单词 | surface |
释义 | surface (sɜːʳfɪs ) Word forms: surfaces , surfacing , surfaced 1. countable noun B2 The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it. 97% of all the water on the Earth's surface is salt. ...tiny little waves on the surface of the water. The road surface has started breaking up. Its total surface area was seven thousand square feet. Synonyms: covering, face, exterior, side 2. countable noun B2 A work surface is a flat area, for example the top of a table, desk, or kitchen cupboard, on which you can work. It can simply be left on the work surface. Place the fish on a flat surface and sprinkle the flesh with lemon juice and pepper. Synonyms: worktop, top, table, counter 3. singular noun B2 When you refer to the surface of a situation, you are talking about what can be seen easily rather than what is hidden or not immediately obvious. Back in Britain, things appear, on the surface, simpler. Social unrest is never far below the surface in the capital. It's brought to the surface a much wider controversy. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Surface is used to describe the parts of the armed forces which travel by ship or by land rather than underwater or in the air. In contrast with its surface fleet, Britain's submarine force was relatively small. ...Nato surface forces. 5. verb If someone or something under water surfaces, they come up to the surface of the water. He surfaced, gasping for air. [VERB] Synonyms: emerge, rise, appear, come up 6. verb When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces, it becomes known or becomes obvious. The paper says the evidence, when it surfaces, is certain to cause uproar. [VERB] The emotions will surface at some point in life. [VERB] The same old problems would surface again. [VERB] Synonyms: appear, emerge, arise, come to light 7. verb When someone surfaces, they appear after not being seen for some time, for example because they have been asleep. [informal] There's no chance that he'll surface because he's bound to have heard by now. [VERB] What time do you surface? [VERB] Synonyms: get up, rise, wake up, wake Idioms: scratch the surface of something to deal with or experience only a small part of something Officials say they've only scratched the surface of the city's political corruption. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: surface texture His jewelry can be defined by three elements: simplicity of design, repetition of similar or identical forms and surface texture or treatment. Smithsonian Insider Once you've tuned in to how things feel, an awareness of surface texture should apply to everything you put in your garden. Times, Sunday Times Bonus points for clashing surface texture. Times, Sunday Times The surface texture of phoehoe flows varies widely, displaying all kinds of bizarre shapes often referred to as lava sculpture. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a consequence, he started to design instruments capable to help him evaluate surface texture, then roundness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The combination of distance and direction fixes the position of the tracked target relative to the surface vessel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some submersibles operate on a tether or umbilical, remaining connected to a tender (a submarine, surface vessel or platform). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This broke her 1967 surface vessel record by 9 mi, and set a new record. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's the same story with surface vessels in the navy. Times, Sunday Times The designed 12 knot underwater speed also could not be attained due to a poorly designed hull shape, which was more like that of a surface vessel than a submarine. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's made from polyester and has a textured surface to help generate spin. Times, Sunday Times The textured surface has a woven feel. Times, Sunday Times Due to the rawhides semi-transparency and roughly textured surface, the effects on the rawhides are spectacular, with both sides illuminated and in motion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They may have a textured surface for additional stimulation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The simple concrete facades are scored with vertical lines or channels to create a textured surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now lower your right knee toward the floor, aiming to just touch the surface. Times, Sunday Times Pour into a bowl and cover with clingfilm, allowing it to touch the surface of the filling. Times,Sunday Times Dip the rounded end of your hair grip into the nail varnish - not too deep to avoid overloading it - then sporadically touch the surface of your nail with the grip. The Sun This quick movement often displaces the fluid so that your fingertips can briefly touch the surface of the structure through the abdominal wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Occupy an area of 13km 0, excellent for snorkeling in the coral diving underwater that, at low tide, touch the surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It rattles and roars along the runway, juddering over the uneven surface before lifting gently into the sky. Times, Sunday Times Because of the initial warping of space, the particles start to cluster together rather as water gathers into puddles on an uneven surface. Times, Sunday Times A ridge in the middle of the sole simulates an uneven surface, making you work harder and encouraging an upright posture. The Sun Due to the rough and uneven surface of the stone, a traditional mop/steam cleaner only skims the top, leaving the nooks and crannies untouched. Times,Sunday Times Ignoring the casts and squashing them flat creates an uneven surface and smothers the grass. The Sun They interlock with each other to create a porous upper surface. Times, Sunday Times It's the only speaker on test that has anything more sophisticated than volume controls — a touch-sensitive upper surface also lets you skip or pause tracks. Times, Sunday Times Frequently, the ball ripped through the upper surface of the pitch as though a small landmine had been detonated. The Sun It has a laminated polyurethane resin base and a tactile, non-slip silicon-gel top, which lends stability to the uneven upper surface. Times, Sunday Times They have grooves in the upper surface that allow the foot to flex naturally, while a foam insole helps keep pressure evenly distributed, so your feet can withstand the pounding. Times, Sunday Times When a jet of liquid hits a vertical surface at 90 degrees, some of it will rebound. Times, Sunday Times Seagulls prefer not to swoop down if there's a risk of them hitting a hard vertical surface. Times, Sunday Times Horizontal flat lock panels are basically identical to flat seam roofing applied on a vertical surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Imagine the vertical surface of a wall lit by sunlight at an angle of about 45 degrees above the wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sometimes, the wrigglers are spit onto a vertical surface rather than a pit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She had been riding in the buggy with a friend when they lost control on a wet surface. The Sun The comparative efficiency of dispensing detergent from the wet surface of a bar of soap, rather than trying to glub it out of a bottle cannot be denied. Times, Sunday Times After about a minute, bubbles will start to form in the wet surface of each pancake; when this happens, flip them over and cook for a further 1-2 minutes. Times, Sunday Times The replay suggested there was no malice intended but on the wet surface it was ill-judged. The Sun Fully 25 yards off his line he came, sliding in a tackle on the wet surface that was impeccably timed. Times, Sunday Times Wipe the surface clean with a clean paper towel and repeat the process, then allow to cool completely. ST I used a capful in a bowl of warm water and wiped the surface with a cloth. The Sun Wipe all surfaces inside cupboards with an antibacterial cleaner. Times, Sunday Times Love seems to be mainly a matter of slowing down, and being grateful and wiping the surfaces. Times, Sunday Times Content can be removed by wiping the surface with a cloth eraser. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What happened to the smooth, wooden surface of the dance studio? The Sun The composite can be dyed and finished to look like almost any wooden surface, as well as be intricately carved with patterns and shapes according to the customer's requirements. ST There was a symbol carved into the wooden surface: a five-pointed star. Times, Sunday Times A third court was added to the championships in 1912 and, like the original two courts, it had a wooden surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The experiment involved repetitively throwing at random a fine steel wire onto a plane wooden surface ruled with equidistant parallel lines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 表面, 浮出水面 Japanese: 表面, 水面に浮上する |
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