surface

sur·face

S0912900 (sûr′fəs)n.1. a. The outer or the topmost boundary of an object.b. A material layer constituting such a boundary.2. Mathematics a. The boundary of a three-dimensional figure.b. The two-dimensional locus of points located in three-dimensional space.c. A portion of space having length and breadth but no thickness.3. The superficial or external aspect: "a flamboyant, powerful confidence man who lives entirely on the surface of experience" (Frank Conroy).4. An airfoil.adj.1. Relating to, on, or at a surface: surface algae in the water.2. Relating to or occurring on or near the surface of the earth.3. a. Superficial.b. Apparent as opposed to real.v. sur·faced, sur·fac·ing, sur·fac·es v.tr.1. To provide with a surface or apply a surface to: surface a table with walnut; surface a road with asphalt.2. To bring to the surface: surface a submarine.3. To make known; expose or reveal: the first news report that surfaced the allegations.v.intr.1. To rise to the surface.2. To emerge after concealment.3. To work or dig a mine at or near the surface of the ground.Idiom: on the surface To all intents and purposes; to all outward appearances: a soldier who, on the surface, appeared brave and patriotic.

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[French : sur-, above (from Old French; see sur-) + face, face (from Old French; see face).]

surface

(ˈsɜːfɪs) n1. a. the exterior face of an object or one such faceb. (as modifier): surface gloss. 2. a. the area or size of such a faceb. (as modifier): surface measurements. 3. material resembling such a face, with length and width but without depth4. a. the superficial appearance as opposed to the real natureb. (as modifier): a surface resemblance. 5. (Mathematics) geometry a. the complete boundary of a solid figureb. a continuous two-dimensional configuration6. (Physical Geography) a. the uppermost level of the land or seab. (as modifier): surface transportation. 7. come to the surface to emerge; become apparent8. on the surface to all appearancesvb9. to rise or cause to rise to or as if to the surface (of water, etc)10. (tr) to treat the surface of, as by polishing, smoothing, etc11. (tr) to furnish with a surface12. (Mining & Quarrying) (intr) mining a. to work at or near the ground surfaceb. to wash surface ore deposits13. (intr) to become apparent; emerge14. (intr) informal a. to wake upb. to get up[C17: from French, from sur on + face face, probably on the model of Latin superficies] ˈsurfaceless adj ˈsurfacer n

sur•face

(ˈsɜr fɪs)

n., adj., v. -faced, -fac•ing. n. 1. the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area. 2. any face of a body or thing: the six surfaces of a cube. 3. extent or area of outer face; superficial area. 4. the outward appearance, esp. as distinguished from the inner nature. 5. any geometric figure having only two dimensions; part or all of the boundary of a solid. 6. land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation. 7. an airfoil. adj. 8. of, on, or pertaining to the surface; external. 9. apparent rather than real; superficial. 10. of, pertaining to, or via land or sea: surface mail. 11. of or pertaining to the surface structure of a sentence. v.t. 12. to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to. 13. to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly. v.i. 14. to rise to the surface. 15. to work on or at the surface. 16. to appear or emerge; turn up: New evidence has surfaced. [1605–15; < French, =sur- sur-¹ + face face, appar. modeled on Latin superficies superficies] sur′face•less, adj. sur′fac•er, n.

surface

Past participle: surfaced
Gerund: surfacing

Imperative
surface
surface

Present
I surface
you surface
he/she/it surfaces
we surface
you surface
they surface

Preterite
I surfaced
you surfaced
he/she/it surfaced
we surfaced
you surfaced
they surfaced

Present Continuous
I am surfacing
you are surfacing
he/she/it is surfacing
we are surfacing
you are surfacing
they are surfacing

Present Perfect
I have surfaced
you have surfaced
he/she/it has surfaced
we have surfaced
you have surfaced
they have surfaced

Past Continuous
I was surfacing
you were surfacing
he/she/it was surfacing
we were surfacing
you were surfacing
they were surfacing

