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单词 straight face
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straight face
noun[Cusually singular]
uk
/ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪs/us
/ˌstreɪt ˈfeɪs/
aseriousexpressiononyourfacethat you use when you do notwantsomeone toknowthat youthinksomething isfunny:
故意板起的面孔，绷着的脸
Blakelookedridiculousinleathertrousers, and I wasdesperatelytryingtokeepastraightface.布莱克穿着皮裤看上去很可笑，我拼命忍着不笑出来。
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(Definition ofstraight facefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

straight face| American Dictionary

straight face
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/ˈstreɪt ˈfeɪs/
anexpressiononyourface thatshowsonemotioninordertohidewhat you reallythinkorfeel:
It’s hard toarguethatpointofviewwith a straight face.
(Definition ofstraight facefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstraight face

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I congratulate him on being able to say it with astraightface.
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I do say it with astraightface.
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After all, it is a rare art to be able to do something with astraightfacewhich is so palpably absurd.
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I noticed that he had difficulty in keeping astraightfacewhile he said it.
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How can they possibly talk about thrift with astraightface?
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It was, of course, that very professionalism which allowed him to keep astraightfacethroughout the course of his discussion.
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He was a most amusing and courageous person, and like many of us, could not keep astraightfaceon parade.
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I simply do not know how he managed to keep astraightfaceas he read out those comments.
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He was able to make his remarks with a perfectlystraightface.
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We all realise that it is extremely difficult to deliver that answer with astraightface.
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One can only applaud the commitment to national self-interest that can produce such a tenuous argument with astraightface.
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Can he look across at me with astraightfaceand say that he believes that people's civil liberties are being damaged?
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With an almoststraightface, he tried several times to pretend that there was no filibuster yesterday evening.
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I shall do my best to keep astraightfaceand take them seriously.
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With an entirelystraightfacehe gave attractive examples of the regulations which are likely to be reduced or repealed.
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