| 单词 | surface |
| 释义 | surface (once / 75 pages) 1nadjv 2n 3vn 4n The surface is the outside of anything. The earth, a basketball, and even your body have a surface. A surface is the top layer of something. The surface of the moon is rocky, with a lot of craters, while the surface of the earth has a lot of water. Sandpaper has a rough surface; a balloon has a smooth but rubbery surface. When we use the word surface, it usually means there is a lot of stuff underneath. That applies to our use of surface to mean outward mood, as in "You look happy on the surface, but I know you're angry on the inside." WORD FAMILYsurface: resurface, subsurface, surfaced, surfacely, surfaces, surfacing, undersurface+/resurface: resurfaced, resurfaces, resurfacing/surfacing: surfacings USAGE EXAMPLESSlowly, a pinch of doubt about the bold move that Duncan was attempting bubbled to the surface. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) The surface looked mushy late in the game, but that’s normal. Los Angeles Times(Jan 02, 2017) ON the surface, Secretary of State John Kerry’s speech on Wednesday about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was an act of liberation. Seattle Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n 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 Hypo|Hyper bed 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. board, gameboarda flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games facethe striking or working surface of an implement ground(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting horizontal surface, levela flat surface at right angles to a plumb line Klein bottlea 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 end meniscus(physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube miter, mitrethe surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made Mobius stripa continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end plaster, plasterworka surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling) projection screen, screen, silver screena white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing sidean extended outer surface of an object skinan outer surface (usually thin) spandrel, spandrilan approximately triangular surface area between two adjacent arches and the horizontal plane above them superficiesouter surface of an area or a body treadthe grooved surface of a pneumatic tire vertical surfacea surface that is vertical work surfacea horizontal surface for supporting objects used in working or playing games backgammon boardthe board on which backgammon is played beamthe broad side of a ship broadsidethe whole side of a vessel from stem to stern checker board, checkerboarda board having 64 squares of two alternating colors cribbage boarda board with pegs and regularly spaced holes for holding the pegs; used for keeping the score in a game of cribbage dart board, dartboarda circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the game of darts edgea sharp side formed by the intersection of two surfaces of an object facea vertical surface of a building or cliff floor, flooringthe inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure) frontthe side that is seen or that goes first go boarda board used for playing go larboard, portthe left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose monopoly boarda board used for playing monopoly nearsidethe side of a vehicle nearest the kerb obversethe side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design Ouija, Ouija boarda board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages pargeting, pargetry, pargettingornamental plasterwork paved surfacea level horizontal surface covered with paving material pegboarda board perforated with regularly spaced holes into which pegs can be fitted platforma raised horizontal surface punchboarda small board full of holes; each hole contains a slip of paper with symbols printed on it; a gambler pays a small sum for the privilege of pushing out a slip in the hope of obtaining one that entitles him to a prize back, rearthe side that goes last or is not normally seen reverse, versothe side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design sidewallthe side of an automobile tire soffitthe underside of a part of a building (such as an arch or overhang or beam etc.) starboardthe right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is aboard and facing the bow or nose tabletopthe top horizontal work surface of a table upper surfacethe side that is uppermost wide screena projection screen that is much wider than it is high writing boardwork surface consisting of a wide lightweight board that can be placed across the lap and used for writing artefact, artifact a man-made object taken as a whole 2n 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 Hypo|Hyper interface (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) hard palatethe bony part of the roof of the mouth palate, roof of the mouththe upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities face, sidea surface forming part of the outside of an object celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkinthe apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected endthe surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object inside, interiorthe inner or enclosed surface of something exterior, outsidethe outer side or surface of something substrate, substratuma surface on which an organism grows or is attached wave front, wavefront(physics) an imaginary surface joining all points in space that are reached at the same instant by a wave propagating through a medium photospherethe intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) beam-ends(nautical) at the ends of the transverse deck beams of a vessel bottom, underside, undersurfacethe lower side of anything forepart, front, front endthe side that is forward or prominent bellythe hollow inside of something lee, lee side, leewardthe side of something that is sheltered from the wind windwardthe side of something that is toward the wind back end, backside, rearthe