Past Perfect
I had surfaced
you had surfaced
he/she/it had surfaced
we had surfaced
you had surfaced
they had surfaced

Future
I will surface
you will surface
he/she/it will surface
we will surface
you will surface
they will surface

Future Perfect
I will have surfaced
you will have surfaced
he/she/it will have surfaced
we will have surfaced
you will have surfaced
they will have surfaced

Future Continuous
I will be surfacing
you will be surfacing
he/she/it will be surfacing
we will be surfacing
you will be surfacing
they will be surfacing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been surfacing
you have been surfacing
he/she/it has been surfacing
we have been surfacing
you have been surfacing
they have been surfacing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been surfacing
you will have been surfacing
he/she/it will have been surfacing
we will have been surfacing
you will have been surfacing
they will have been surfacing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been surfacing
you had been surfacing
he/she/it had been surfacing
we had been surfacing
you had been surfacing
they had been surfacing

Conditional
I would surface
you would surface
he/she/it would surface
we would surface
you would surface
they would surface

Past Conditional
I would have surfaced
you would have surfaced
he/she/it would have surfaced
we would have surfaced
you would have surfaced
they would have surfaced

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"artefact, artifact - a man-made object taken as a wholebed - the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.gameboard, board - a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games; "he got out the board and set up the pieces"face - the striking or working surface of an implementground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a paintinghorizontal surface, level - a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line; "park the car on the level"Klein bottle - a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other endmeniscus - (physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tubemiter, mitre - the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made; "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"Mobius strip - a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other endplasterwork, plaster - a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling); "there were cracks in the plaster"projection screen, screen, silver screen - a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewingside - an extended outer surface of an object; "he turned the box over to examine the bottom side"; "they painted all four sides of the house"skin - an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"spandrel, spandril - an approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above themsuperficies - outer surface of an area or a bodytread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tirevertical surface - a surface that is verticalwork surface - a horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games
	2.	surface - the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object; "they skimmed over the surface of the water"; "a brush small enough to clean every dental surface"; "the sun has no distinct surface"interface - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)hard palate - the bony part of the roof of the mouthpalate, roof of the mouth - the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavitiesside, face - a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"boundary, bounds, bound - the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of somethingcelestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin, sphere - the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projectedend - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object; "one end of the box was marked `This side up'"inside, interior - the inner or enclosed surface of somethingexterior, outside - the outer side or surface of somethingsubstratum, substrate - a surface on which an organism grows or is attached; "the gardener talked about the proper substrate for acid-loving plants"wavefront, wave front - (physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a mediumphotosphere - the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
	3.	surface - the outermost level of the land or sea; "earthquakes originate far below the surface"; "three quarters of the Earth's surface is covered by water"Earth's surfacelayer - a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under anotherbody of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge"floor - the bottom surface of any lake or other body of waterfloor - the lower inside surface of any hollow structure; "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave"geosphere, lithosphere - the solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantleopening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
	4.	surface - a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something; "it was not what it appeared to be on the surface"aspect, facet - a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
	5.	surface - information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"opengeneral knowledge, public knowledge - knowledge that is available to anyone
	6.	surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flightaerofoil, airfoil, control surfaceaileron - an airfoil that controls lateral motiondevice - an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose; "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"elevator - the airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descendflaps, flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or draghorizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplane - the horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hingedleading edge - forward edge of an airfoilrotary wing, rotor blade - the long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the airrudder - a hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changesspoiler - a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase dragspoiler - an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speedsstabilizer - airfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircrafttrailing edge - the rear edge of an airfoilvertical tail - the vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraftwing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane
Verb	1.	surface - come to the surfacerise up, come up, riseascend, go up - travel up, "We ascended the mountain"; "go up a ladder"; "The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope"emerge - come up to the surface of or rise; "He felt new emotions emerge"resurface - reappear on the surfacebubble up, intumesce - move upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically; "Gases bubbled up from the earth"; "Marx's ideas have bubbled up in many places in Latin America"well, swell - come up, as of a liquid; "Tears well in her eyes"; "the currents well up"
	2.	surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"coatrubber, rubberise, rubberize - coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats"anodise, anodize - coat a metal with an oxide coatgelatinize - coat with gelatinskim - coat (a liquid) with a layerstucco - coat with stucco; "stucco the ceiling"egg - coat with beaten egg; "egg a schnitzel"encrust, incrust - cover or coat with a crustdredge - cover before cooking; "dredge the chicken in flour before frying it"soot - coat with sootrefinish - give a new surface; "refinish the dining room furniture"brush on - apply with a brush; "Brush butter on the roast"patinate, patinise, patinize - coat with a patinaresurface - cover with a new surfacecrumb - coat with bread crumbs; "crumb a cutlet"copper - coat with a layer of copperfinish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly"bonderise, bonderize - coat with a substance that will prevent corrosion; "bonderize steel"blacktop - coat with blacktop; "blacktop the driveway"foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"galvanise, galvanize - cover with zinc; "galvanize steel"pave - cover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic; "pave the roads in the village"varnish, seal - cover with varnishglaze - coat with a glaze; "the potter glazed the dishes"; "glaze the bread with eggwhite"tar - coat with tar; "tar the roof"; "tar the roads"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"enrobe - provide with a coating; "enrobe the nuts with chocolate"daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"render - coat with plastic or cement; "render the brick walls in the den"skimcoat - coat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle; "he skimcoated the drywall"paint - apply paint to; coat with paint; "We painted the rooms yellow"cement - cover or coat with cementgrit - cover with a grit; "grit roads"plate - coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver"metal - cover with metalmacadamise, macadamize, tarmac - surface with macadam; "macadam the road"size - cover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance)metalize, metallize - coat with metalplatinize - coat with metallic platinumporcelainize - coat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surfacezinc - coat or cover with zinc
	3.	surface - appear or become visible; make a showing; "She turned up at the funeral"; "I hope the list key is going to surface again"come on, come out, show up, turn upappear - come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"
Adj.	1.	surface - on the surface; "surface materials of the moon"overhead - located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"subsurface - beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon"

