Face

[feɪs] or [fes]

解释:

(noun.) a vertical surface of a building or cliff.

(noun.) the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); 'he dealt the cards face down'.

(noun.) the striking or working surface of an implement.

(noun.) the general outward appearance of something; 'the face of the city is changing'.

(noun.) status in the eyes of others; 'he lost face'.

(noun.) 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'.

(noun.) the part of an animal corresponding to the human face.

(noun.) 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'.

(verb.) cover the front or surface of; 'The building was faced with beautiful stones'.

(verb.) line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; 'face the lapels of the jacket'.

(verb.) turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; 'Turn and face your partner now'.

(verb.) turn so as to expose the face; 'face a playing card'.

(verb.) be opposite; 'the facing page'; 'the two sofas face each other'.

编辑:马丁--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.

(n.) That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces.

(n.) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.

(n.) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.

(n.) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.

(n.) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.

(n.) The style or cut of a type or font of type.

(n.) Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired.

(n.) That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.

(n.) Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.

(n.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.

(n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.

(n.) Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.

(n.) Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.

(n.) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.

(n.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount.

(v. t.) To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.

(v. t.) To Confront impudently; to bully.

(v. t.) To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park.

(v. t.) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.

(v. t.) To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.

(v. t.) To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.

(v. t.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.

(v. t.) To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.

(v. i.) To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.

(v. i.) To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.

(v. i.) To present a face or front.

整理:普雷斯利

同义词及近义词：

n. [1]. Surface, external part.[2]. Visage, countenance.[3]. Front, front part.[4]. Look, appearance, semblance, external aspect.[5]. Confidence, assurance, boldness, impudence, audacity, effrontery, brass, CHEEK.

v. a. [1]. Confront, meet in front, meet face to face.[2]. Front, stand opposite to, stand over against.[3]. Put a face or surface on.

v. n. Front, turn the face.

艾达整理

同义词及反义词：

[See ASPECT]

校对:迈克尔

解释:

n. the front part of the head including forehead eyes nose mouth cheeks and chin: the outside make or appearance: front or surface of anything: the edge of a cutting-tool &c.: the part of a coal-seam actually being mined: cast of features any special appearance or expression of the countenance: look configuration: boldness effrontery; presence: (B.) anger or favour.—v.t. to meet in the face or in front: to stand opposite to: to resist: to put an additional face or surface on; to cover in front.—v.i. to turn the face as in military tactics—'right face ' &c.—ns. Face′-ache neuralgia in the nerves of the face; Face′-card a playing-card bearing a face (king queen or knave); Face′-cloth a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.—adj. Faced having the outer surface dressed with the front as of a dress covered ornamentally with another material.—n. Face′-guard a kind of mask to guard or protect the face.—adj. Face′less without a face.—ns. Fac′er one who puts on a false show: a bold-faced person: (slang) a severe blow on the face anything that staggers one; Fac′ing a covering in front for ornament or protection.—Face down to abash by stern looks; Face out to carry off by bold looks; Face the music (U.S. slang) to accept the situation at its worst; Face-to-face in front of in actual presence of.—Accept one's face to show him favour or grant his request; Fly in the face of to set one's self directly against; Have two faces or Be two-faced to be disingenuous; On the face of it on its own showing: palpably plain; Pull a long face to look dismal and unhappy; Put a good face on to assume a bold or contented bearing as regards; Right face! Left face! Right about face! words of command on which the soldiers individually turn to the side specified; Run one's face (U.S. slang) to obtain things on credit by sheer impudence; Set one's face against to oppose strenuously; Show one's face to appear to come in view; Shut the door in his face to shut the door before him refusing him admittance; To his face in his presence openly.

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