| 单词 | face |
| 释义 | face I. 1. a. b. c. d. 2. archaic < thou fleddest from the face of Esau — Gen 35:1 (Authorized Version) > 3. a. < a grave stern face > < turned an angry face on his erring son > b. < in face far exceeding her sisters > < the Lord make his face shine upon thee — Num 6:25 (Authorized Version) > 4. a. < the whole village presented a face of placid contentment > : visible or apparent state or condition < his report put a new face on the matter > also < this testimony is false on the face of it > < on the face of your report I have no valid objection to raise > b. < though he was obviously distressed he put the best face he could on the matter > broadly c. < maintaining a firm face in spite of adversity > often < how anyone could have the face to ask such a question > — compare cheek, nerve d. < a man of considerable face in the local community > < trying to save face > also < face is sometimes a major consideration in diplomatic negotiations > 5. a. < made a face at the taste of the medicine > b. < the children bought some funny faces for the party > c. < she'll be here as soon as she gets her face on > 6. a. < mist moving over the face of the water > < driven from the face of the earth > b. (1) (2) obsolete 7. a. b. c. d. < lettering on the edge as well as on the face of a coin > also e. < a watch with a black enamel face and raised gold figures > f. g. 8. a. b. c. d. < the face of a stock certificate > e. f. g. h. i. 9. a. b. c. d. (1) (2) < boldface > < lightface > 10. a. b. 11. a. b. c. 12. astrology 13. 14. 15. 16. Synonyms: < a person with a pale face > < a dog with white markings about the face > countenance, applied only to the human face, stresses appearance, especially as revealing or seeming to reveal an inner condition, as thoughts, character, mood, or frame of mind < their hideous countenances were all bloody and sweaty — Charles Dickens > < an expressive countenance > < something of dignity in his countenance — Jane Austen > < a benign countenance > < serious illness and suffering stared from his dark countenance — A.C.Cole > In an older use it can mean a normal, composed expression and suggest a composed state < far beyond them all in person, countenance, air, and walk — Jane Austen > visage, a bookish term very close to countenance in meaning, stresses appearance and often suggests attention to the shape and proportion of the face or to the general impression of character or frame of mind it gives, often distinctive or especially significant < the very visage of a man in love — Edna S. V. Millay > < more horrible and cruel that the visages of the wildest savages — Charles Dickens > < withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage — Oscar Wilde > physiognomy is chiefly used when the interest is the contours of face, shape of features, or characteristic expression as indicating race, temperament, or general character; it is applied today, however, more frequently to the distinguishing aspect or features of things other than the face < a man of saturnine physiognomy > < a few of many features from two to three thousand years old which have given Chinese civilization a physiognomy all its own — A.L.Kroeber > mug has a humorous intent in suggesting an ugly, though usually not displeasing, physiognomy < getting your mug in the papers is one of the shameful ways of making a living — Norman Mailer > puss, Irish in origin, is as symptomatic as any of wealth of slang words (map, kisser, pan, mush) applying to the face or the central area of it, the nose and mouth, and signifying pretty much what the tenor of the remark containing it would suggest, from a mere synonym for face to a humorous or grim implication of ugliness or offensiveness < she put on a very sour puss when she saw the priest along with me — Frank O'Connor > • - in the face of - to one's face II. transitive verb 1. < the look with which she faced down all opposition in the club > < determined to face out the situation he answered all questions curtly > 2. a. < the audience faced the speaker > < he stood facing the window > < a large mirror faced the door > b. < they faced one another for the last time > often < the color plate facing page 857 > c. < the house faced the river > < a sheltered valley that faces the morning sun > 3. < I can't bear to face your sister after what has happened > < gone with a clear conscience to face his Lord > as a. < we must face the facts > b. < such untrained militia can never hope to face veterans successfully > c. < facing down the forces of reaction > < we must face down every aggressor > < she faced down the rebellious students and sent them back to their books > 4. a. < facing the risk of the operation and weighing it against the certainty of continued suffering > < facing the need to retrench he decided to give up luxuries > b. < extermination faces many of the larger mammals as urbanization destroys their habitats > < the king was faced with the loss of his throne unless immediate reforms were instituted > c. < death faces everyone sooner or later > < our gambling losses left us faced with ruin > 5. < a building faced with marble > < several water-resistant fabrics are faced with plastics > 6. < faced him with evidence of treachery > < faced by two tragic alternatives > 7. 8. 9. 10. a. b. 11. < berries are much more salable when neatly faced > 12. a. b. 13. < the captain faced his company to the left > 14. intransitive verb 1. obsolete 2. a. < quickly faced to her right > b. < the house faced south > 3. Synonyms: < I shuddered, but unflinchingly faced an awful possibility — Rose Macaulay > < here we are together facing a group of mighty foes — Sir Winston Churchill > brave stresses the fact of underlying courage, fortitude, or bravado inciting one to dare or endure < though Archbishop Warham mournfully assured the Queen that “the anger of the King is death”, not a few Englishmen were increasingly ready to brave his anger — Francis Hackett > < if you find yourself in trouble before them, call on your courage and resolution: brave out every difficulty — Kenneth Roberts > challenge expresses the notion of confronting to invite into competition or contest or to oppose by imputing weakness or fault < Henry IV … had in a manner curbed Bouillon's power, but he tolerated it, and he hesitated to challenge it — Hilaire Belloc > < the best medical practitioner turned out by the school, who once dared to challenge the power of the chief of the witch doctors — V.G.Heiser > dare may imply venturesomeness, daring, boldness, love of danger, or even vainglory in risking or tempting fate or retribution < those who dare an enemy greatly should be prepared for the fullest consequences — S.L.A.Marshall > beard suggests a bold confronting, resolute daring, or mocking of someone or something dangerous or powerful < a bold heart yours to beard that raging mob — Alfred Tennyson > < for years she led the life of a religious tramp, bearding bishops and allowing herself many eccentricities which … brought her more than once into serious suspicion of Lollardy — G.G.Coulton > defy suggests confronting an opponent with resolution, boldness, and confident assertiveness, sometimes with mocking, arising from the feeling that the strongest efforts thus provoked will fail < fiend, I defy thee … Foul tyrant both of Gods and Humankind, one only being shalt thou not subdue — P.B.Shelley > < defy the enemies of our constitution to show the contrary — Edmund Burke > Synonym: see in addition meet. • - face the music |
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