face名词

1. 面，表面
2. 正面，前面
3. 脸，面孔
4. 面容，面貌，表情
5. 厚颜，厚脸皮
6. 面子，威信
7. 样子，外观
8. 局面
9. 【印】铅字面，膜面
10. 【矿】采掘面
11. （球棒或球拍的）击面
12. 【军事】（队伍的）阵面
13. 【空、海】（螺桨的）背面
14. 地形，地势
15. 人；名人，知名人士（表示羡慕或轻蔑）
16. 山坡，斜坡；陡面

1. 朝，向
2. 面对，面向
3. 使面对
4. 勇敢地对付，勇敢承当，勇敢承当
5. 覆盖，在...上涂以
6. 对抗，抵抗
7. 朝某一方向
8. 正对
9. 面临
10. 正视（现实），承认（现实）
11. 对付，处理，应付
12. 交谈
13. 将脸转向某物，（面）向
14. 转向，向（某方向）转

1. the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear;

   "he washed his face"
   "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
   

2. the feelings expressed on a person's face;

   "a sad expression"
   "a look of triumph"
   "an angry face"
   

3. the general outward appearance of something;

   "the face of the city is changing"
   

4. the striking or working surface of an implement
5. a part of a person that is used to refer to a person;

   "he looked out at a roomful of faces"
   "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
   

6. 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"
   

7. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face
8. the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object);

   "he dealt the cards face down"
   

9. a contorted facial expression;

   "she made a grimace at the prospect"
   

10. a specific size and style of type within a type family
11. status in the eyes of others;

    "he lost face"
    

12. impudent aggressiveness;

    "I couldn't believe her boldness"
    "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
    

13. a vertical surface of a building or cliff

1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on;

   "You must confront your problems"
   "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
   

2. oppose, as in hostility or a competition;

   "You must confront your opponent"
   "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"
   "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
   

3. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to;

   "The house looks north"
   "My backyard look onto the pond"
   "The building faces the park"
   

4. be opposite;

   "the facing page"
   "the two sofas face each other"
   

5. turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction;

   "Turn and face your partner now"
   

6. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize;

   "We confronted him with the evidence"
   "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"
   "An enormous dilemma faces us"
   

7. turn so as to expose the face;

   "face a playing card"
   

8. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material;

   "face the lapels of the jacket"
   

9. cover the front or surface of;

   "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
   

名词用法（NOUN USES）

1.脸;面孔
Yourface is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your forehead, where your mouth, eyes, nose, and other features are.

face的近义词

e.g. He rolled down his window and stuck hisface out...
他摇下车窗，把头探了出去。
e.g. A strong wind was blowing right in myface...
一阵劲风迎面吹来。

2.面容;神色;神情
If yourface is happy, sad, or serious, for example, the expression on your face shows that you are happy, sad, or serious.

face的近义词

e.g. He was walking around with a sadface...
他四处走着，神色哀伤。
e.g. The priest frowned into the light, hisface puzzled.
神父在亮光下皱起了眉头，一脸疑惑。

3.崖面;山侧;(建筑物的)墙面
Theface of a cliff, mountain, or building is a vertical surface or side of it.

e.g. ...the northface of the Eiger...
艾格尔山北坡
e.g. He scrambled 200 feet up the cliffface.
他沿着崖面向上攀登了200英尺。

4.钟面;表盘
Theface of a clock or watch is the surface with the numbers or hands on it, which shows the time.

5.(地区、机构或活动领域的)外观，面貌
If you say thatthe face of an area, institution, or field of activity is changing, you mean its appearance or nature is changing.

e.g. ...the changingface of the British countryside...
英国乡村的日新月异
e.g. This would change theface of Malaysian politics.
这将改变马来西亚的政治面貌。

6.(活动，信仰、制度等的)方面
If you refer to something asthe particularface of an activity, belief, or system, you mean that it is one particular aspect of it, in contrast to other aspects.

e.g. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptableface of prostitution...
她坚持认为，妓院是卖淫可为人接受的一种形式。
e.g. Who ever thought people would see Arsenal as the acceptableface of football?
谁会想到人们会认为足球之道可如阿森纳队呢？

