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| 1 | the front part of your head , where your eyes, nose , and mouth are 脸；面部 |
| She wiped her face. 她擦了擦脸。 |
| He had a big smile on his face. 他脸上带着灿烂的微笑。 |
| The ball hit me in the face. 球击中了我的面部。 |
| | 1a | the expression on someone’ s face , that shows how they are feeling 面部表情；面容；脸色 | | Marsha came back in with a worried face. 玛莎带着一脸的焦虑回来了。 | |
| | 1b | used for referring to a person 面孔 | | a familiar face (=someone you know or recognize) It was very nice to see all the familiar faces again. 熟悉的面孔 | | a new face (=someone you did not know before) Look out for a couple of new faces in the team. 新面孔；陌生人 | |
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| 2 | a side of a mountain or building that is high and very steep 斜坡；山坡；（建筑物的）表面 |
| the north face of the Eiger 艾格尔山北坡 |
| a cliff face 悬崖峭壁 |
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| 3 | one side of a coin （硬币的）面 |
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| 4 | the way that something looks or appears to people 外表；外观；面貌 |
| the face of sth players who changed the face of tennis 改变了网球面貌的选手们 |
| | 4a | the qualities that something such as an organization has , or wants people to think it has 面貌；风貌 | | This is the new face of banking in America. 这是美国银行业的新面貌。 | |
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| 5 | one flat side of an object such as a cube (= a shape with six square sides) （立方体等的）面 |
| | 5a | the open front part of the goal , especially in football （尤指足球的）球门 | | The ball flashed across the face of the goal. 足球闪电般飞进球门。 | |
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| 6 | the front of a clock , where the numbers are 钟（表）面 |
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| - | face down
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| with the front or face towards the ground |
| 正面朝下；面朝下 |
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| - | sb’ s face fits
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| used for saying that someone is the right type of person for something |
| 某人胜任；某人适合 |
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| - | face up
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| with the front or face upwards |
| 正面朝上；面朝上 |
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| - | from/off the face of the earth
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| used for emphasizing that something does not exist anywhere or cannot be found anywhere |
| 无影无踪；无迹可寻 |
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| Steve has disappeared off the face of the earth. 史蒂夫消失得无影无踪。 |
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| - | get out of my face spoken
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| used for telling someone angrily and rudely to stop annoying you or trying to get involved in what you are doing |
| 滚开 |
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| - | in the face of
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| in a situation where you have to deal with something unpleasant or difficult |
| 面对 |
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| They won in the face of stiff competition from all over the country. 虽然面临来自全国各地的激烈竞争，他们还是赢得了比赛的胜利。 |
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| - | loseface
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| to lose people’ s respect , especially by appearing weak or stupid |
| 丢脸；失面子 |
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| We need to find a way to end the conflict without either side losing face. 我们需要找到一种办法来结束冲突又不使双方丢面子。 |
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| - | make/pull a face
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| to put a silly or rude expression on your face , or an expression that shows you dislike someone or something |
| 扮怪相，做鬼脸（表示厌恶） |
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| - | on the face of the earth
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| used for emphasizing that something is the biggest, best , worst etc that could possibly exist |
| 全世界（最大、好、坏等） |
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| He’ s the most expensive designer on the face of the earth. 他是全世界身价最高的设计师。 |
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| - | on the face of it
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| used for saying that something appears to be true but might not be true when you have examined it in more detail |
| 从表面判断；乍看起来 |
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| - | put your face on informal
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| if a woman puts her face on , she puts make-up on |
| （女性）化妆 |
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| - | saveface
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| to avoid being embarrassed or losing people’ s respect |
| 保全面子 |
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| This is an attempt by politicians to save face at taxpayers’ expense. 政客们企图用纳税人的钱来保全自己的面子。 |
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| - | set your face against sth BRITISH old-fashioned
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| to be determined not to do or accept something |
| 坚决反对；抵制 |
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| - | to sb’ s face
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| if you say something to someone’ s face , you say it to them directly |
| 当着某人的面；直接地 |
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| See also | | - blue 1 | | - brave 1 | | - egg 1 | | - fly 1 | | - in-your-face | | - laugh 1 | | - pretty 2 | | - show 1 | | - straight 1 6b | | - write | |
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