| 单词 | to stare in the face |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto stare (a person) in the face P1. to stare (a person) in the face: (a) to stare at a person's face; (b) (of a thing) to be glaringly obvious to, to force itself on the notice of; used esp. with reference to something which ought to be obvious but which has nevertheless been overlooked. [Compare earlier to look (a person) in the face at face n. Phrases 1c.] ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [verb (intransitive)] seem1340 to prove wellc1387 showa1393 appearc1400 to stare (a person) in the face1510 sparkle1597 shinea1616 transpear1645 relate1663 it is visible1693 to speak out1846 notice1961 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > visibility > be visible [verb (intransitive)] > be clearly visible to stare (a person) in the face1510 the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > seeing or looking > see [verb (transitive)] > stare or gaze at > in the face to look (a person, etc.) in the facec1400 to stare (a person) in the face1510 to fix (a person) with one's eyes1792 envisage1820 fasten1870 impale1877 1510–13 Mery Geste of Frere & Boye sig. A.iij. Whan my fader gyueth me mete She wolde theron that I were cheke And stareth me in the face. 1591 R. Wilmot Tancred & Gismund v. i. sig. F4v Which way so ere I turn mine eyes, me thinks His butchered corps stands staring in my face. 1615 A. Stafford Heavenly Dogge 64 I will stare my headsman in the face with as much confidence, as if he came to barbe mee. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding i. iii. 20 Whether it be possible, for People..to offend against a Law..that stares them in the Face, whilst they are breaking it? 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 9 They staring one in the Face, and in the mean time..steal a Handkerchief. 1727 Visct. Bolingbroke Occas. Writer No. 2. 44 This terrible Object stares our speculative Enquirer in the Face, and disturbs his Head. 1769 ‘Junius’ Stat Nominis Umbra (1772) I. xix. 130 The contradiction was unexpectedly urged, and stared him in the face. 1790 W. Buchan Domest. Med. (ed. 11) xlv. 469 Few people will submit to the extirpation till death stares them in the face. 1817 Ld. Ellenborough in Maule & Selwyn's Rep. VI. 316 When he knew himself insolvent, and when ruin and bankruptcy were staring him in the face. 1855 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought §46 A man stares his friend in the face without recognising him. 1912 Throne 7 Aug. 205/1 To minimise the severity of the defeat which Ministers see staring them in the face. 1966 J. B. Priestley Salt is Leaving iii. 43 She found the Mahler album... ‘It must have been staring you in the face,’ she added. 1979 A. Boyle Climate of Treason viii. 236 The over-caution of Cowgill in fumbling for conclusions that stared him in the face demanded some patience. 2002 S. McKenna Behind Closed Doors xviii. 258 She stared him in the face, eyes wide and glittering with unshed tears. 2013 B. Crystal Springboard Shakespeare: Hamlet 141 Only in her death does Horatio realise the truth that's been staring him in the face. < as lemmas |
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