7.面子;脸面
If you loseface, you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less. If you do something in order to saveface, you do it in order to avoid appearing weak and losing people's respect or admiration.

face

e.g. England doesn't want a war but it doesn't want to loseface...
英格兰不想打仗，但也不想丢面子。
e.g. To cancel the airport would mean a loss offace for the present governor...
撤销机场对现任州长来说将是件丢脸的事情。

8. see also: about-face;face value;poker face

9.(计划之事出乎意料地)告吹，砸锅，泡汤
If something that you have plannedblows up in yourface, it goes wrong unexpectedly, with the result that you suffer.

e.g. Can't you see this could blow up in yourface?
你难道看不出这事会砸锅？

10.徒劳拼命地干;徒劳无功
If you say that someone can do somethinguntil they areblue in the face, you are emphasizing that however much they do it, it will not make any difference.

e.g. You can criticise him until you're blue in theface, but you'll never change his personality.
即使你苦口婆心地批评他，也改变不了他的个性。

11.面朝下／仰面
If someone or something isface down, their face or front points downwards. If they areface up, their face or front points upwards.

e.g. All the time Stephen was lyingface down and unconscious in the bath tub...
斯蒂芬一直脸朝下趴在浴缸里，不省人事。
e.g. Charles laid down his cardsface up.
查尔斯将手中的牌摊了出来。

12.(表示强调或夸张)全世界
You can use the expression 'on the face of the earth' to mean 'in the whole world', when you are emphasizing a statement that you are making or making a very exaggerated statement.

e.g. No human being on theface of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.
世界上再没有人能做出比他更坏的事情来。

13.绝迹;灭绝
If you say that something will be wipedoff the face of the earth or disappearfrom the face of the earth, you mean that it will stop existing.

e.g. If a nuclear war breaks out, every living thing will be wiped off theface of the Earth.
如果爆发核战争，地球上的所有生物都将灭绝。

14.面对面;直面
If you comeface to face with someone, you meet them and can talk to them or look at them directly.

e.g. We were strolling into the town when we cameface toface with Jacques DuBois...
我们信步向镇子走去，迎面碰上雅克·杜波依斯。
e.g. It was the firstface-to-face meeting between the two men.
这是两人首次当面会晤。

15.面对,面临(困难或现实)
If you comeface to face with a difficulty or reality, you cannot avoid it and have to deal with it.

e.g. Eventually, he cameface toface with discrimination again...
最终，他又一次遭遇歧视。
e.g. I was gradually being broughtface toface with the fact that I had very little success.
我渐渐开始面对这个事实，那就是我几乎一事无成。

16.完全违背;与(公认的观念或规则)相冲突
If an action or beliefflies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.

e.g. ...scientific principles that seem to fly in theface of common sense...
似乎有悖常识的科学原理
e.g. He said that the decision flew in theface of natural justice.
他说这个决定有悖天理。

17.面对;在…面前
If you take a particular action or attitudein the face of a problem or difficulty, you respond to that problem or difficulty in that way.

e.g. The Prime Minister has called for national unity in theface of the violent anti-government protests...
面对强烈的反，首相呼吁全国团结一致。
e.g. Roosevelt was defiant in theface of the bad news.
对这个坏消息，罗斯福毫不理会。

18.公然嘲笑;公开蔑视
If someonelaughs in yourface, they are openly disrespectful towards you.

e.g. With juveniles under eighteen, there's little we can do. We can't keep them in custody. They just laugh in yourface.
对18岁以下的青少年，我们几乎无计可施。我们不能拘留他们。他们只会公然嘲笑你。

19.不高兴的神情;严肃的神情;板起的脸
If you havea long face, you look very unhappy or serious.

e.g. He came to me with a very longface.
他拉长了脸来找我。

20.做鬼脸,扮鬼脸（英国英语中亦使用pull a face）
If youmake a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also saypull a face .