surface

noun1. covering, face, exterior, side, top, skin, plane, facet, veneer, superficies (rare) The road surface had started breaking up.2. worktop, top, table, counter, working top It can simply be left on the work surface.3. façade, outward appearance, superficial appearance A much wider controversy was bubbling under the surface.adjective1. superficial, external, outward, cosmetic, exterior, skin-deep Doctors believed it was just a surface wound.verb1. emerge, rise, appear, come up, come to the surface He surfaced, gasping for air.2. appear, emerge, arise, come to light, crop up (informal), transpire, materialize The emotions will surface at some point in life.3. get up, rise, awaken, get out of bed, waken, emerge What time do you surface?on the surface at first glance, apparently, outwardly, seemingly, ostensibly, superficially, to all appearances, to the casual eye On the surface the elections appear to be democratic.

surface

noun1. The outer layer of an object:face, top.2. An outward appearance:aspect, countenance, face, look, physiognomy, visage.

Translations

表面露出水面在...上加表面外表比表面積

surface

(ˈsəːfis) noun1. the outside part (of anything). Two-thirds of the earth's surface is covered with water; This road has a very uneven surface. 表面 表面2. the outward appearance of, or first impression made by, a person or thing. On the surface he seems cold and unfriendly, but he's really a kind person. 外表 外表 verb1. to put a surface on (a road etc). The road has been damaged by frost and will have to be surfaced again. 在...上加表面(鋪路面) 在...上加表面（铺路面） 2. (of a submarine, diver etc) to come to the surface. 露出水面 露出水面surface mail mail sent by ship, train etc and not by aeroplane. 平郵(信) 平邮（信）

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