face
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plural faces
plural faces
Learner's definition of FACE
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: the front part of the head that has the eyes, nose, and mouth on it脸；面孔
- He has a round face.他长着一张圆脸。
- He punched me (right) in the face.他一拳（正）打在我脸上。
- His face is familiar but I can't remember his name.他虽然面熟，可我记不起他的名字了。
- I'll never forget the look on her face.我永远也忘不了她脸上的表情。
- She slapped him in the face. = She slapped his face.她给了他一记耳光。
- He fell flat on his face.他摔了个嘴啃泥。
- a bearded/freckled/tanned face留胡须/有雀斑/晒得黑黑的脸
- a fresh/youthful face新鲜/年轻的面孔
- face cream面霜
- face powder扑面粉
- Her face lit up [=she looked pleased and happy] when she saw him.看到他时，她眉开眼笑。
- Her face fell [=she looked unhappy] when I told her the bad news.我把这个坏消息告诉她时，她的脸沉了下来。
- I don't know how he can show his face around here. [=how he can stand being seen here]我不明白他怎么好意思在这里露面。
- Why the long face? [=why do you look so unhappy?]为什么拉着张长脸？
- He was wearing a silly grin/smile on his face. [=he was grinning/smiling in a silly way]他在咧嘴傻笑。
- She angrily told him to wipe that smile off his face. [=to stop smiling]她愤怒地对他说别再笑了。
- Her guilt was written all over her face. [=the expression on her face showed her guilt very clearly]她的脸上写满了内疚。
- The answer to the problem was staring me in the face all along. [=the answer was obvious but I did not see it]这个问题的答案显而易见，但我还是不明白。
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: a facial expression面部表情 — see also poker face
- a happy/sad face愉快/悲伤的神情
- a friendly/smiling face友好的/面带微笑的表情
- She tried to put on a brave face [=she tried to appear brave or calm] despite the pain of the injury.尽管伤口很疼，她还是尽力摆出一副无畏的表情。
- It was hard to keep a straight face. [=it was hard not to laugh]一直绷着脸不笑很难做到。
- You should have seen his face when we shouted “Surprise!” [=he had a shocked, surprised, etc., look on his face]你该看看当我们大喊“惊喜！”时他脸上的表情。
3
: person
- I didn't recognize any of the faces around the table.这一桌人我一个都不认识。
- There are lots of new faces around the office.办公室里现在有许多新面孔。
- It's good to see a familiar face. [=a person that I know]见到熟人真好。
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a : the way something appears when it is first seen or thought about初看；初听；表面 — usually singular通常用单数
- On the face of it, her proposal seems ridiculous. [=when you first hear about her proposal it seems ridiculous, although it may not be ridiculous when you learn more about it]乍听起来，她的提议似乎很可笑
- Her proposal seems ridiculous on its face.她的提议初看似乎很可笑。
b : the way something is seen or thought of by people面貌 — usually singular通常用单数
- If she wins the election it will change the face of American politics.如果她赢得选举，那将会改变美国政坛的面貌。
◊ To put a brave/good/positive face on something or to put the best face on something is to talk about it or describe it in a way that makes it seem as good as possible.勇敢对待；对…泰然处之；善处（困境）
- She can put a positive face on the worst situations.在最恶劣的处境下，她也会泰然处之。
- He was disappointed by the results of the election, but tried to put the best face on the situation by saying he had come closer to winning than people expected.他对选举结果感到失望，但仍试图掩饰处境，称自己的表现比人们所预期的要好。
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a : a front or outer surface of something前面；正面；表面
- the face of a cliff = a cliff face峭壁的正面
- the face of a building建筑物的正面
- the face of a golf club高尔夫球俱乐部大楼的正面
- a species that has vanished from the face of the earth [=a species that is no longer found anywhere in the world]从地球上消失的物种
- If you ask me, he's the biggest fool on the face of the earth. [=in the world]要让我说，他是全世界最大的傻瓜。
b : a surface or side that is marked or prepared in some way面；表面
- the face of a document文件的正面
c : a side of a coin（硬币的）面
- Which face will the coin land on—heads or tails?硬币的哪面会朝上——正面还是反面？
d : the part of a clock or watch that shows the time表盘
- a clock face钟面
e mathematics : any one of the flat surfaces of a solid shape（几何图形的）面
- A cube is a solid with six square faces.立方体是有六个正方形表面的固体。
a slap in the face
as plain as the nose on your face
blue in the face
cross someone's face
cut off your nose to spite your face
egg on your face
face to face
1