e.g. Opening the door, she made aface at the musty smell...
她打开门后闻到一股难闻的霉味，不禁做了个鬼脸。
e.g. Kathryn pulled aface at Thomas behind his back.
凯瑟琳在托马斯身后冲他做了个鬼脸。

21.乍看起来;最初看来
You sayon the face of it when you are describing how something seems when it is first considered, in order to suggest that people's opinion may change when they know or think more about the subject.

e.g. On theface of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up...
乍一看,似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。
e.g. It is, on theface of it, difficult to see how the West could radically change its position.
初看起来，很难理解西方为何会立场突变。

22.（对坏情况）显得满不在乎，做出无所谓的样子(美国英语中亦作 put on a good face)
If youput a brave face on a bad situation orput on a brave face, you try not to show how disappointed or upset you are about the situation. In American English you can also sayput on a good face.

e.g. Friends will see you are putting on a braveface and might assume you've got over your grief...
朋友们看到你一脸轻松，也许会以为你已经走出悲伤。
e.g. Scientists are putting a goodface on the troubles.
科学家们对这些困难似乎不以为意。

23.(尤指错误地)反对
You can say that someonehas set theirface against something to indicate that they are opposed to it, especially when you want to suggest that they are wrong.

e.g. This Government has set itsface against putting up income tax.
这届执意反对提高所得税。

24.(不受欢迎地、不情愿地或再次)露面，到场
If youshow yourface somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.

face的翻译

e.g. If she shows herface again back in Massachusetts she'll find a warrant for her arrest waiting...
如果她重又在马萨诸塞州露面，等待她的将是一纸拘捕令。
e.g. I felt I ought to show myface at her father's funeral.
我觉得我应该去参加她父亲的葬礼。

25.强绷笑脸
If you manage to keepa straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.

face在线翻译

e.g. What went through Tom's mind I can't imagine, but he did manage to keep a straightface...
不知道汤姆想到了啥，但他确实忍住没笑。
e.g. You have to wonder how anyone could say that seriously and with a straightface.
你一定会惊奇怎么会有人能绷着脸、一本正经地说出那些话。

26.当着…的面
If you say somethingto someone'sface you say it openly in their presence.

e.g. Her opponent called her a liar to herface.
她的对手当着她面说她是撒谎精。

27.脸上带着明显的…表情
If a feelingis written all over yourface oris written across yourface, it is very obvious to other people from your expression.

e.g. Relief and gratitude were written all over hisface...
他一脸释然与感激。
e.g. I could just see the pain written across herface.
我都可以看出他脸上写满了痛苦。

28. to shut the door in someone'sface -> see door
to have egg on yourface -> see egg
to cut off your nose to spite yourface -> see nose
shut yourface -> see shut
a slap in theface -> see slap

动词和短语动词用法（VERB AND PHRASAL VERB USES）

1.面向;面对;朝着
If someone or somethingfaces a particular thing, person, or direction, they are positioned opposite them or are looking in that direction.

e.g. They stood facing each other...
他们面对面站着。
e.g. The garden faces south.
花园朝南。

2.面对;面向
If youface someone or something, you turn so that you are looking at them.

e.g. She stood up from the table and faced him...
她从桌前站起来，面对着他。
e.g. Stand up.Face the wall.
起立，面向墙壁。

3.(不得不)面对，正视
If you have toface a person or group, you have to stand or sit in front of them and talk to them, although it may be difficult and unpleasant.

e.g. Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press...
克里斯蒂面对记者，显得镇定自若。
e.g. He was hauled in toface the judge.
他被带了进来，面对法官。

4.面临;面对;摆在…面前
If youface orare faced with something difficult or unpleasant, or if itfaces you, it is going to affect you and you have to deal with it.

e.g. Williams faces life in prison if convicted of attempted murder...
如被判谋杀未遂，威廉斯将面临终身监禁。
e.g. The immense difficulties facing European businessmen in Russia were only too evident...
在俄罗斯的欧洲商人所面临的巨大困难是显而易见的。

5.(使)直面，接受，正视(真理或事实等)
If youface the truth orface the facts, you accept that something is true. If youface someone with the truth or with the facts, you try to make them accept that something is true.

