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音标发音

  • 英式音标 [feɪs]
  • 美式音标 [feɪs]
  • 国际音标 [feis]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 脸；表面；面子；面容；外观；威信
  • vi. 向；朝
  • vt. 面对；面向；承认；抹盖
  • n. (Face)人名；(法)法斯；(意)法切

词源解说

  • 13世纪晚期期进入英语，直接源自古法语的face；最初源自古典拉丁语的facies，意为外表，形状，形象。

词根记忆

  • “雷人教母”LadyGaga的成名曲PokerFace《扑克脸》

同根派生

  • adj性质的同根词
    facial：面部的，表面的；脸的，面部用的。
    faced：有某种面孔或表情的；有…表面的。
    faceless：匿名的，不知名的；无个性的；无脸面的。
  • n性质的同根词
    facial：美容，美颜；脸部按摩。
    facing：饰面；衣服等的贴边。
    facer：意外打击；（拳击中）面部所受的突然一击；铣刀盘。
  • v性质的同根词
    faced：面对（face的过去分词）。

用法辨析

    n. (名词)

  • 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。
  • face作“面子”“过分自信”解时,为抽象名词,不可数。
  • 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。

    • v. (动词)

  • 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。
  • 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。

英汉例句

    用作名词 (n.)

  • He altered his face suddenly.
    他突然变了脸。

    • 用作动词 (v.)

    用作不及物动词: S+～(+A)

  • All the houses there face south.
    那里所有房子都朝南。

    • 用作及物动词: S+～+ n./pron.

  • He turned and faced us.
    他转过身面向我们。

    • S+～+ v -ing

  • I could not face going there alone.
    我不敢单独去那里。

    • 其他: v -ing as Attrib.

  • It has a large window facing east.
    它有一个朝东的大窗子。

词组短语

    用作名词 (n.)

    动词+～

  • accept the face of 偏袒,偏爱
  • bury one 's face in one's hands 用两手捂住脸
  • cover one 's face 掩面,捂脸
  • have the face 有脸,有面子
  • hide one 's face 把脸藏起来,低头不理睬

英英字典

    剑桥英英字典

  • (HEAD) the front of the head, where the eyes, nose, and mouth are
  • (FRONT) the front or surface of an object
  • (RESPECT) the respect and honour of others
  • (DEAL WITH) If you face a problem, or a problem faces you, you have to deal with it.
  • (TURN TOWARDS) to turn or be turned towards something physically; to be opposite something
  • (BUILDING) If you face a building, you put an extra layer in front of what is already there.

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • Your face 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.
  • If your face is happy, sad, or serious, for example, the expression on your face shows that you are happy, sad, or serious.
  • The face of a cliff, mountain, or building is a vertical surface or side of it.
  • The face of a clock or watch is the surface with the numbers or hands on it, which shows the time.
  • If you say that the face of an area, institution, or field of activity is changing, you mean its appearance or nature is changing.
  • If you refer to something as the particular face of an activity, belief, or system, you mean that it is one particular aspect of it, in contrast to other aspects.
  • If you lose face, you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less. If you do something in order to save face, you do it in order to avoid appearing weak and losing people's respect or admiration.
  • &rarrsee also face value
  • If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downward. If they are face up, their face or front points upward. /
  • If you come face to face with someone, you meet them and can talk to them or look at them directly.
  • If you come face to face with a difficulty or reality, you cannot avoid it and have to deal with it.
  • If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.
  • If you take a particular action or attitude in the face of a problem or difficulty, you respond to that problem or difficulty in that way.
  • If you make 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.
  • You say on 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.
  • If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are somewhat unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.
  • If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
  • If you say something to someone's face, you say it openly in their presence.
  • to shut the door in someone's face&rarrsee door
  • to have egg on your face&rarrsee egg
  • If someone or something faces a particular thing, person, or direction, they are positioned opposite them or are looking in that direction.
  • If you face someone or something, you turn so that you are looking at them.
  • If you have to face 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.
  • If you face or are faced with something difficult or unpleasant, or if it faces you, it is going to affect you and you have to deal with it.
  • If you face the truth or face the facts, you accept that something is true. If you face someone with the truth or with the facts, you try to make them accept that something is true.
  • Face up to means the same as face.
  • If you cannot face something, you do not feel able to do it because it seems so difficult or unpleasant.
  • 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.
  • face the music&rarrsee music

专业释义

    体育

  • 球置于双方球员的球棒之间(准备开球)(常与off连用)

    • 军事学

  • 命令(队伍)改变方向
  • 转向，向(某方向)转[常用于口令]：

    • 语言学

  • 面对

    • 计算机科学技术

  • 面
  • 现场可变控制元件 (field alterable control element)

    • 生物学

  • 颜
  • 颜面
  • 颜面;面

    • 机械工程

  • 前面