— used to describe a situation in which two people are together and looking at each other人）面对面地 — often + with
- They were sitting face to face.他们正面对面坐着。
- I've spoken with him on the phone but I've never met him face to face. [=I've never met him]我和他通过电话，但我们从未见过面。
- We've never had a face-to-face meeting.我们从未见过面。
- I've never been face to face with him before.我以前从未和他见过面。
2
: very close to something dangerous, difficult, etc.面临（危险、困难等） — + with
- The actors were face to face with real flames.这些演员眼前是真正的火焰。
- She came face to face with death. [=she nearly died]她差点送了命。
- When she visited the school she was brought face to face with the problems encountered by teachers every day.参观学校时，她面对的是老师每天都要遇到的问题。
fly in the face of
game face
◊ In informal U.S. English, if you are wearing your game face or have your game face on, you have a serious look on your face which shows that you are ready to compete in a game, sport, competition, etc.（用于非正式美国英语，表示准备比赛时）表情严肃
- He was wearing his game face in the finals.决赛时他一脸严肃。
get out of someone's face
US, informal : to go away and stop bothering someone : to leave someone alone不再打扰某人；走开；让某人独处
- Get out of my face!别再烦我！
- Hey, get out of your sister's face and go play somewhere else!嘿，别烦你姐姐，到别的地方去玩！
in someone's face
1
: in a direct way that shows anger or disrespect for someone当着某人的面
- She laughed in his face.她当面嘲笑他。
- He slammed the door in my face.他当着我的面砰地关上门。
2 — see also in-your-face
◊ In informal U.S. English, if you are/get in someone's face, you are criticizing or shouting at someone in a very direct and angry way.（用于非正式美国英语）训斥某人，冲某人吼叫
- The coach got in my face because I was late for practice.因为我训练迟到，教练大声训斥了我。
in the face of
: while in a situation in which you have to deal with (something or someone that is dangerous, difficult, etc.)面对（困难、危险等）
- Their defeat seemed certain in the face of such a powerful opponent.面对如此强大的对手，他们的失败似乎毫无悬念。
- She showed great courage in the face of danger. [=she showed great courage when she was faced with danger]面对危险，她表现出巨大的勇气。
- She succeeded in the face of [=despite] great difficulties.尽管困难重重，她还是成功了。
just another face in the crowd
laugh on the other side of your face
lose face
: to cause other people to have less respect for you : to lose other people's respect丢脸
- She was afraid that she would lose face if she admitted her mistake.她担心如果承认错误会丢面子。
make a face
or chiefly British pull a face 1
: to make a facial expression that shows dislike or disgust拉长脸；显出不喜欢的样子
- He made a face when I mentioned her name.当我提到她的名字时，他显得不太高兴。
2
: to make a silly or amusing facial expression做怪相；做鬼脸
- She tried to get me to laugh by making a face when I looked at her.我看着她的时候，她扮鬼脸逗我笑。
- He was entertaining the children by making (funny) faces.他扮（滑稽的）鬼脸逗孩子们开心。
pretty face
put a human face on
save face
: to avoid having other people lose respect for you挽回面子
- He tried to save face by working overtime.他试图通过加班来挽回颜面。
shut your face
stare (someone) in the face
stuff your face
to someone's face
: directly to someone当着某人的面
- If you have something to say about me, you should say it to my face. [=say it directly to me rather than to someone else]如果你想说有关我的事，就应该当着我的面说。
2 face /ˈfeɪs/ verb
faces; faced; facing
2 face
/ˈfeɪs/
verb
faces; faced; facing
Learner's definition of FACE
1
a : to stand or sit with your face and body turned toward (something or someone)面向
[+ object]
- The teacher faced the class.老师面向全班同学。
- She turned around to face the window.她转过身面向窗户。
- He sat facing the wall.他面壁而坐。
[no object]
- Turn and face to the east.转身面向东方。
b : to have the front part toward (something)面朝
[+ object]
- The house faces the park.这座房子面朝公园。
- The living room faces the afternoon sun.客厅面朝西。
[no object]
- My shoe was lying in the corner with its sole facing upward.我的一只鞋鞋底朝上躺在角落里。
- The flower opens facing skyward.花儿朝向天空绽放。
c : to be on the page that is opposite to (another page)（页面）正对
[+ object]
- Look at the illustration that faces page 132. = Look at the illustration facing page 132.看132页对开页上的插图。
[no object]
- Look at the illustration on the facing page.看对开页上的插图。
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[+ object]
a : to deal with (something bad or unpleasant) in a direct way面对；对付
- Only by facing your problems can you hope to overcome them.只有面对自己的问题，你才有希望解决它们。