e.g. Although your heart is breaking, you mustface the truth that a relationship has ended...
虽然你伤透了心，但也必须面对现实，一段感情已结束了。
e.g. He accused the Government of refusing toface facts about the economy...
他指责不能在经济问题上面对现实。

6.接受;容忍
If youcannot face something, you do not feel able to do it because it seems so difficult or unpleasant.

e.g. I couldn'tface the prospect of spending a Saturday night there, so I decided to press on...
想到周六晚上要在那儿度过我就受不了，于是我决定要抓紧。
e.g. My children want me with them for Christmas Day, but I can'tface it...
我的孩子们想要我跟他们一起过圣诞节，但我办不到。

7.让我们面对现实;承认(事实)吧
You use the expression 'let's face it' when you are stating a fact or making a comment about something which you think the person you are talking to may find unpleasant or be unwilling to admit.

e.g. She was always attracted to younger men. But, let'sface it, who is not?
她总是会被较年轻的男人吸引。不过，说实话，谁又不是呢？

8. face the music -> see music

相关词组：face downface up to

face(-)to(-)face

面对面 confronting sb

fly in the face of

悍然不顾; 公然违抗 foolishly take a course which seems to be defying discretion, providence, etc.

hide one's face

恨不得找个地缝钻进去 cover one's face because of shame or embarrassment

in the face

面对 confronting

in (the) face of

面对 confronting

laugh in sb's face

〈非正〉对某人公开表示轻蔑或不服从,当面嘲笑某人 show clear disrespect or disobedience towards sb

laugh on the other side of one's face

转喜为忧 change from joy or triumph to sorrow or regret

look in the face

正视(某人) be able to face sb without shame or fear
look sb in the face

If he knows I told him a lie, how can I look him in the face again?

如果他知道我对他撒了谎,我还怎么再见他?

make a face〔faces〕

〈非正〉做鬼脸,做苦相 make an expression with the face to show dislike, disgust, or pain in order to amuse, anger, or frighten

on the face of

表面上看来 appearance on sth

pull a face

〈非正〉做鬼脸 make faces

pull〔wear〕 a long face

拉长脸(显出不喜欢或不高兴的样子) show signs of dislike or distaste

put a good face on

装出不在意的样子 pretend to be completely normal

save one's face

保全面子 avoid losing one's dignity or suffering loss of credit or reputation

show one's face

〈非正〉露脸,出现 appear face

spit in the face of

蔑视某人 show a complete lack of respect for sb

spoil one's face

毁损某人的容貌 ruin one's face

stare in the face

〈非正〉显而易见 be very easy to understand

to one's face

当面,公开 publicly

face about (v.+adv.)

突然改变主意 change one's opinion completely, often suddenly
face about

About face! shouted the officer.

向后——转!军官命令道。

face sb ? about

The officer faced his men about.

军官命令士兵向后转。

face about

The middle of an election is no time to face about.

选举中途不能改变主张。

face away (v.+adv.)

把脸转到一边 take or have a position looking in the other direction from sth/sb
face away

Why did you face away when you saw me yesterday?

你昨天看见我为什么把脸掉过去不理我?

face away from sb/sth

The school faces away from the river.

学校在小河的另一边。

face down (v.+adv.)

(用目光)压倒; 勇敢地挫败(某人) defeat an opponent with boldness
face down

Everybody face down, there are bombs coming over!

小心!有!

face sb ? down

The teacher faced down the angry student without saying anything.

老师什么也没说就把那个愤怒的学生降服了。

face off (v.+adv.)

发球 start a game or part of a game
face off

The two teams are in position, ready to face off.

双方队员各就各位,准备发球。

face sth ? off

John faced off the ball.

约翰发球。

face onto (v.+prep.)

面对 have the front lying opposition to a place
face onto sth

Our new house faces onto the park.

我们的新房子面对公园。

face out (v.+adv.)

勇敢地应对 oppose or deal with bravely
face sb/sth ? out

Everyone admired the way she faced out the opposition in the debate.

