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people. face a danger He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear. face opposition (=deal with strong disagreement) The government faced opposition from the Liberal Democrats. face charges (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law) He faces charges of fraud and theft. face an uncertain/difficult future The company is facing an uncertain future. face the prospect of something (=something in the future is going to affect you and you will have to deal with it) Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding. Examples from the Corpus face• Latin America faces a growing debt problem.• This report highlights some of the problems faced by learners of English.• Today's violence highlights the problems faced by the government here.• Bedworth, now 19, is facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act, 1990.• They served notice that conservative nominees face delay or worse.• They stood facing each other for a few minutes.• You're going to have to face her sooner or later.• Caught in a green translucent wave were two tiny sea-horses facing in opposite directions, one frolicking, the other melancholy.• Dean turned to face me.• The seat facing mine was empty.• UCLA will face North Carolina tonight at Pauley Pavilion.• Hughes was the second prominent researcher at Georgetown to face problems because of reproductive research.• My house faces the bay.• Weber is facing the biggest challenge of his career.• McManus knew he was facing the biggest challenge of his career.• As at all his power stations, Scott faced the building in a fine Worcestershire brick that has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown.• The new administration faces the difficult task of rebuilding the country's economy.• The Jets face the Dolphins in two weeks.• We had to sit with our backs to the wall, facing the door.• Courtney's apartment faces the harbour.• The crying continued after that, and continues, but now with other parents who face the same kinds of problems.• If found guilty, Jones could face up to 20 years in jail.• She stood straight as a wand, facing us.• He was faced with the task of breaking the bad news to the boy's relatives. facing ... problems• As the owners are aging, they are facing considerable problems.• But the Church is facing major problems.• Sybase is not the only technology company facing problems.• They learned by facing real problems and real consequences.• Birds can not be conserved by protection in Britain if they are facing greater problems elsewhere.• In the United States young hopefuls are facing similar problems in getting flying jobs with the airlines.• Between 1974 and 1995, the number of poorer renters facing serious housing problems jumped by two-thirds, to 6 million.• As a result, the paper-producing countries of the world are now facing severe problems of ground and water contamination by dioxins. face the fact that• Perhaps he did, but he also had to face the fact that all economic life was a mortal struggle.• It was anguishing to face the fact that, all other options tried, reconciliation still did not occur.• I felt loads better after the talk even though I had to face the fact that I had been wrong.• She had to face the fact that she still missed him.• We have to face the fact that there is a bigger risk of nuclear proliferation at present than the world has ever known.• He was very soon to be forced to face the fact that things had moved on since 1939.• We have to face the fact that we'll be playing teams that are better than we are.• Speak out from the pulpit and face the fact that wife beating is sinful.• You need to find the courage to face the fact that your fears are unreal. have to face• Only relatively rarely would one community of humans have to face and deal with another.• Now he would have to face Gina's displeasure.• He'd have to face Helen sooner or later, so better sooner.• Of course, Clinton may not have to face his Generation X constituents again, but members of Congress will.• In the end, he would have to face Hooker with fewer men than he had employed against Burnside.• One day you're going to have to face it, either by telling me, or telling some one.• Such theories have to face the obvious objection that brain processes and mental phenomena seem utterly unalike.• He pushed open the screen hardly expecting to have to face the old man alone. turned to face• Climbing from the fence, she turned to face him.• It can not move and shoot in the same turn, except that it can be turned to face its intended target.• Lee turned to face Philip and Philip knew immediately what was going to happen.• I entered and with equal impassivity turned to face the corridor.• We had our backs to them because we had turned to face the direction where the enemy was firing at us from.• Willie turned to face the fire, his head bowed over the range.• Finally, Converse turned to face them.• They turned to face us, and the sight of them did nothing for our confidence. Origin face1 (1200-1300) Old French Latin facies “form, face”, from facere “to make” →20-29 →COLLOCATIONS1face2 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1
随便看	Loans-topic foreclose Loans-topic hire purchase Loans-topic hire purchase Loans-topic interest Loans-topic interest Loans-topic interest-free Loans-topic interest-free Loans-topic interest rate Loans-topic interest rate Loans-topic letter of credit Loans-topic letter of credit Loans-topic liquidate Loans-topic liquidate Loans-topic liquidation Loans-topic liquidation Loans-topic liquidator Loans-topic liquidator Loans-topic loan Loans-topic loan Loans-topic moneylender Loans-topic moneylender Loans-topic money market Loans-topic money market Loans-topic moratorium Loans-topic moratorium