- You must stand and face the danger.你必须忍耐并直面危险。
- He'll have to face the consequences of his decision.他将不得不面对自己的决定带来的后果。
b : to admit that (something) is true or real正视；承认
- It was time to face the truth.那该是正视事实的时候了。
- We have to face the possibility that the economy will get worse before it gets better.我们不得不承认，经济在好转之前有可能进一步恶化。
- We have to face reality.我们必须正视现实。
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[+ object]
a : to have (something bad or unpleasant) as a problem or possibility : to be confronted by (something)遭遇，面临（烦心之事）
- This is not the first time she has faced adversity.这并不是她第一次遭遇逆境。
- Because of the drought, thousands of people are now facing starvation.由于干旱，成千上万的人正面临饥饿。
- He finds himself facing criminal charges for his role in the conspiracy.他发现自己因参与密谋而面临犯罪指控。
- She faced a difficult choice. [=she had to make a difficult choice]她面临一个艰难的抉择。
b : to be a problem for (someone) : to require the attention of (someone)使（某人）面对
- There were many important questions facing them.在他们面前有很多重要的问题。
- We can't ignore the problems that face us.我们不能对我们眼前的这些问题置之不理。
c : to force (someone) to see and deal with something in a direct way迫使（某人）直面（某事） — usually used as (be) faced通常用作(be) faced
- He couldn't deny his involvement when the police faced [=confronted] him with the evidence.当警方把证据摆在他面前时，他没法撇清关系了。
- He was faced with the evidence.证据摆在了他的面前。
- We are faced with two unpleasant options.我们面对两个令人不快的选择。
- We can't ignore the problems that we are faced with.我们不能忽视我们面临的这些问题。
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[+ object]
a : to meet with (someone) despite shame, fear, or embarrassment（不顾羞耻、恐惧或尴尬）面对（某人）
- I don't know if I can face him again after treating him so badly.我之前对他那么不好，我不知道自己是否还能面对他。
b : to meet (someone) in a competition : to compete or fight against (someone)（比赛中）遭遇，对阵（某人）
- The team has to face a tough opponent in its next game.这个队在下场比赛不得不面对一个强劲对手。
- It was the first time that these two fighters had faced each other in the ring.这两名拳击手首次在拳台对阵。
- The pitcher struck out the first three batters he faced.这名投手使他面对的前三名击球手三击不中出局。
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[+ object] : to cover the front or the surface of (something)抹盖；覆盖
- They faced the building with marble.他们用大理石给这幢建筑做外墙。
- a chimney faced with red brick砖饰面的烟囱
- a brick-faced chimney砖饰面的烟囱
face facts
or face the fact(s) : to admit that something is true承认事实
- The time has come to face the fact that the government's policies aren't working.是时候承认政府的政策并不起作用了。
- The time has come to face the facts and admit that the government's policies aren't working.到了该正视现实、承认政府的政策并不起作用的时候了。
- Let's face facts—our plan isn't working.正视现实吧——我们的计划行不通。
face off
[phrasal verb] chiefly US : to be involved or become involved in a conflict, dispute, or competition参与（冲突、辩论、竞争、比赛等） — see also face-off
- The protesters were facing off with/against the police.示威者们正在和警方对峙。
- They faced off in a nationally televised debate.他们参加了全国电视辩论赛。
- two teams that faced off in the play-offs last year去年季后赛中参加比赛的两个队
face the music
: to accept and deal with the unpleasant result of something you have said or done为错误行为承担后果
- He knows that he'll be criticized for making a bad decision, and he's ready to face the music.他知道他将因错误的决策遭受批评，已准备好要承担后果。
face up to
[phrasal verb] face up to (something)
: to deal with (something bad or unpleasant) in a direct way勇敢面对
- She has to face up to [=face] her problems now, or else they'll only get worse.她现在必须正视自己的问题，否则那些问题只会变得更糟。
- We need to face up to our fears.我们需要克服心中的恐惧。
(let's) face it
— used to say that something is true and cannot be denied面对现实；老实说
- Face it, a lot of people don't even bother to vote.说实在的，许多人甚至懒得去投票。
- Let's face it, most of us don't get enough exercise.老实说，我们当中的大多数人都缺乏运动。
- set light to
- set loose
- set menu
- set off
- set of stairs
- set of wheels
- set on
- set on its ear
- set our own house in order
- set out
- set pattern
- set pen to paper
- set piece
- set pieces
- set point
- set points
- set priorities
- set/put
- set/put her straight about/on
- set/put the record straight
- set/put your mind at ease
- set/put your mind at ease/rest
- set/put your mind at rest
- sets
- sets a bad example