side of an object that is opposite its front top, top side, upper side, upsidethe highest or uppermost side of anything oil-water interfacean interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water bound, boundary, bounds the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something 3n 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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper Earth's surface floor the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water floorthe lower inside surface of any hollow structure layer a relatively thin sheetlike expanse or region lying over or under another 4adj on the surface surface materials of the moon Syn|Ant aboveground on or above the surface of the ground grade-constructedconstructed at ground level opencast, opencut(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface subsurface beneath the surface overheadlocated or originating from above belowground, undergroundunder the level of the ground submarine, underseabeneath the surface of the sea submerged, submersed, underwaterbeneath the surface of the water subterranean, subterraneousbeing or operating under the surface of the earth 5v come to the surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper come up, rise, rise up emerge come up to the surface of or rise resurfacereappear on the surface bubble up, intumescemove upwards in bubbles, as from the effect of heating; also used metaphorically swell, wellcome up, as of a liquid ascend, go up travel up, "We ascended the mountain" 6v put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface 2Syn|Hypo|Hyper coat rubber, rubberise, rubberize coat or impregnate with rubber anodise, anodizecoat a metal with an oxide coat gelatinizecoat with gelatin skimcoat (a liquid) with a layer stuccocoat with stucco eggcoat with beaten egg encrust, incrustcover or coat with a crust dredgecover before cooking sootcoat with soot refinishgive a new surface brush onapply with a brush patinate, patinise, patinizecoat with a patina resurfacecover with a new surface crumbcoat with bread crumbs coppercoat with a layer of copper finishprovide with a finish bonderise, bonderizecoat with a substance that will prevent corrosion blacktopcoat with blacktop foliatecoat or back with metal foil galvanise, galvanizecover with zinc pavecover with a material such as stone or concrete to make suitable for vehicle traffic seal, varnishcover with varnish glazecoat with a glaze tarcoat with tar enrobeprovide with a coating daub, plastercoat with plaster rendercoat with plastic or cement skimcoatcoat with a mixture of gypsum and spackle paintapply paint to; coat with paint cementcover or coat with cement gritcover with a grit platecoat with a layer of metal metalcover with metal macadamise, macadamize, tarmacsurface with macadam sizecover or stiffen or glaze a porous material with size or sizing (a glutinous substance) metalize, metallizecoat with metal platinizecoat with metallic platinum porcelainizecoat with porcelain or a porcelain-like surface zinccoat or cover with zinc tinprepare (a metal) for soldering or brazing by applying a thin layer of solder to the surface flourcover with flour dressput a finish on broomfinish with a broom cobble, cobblestonepave with cobblestones hard surfacecover with asphalt or a similar surface causewaypave a road with cobblestones or pebbles asphaltcover with tar or asphalt shellac, shellackcover with shellac render-setcover with two coats of plaster pargetapply ornamental plaster to roughcastapply roughcast to mudplaster with mud mortarplaster with mortar grainpaint (a surface) to make it look like stone or wood repaintpaint again airbrushpaint with an airbrush ground, prime, undercoatcover with a primer; apply a primer to tinplate with tin silvercoat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam nickelplate with nickel electroplatecoat with metal by electrolysis chrome, chromium-plateplate with chromium gold plate, gold-plate, goldplateplate with gold silver-plate, silverplateplate with silver cover provide with a covering or cause to be covered n a superficial aspect as opposed to the real nature of something 3it was not what it appeared to be on the surface Hyper aspect, facet a distinct feature or element in a problem 1v appear or become visible; make a showing I hope the list key is going to surface again Syn|Hyper come on, come out, show up, turn up appear come into sight or view 2n information that has become public 4the facts had been brought to the surface Syn|Hyper open general knowledge, public knowledge knowledge that is available to anyone n a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight Syn|Hypo|Hyper aerofoil, airfoil, control surface aileron an airfoil that controls lateral motion elevatorthe airfoil on the tailplane of an aircraft that makes it ascend or descend flap, flapsa movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag horizontal stabiliser, horizontal stabilizer, tailplanethe horizontal airfoil of an aircraft's tail assembly that is fixed and to which the elevator is hinged rotary wing, rotor bladethe long airfoil that rotates to provide the lift that supports a helicopter in the air ruddera hinged vertical airfoil mounted at the tail of an aircraft and used to make horizontal course changes spoilera hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag spoileran airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at high speeds stabilizerairfoil consisting of a device for stabilizing an aircraft vertical tailthe vertical airfoil in the tail assembly of an aircraft wingone of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane horizontal tailthe horizontal stabilizer and elevator in the tail assembly of an aircraft landing flapa flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing tail fin, tailfin, vertical fin, vertical stabiliser, vertical stabilizera stabilizer that is part of the vertical tail structure of an airplane device an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose |
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