| 释义 |
straightfacedstraight‧faced /ˌstreɪtˈfeɪst◂/ adjective   to look serious when you are joking► keep a straight face to stop yourself from laughing or smiling when you are joking or when you think something is funny: · Barbara tried to keep a straight face, but in the end she just couldn't help laughing.· He looked so ridiculous -- I don't know how I managed to keep a straight face. ► straightfaced if you say something straightfaced , you do not show by your expression that it is just a joke and is not really true: · Lea told him, completely straightfaced, that sunglasses are called moonglasses in Canada. ► deadpan if you do or say something funny in a deadpan way, you deliberately do or say it without smiling or laughing: · Laurel and Hardy played all their great comic roles completely deadpan.· the deadpan humour of TV comic Paul Merton· His tone was completely deadpan, and it was difficult to tell if he was joking or not. without smiling or laughing, even though you are joking or saying something untrue:  ‘No, I really do love you,’ said Kim, straightfaced.—straightfacedly /-ˈfeɪsɪdli◂/ adverb |