| 释义 |
Examples:a plank road (built on trestles across the face of a cliff)—yellow face, emaciated body (idiom); malnourished and sickly in appearance—lit. renew one's face and wash one's heart (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways—seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value—fortune-teller who uses the subject's face for his prognostication—give face to somebody by doing favors on their behalf—please do it for my sake (i.e. save my face)(humble)—Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of the underworld in Chinese mythology—human face, beast's heart (idiom); two-faced—lit. not eating for fear of choking (idiom); fig. cut off one's nose to spite one's face—face the ground, back to the sky—adjust one's head and turn one's face (idiom); cosmetic changes—blacken (e.g. commando's face for camouflage)—talk with somebody (face to face)—keep one's calm in the face of the unexpected—contradict sb to his face—be spat on in the face and let it dry by itself, not wiping it off (idiom); to turn the other cheek—face covered in smiles (idiom); beaming with happiness—betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face—stand one's ground (in the face of adversity or pain)—seize and send (to court, to face punishment)—lit. retreat three day's march (idiom); fig. to give way in the face of superior strength—sit face-to-face and drink—lit. wash one's heart and renew one's face (idiom); to repent sincerely and mend one's mistaken ways—lit. swell one's face up by slapping it to look imposing (idiom); to seek to impress by feigning more than one's abilities—lit. meet face to face on a narrow path [idiom.]—be unable to keep a straight face [idiom.]—lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon [idiom.]— |