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face HEADfeIsn [C]the front of the head脸She had a smile /a puzzled expression on her face.她脸上有一丝微笑/困惑的表情。A happy/sad/smiling/ fierce face is a face with an expression of that type.快乐/沮丧/微笑/凶残的面孔I was greeted by smiling faces.人们微笑着向我致意。She's got a face like the back end of a bus (= She's very ugly).她长着一副像汽车尾巴一样丑的面孔。His face was like thunder /He had a face like thunder (= He looked very angry).他看上去非常生气。If someone's face drops/falls, their expression shows their disappointment.(因失望)脸沉下来Her face fell when she opened the letter.她一打开信，就失望地沉下了脸。If you speak to someone face-to-face or come face-to-face with someone or something, you speak to them, or experience something personally.亲自地，面对面地I'd like to talk to you face-to-face instead of on the phone.我想面对面地跟你谈话，而不是在电话里通话。I came face-to-face with pain for the first time.我第一次亲身体会到痛苦。If you do something to someone's face, you do it obviously without worrying what they will think.当面，公然地I don't like the plans but I'd find it hard to tell him to his face.我不喜欢这些计划，但难以当面告诉他。She left home in the face of (= despite) strong opposition from her parents.不顾父母的强烈反对，她离开了家。(Br infml) If your face fits you seem to be suitable for a particular job or activity.适合某项工作或活动(Am) To be in someone's face is to speak to them in a very critical way.严厉批评One of the managers is always in my face.一个经理总是苛求我。Get out of my face (= stop annoying me)别再烦我(slang) In-your-face means rudely confident and willing to argue.鲁莽自信的，悍然抗争的Face cream is cream which you can rub onto your face to make it smoother.润面霜A face pack is a cream-like substance which is left on the face to dry and is then removed, in order to clean and tighten the skin.美容洁肤膏，面膜Face powder is skin-coloured powder used on the face to make it look less shiny and more attractive.扑面粉，粉饼A face value is the value or price which is shown on, for example, a stamp, a coin or a bank note.面值The note has a face value of ￡20 but part of the design is missing so it is worth much more to a collector.这张钞票面额20英镑，但因一部分图案漏印，它的价值对一个钱币收藏者来说大大超过面值。If you take something at face value, you accept it for what it appears to be rather than studying it more closely.从表面现象看I took the offer at face value. I didn't think they might be trying to trick me.我信以为真地接受了这个提议，没料到他们可能想要欺骗我。"Was this the face that launch'd a thousand ships?" (from the play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe, 1604)“使一千只船下水的是这个人吗?” (选自克里斯托弗.马洛的剧本<福斯特斯医生>)
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