大家都钦佩她在辩论中勇敢地应对对手的方法。

He faced me out that he knew nothing about the matter.

他在我面前坚持说,这件事他一点也不知道。

face round (v.+adv.)

转动(头) turn round especially with the head
face round

Face round, please, so that I can cut your hair at the back.

转一下头,我可以剪你后面的头发。

face to (v.+prep.)

面对 stand in the direction
face to sth

The house faces to the east.

那房子面朝东。

face toward (v.+prep.)

朝向 stand in the direction
face toward sth

On a railway journey Mrs. Johnson liked to sit facing toward the engine.

约翰逊夫人在坐火车时喜欢面朝火车头坐。

face up to (v.+adv.+prep.)

勇敢地接受〔面对〕,正视(而不畏缩) show courage in accepting, hearing, or dealing with sth difficult or painful
face up to sth

The boy knew he should tell his neighbour that he broke the window, but he couldn't face up to it.

那男孩知道他应该告诉邻居是他打破了窗户,但他又没有勇气这么做。

They were determined to face up to the difficulties.

他们决心面对这些困难。

The explorers faced up to terrible hardships with constant cheerfulness.

探险家们一直以愉快的心情面对极大的艰险。

We hope they will face up to the grave situation prevailing there.

我们希望他们能正视那儿的严重局势。

He won't face up to the fact that he is too old for the job.

他年岁太大不宜干这工作,他却不愿面对这一事实。

We are bankrupt and must face up to the fact.

我们破产了,必须正视这一事实。

They argued with him, but he could not face up to reality.

他们和他辩论,但是他仍不能正视现实。

Most of them faced up to the hardships of pioneering without thought of personal gain or loss.

他们大多数人不计个人得失,不畏创业的艰辛。

She could not face up to the prospect of living in reduced circumstances.

她没有勇气面对每况愈下的生活前景。

The greater our achievements, the more we should face up to our shortcomings.

我们的成绩越大,就越要正视我们的缺点。

face with (v.+prep.)

用…覆盖,抹上 cover a surface with sth, especially another material

经典对话

A：I'm a photographer. I've been looking for aface like yours.
我是摄影师。我一直在寻找一张像你这样的脸。

B：I'm a plastic surgeon. I've been looking for aface like yours.
我是整形外科医生。我也一直在寻找一张像你这样的脸。

男士剪发

face

A：Good afternoon, sir. Please sit here.
下午好，先生。请您坐这儿。

face的近义词

B：A haircut and a shave, please.
请给我理发和修面。

A：How would you like your hair cut, sir?
先生，您喜欢什么发式？

B：Short on both sides. Not so much off at the back.
两边剪短些，后面少剪点儿。

A：Very well, sir. Do you want me to trim your beard?
好的，先生。要不要修一下胡子？

B：Yes, please.
要的。

A：Now have a look, please. Is it all right?
现在请您看看理得怎么样？

B：Well, I would like my hair cut shorter on the temples.
两边的鬓角请再剪短一点儿。

A：Is that satisfactory?
可以了吗？

face的翻译

B：Yes, thanks.
好了，谢谢。

A：Do you want conditioner?
您搽护发剂吗？

face的翻译

B：No, thanks, but I'd like aface massage.
谢谢，不必了。但你可以给我按摩一下脸部。

face

A：Yes, sir.
是，先生。

B：Now where should I pay the money?
现在我该到哪儿付款呢？

A：You should go to the counter, just over there.
到结帐台，就在那边。

1. face的基本意思是“面孔”“脸”,为可数名词。引申可指“面部表情”“外表”“表面”“威严”“厚脸皮”等。
2. face作“面子”“过分自信”解时,为抽象名词,不可数。
3. face的复数形式faces可作“面容”解,用于比喻时指一个人的多副面孔。

1. face用作名词时意为“脸”,转化为动词意为“面对”“朝”“面临”,引申可指“正视”“承认”,即明知形势危险或某种力量难以抗拒,也准备或愿意接受其后果。
2. face既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,后面可接人或表示困难、形势、问题等的抽象名词或动名词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,多用来指房屋的朝向。