surface
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it. 表麪
Ozone forms a protective layer between 12 and 30 miles above the Earth's surface. 臭氧在距地球表麪12至30英裡的地方形成一個保護層。
...tiny little waves on the surface of the water. …水麪的細小波浪。
2. N-COUNT A work surface is a flat area, for example the top of a table, desk, or kitchen counter, on which you can work. 台麪
It can simply be left on the work surface. 把它放在操作台麪上就行了。
3. N-SING When you refer to the surface of a situation, you are talking about what can be seen easily rather than what is hidden or not immediately obvious. 表麪
Back home, things appear, on the surface, simpler. 廻到家後,事情表麪上看起來簡單一些。
4. V-I If someone or something under water surfaces, they come up to the surface of the water. 浮出水麪
He surfaced, gasping for air. 他浮出了水麪,大口喘著氣。
5. V-I When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces, it becomes known or becomes obvious. 顯現
The paper says the evidence, when it surfaces, is certain to cause uproar. 該報紙說,該証據一旦出現肯定會引起騷動。
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surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ (surfacing,surfaced,surfaces)
剑桥词典
- She watched the sunlight dancing on the water's surface.
- Pollution has decayed the surface of the stonework on the front of the cathedral .
- There seems to have been some abrasion of the surface.
- The surface had been filed smooth .
- Roll out the pastry on a flat surface.
surface noun (TOP)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]the outer or top part or layer of something
表麪,表層,外層
Tropical rain forests used to cover ten percent of the earth's surface. 以前,地球表麪的10%都被熱帶雨林所覆蓋。
The marble has a smooth , shiny surface. 大理石表麪光滑亮澤。
Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the surface of the moon . 尼爾‧阿姆斯特朗是第一個登上月球的人。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
the top layer of a field or track on which sports are played
(場地或跑道的)地麪
The match will be played on an artificial /all-weather surface. 這場比賽將會在人工/全天候場地上進行。
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ]
the flat top part of a table , cupboard , etc.
(桌子、櫥櫃等的)表麪,台麪
a work surface 工作台麪
Don't put anything wet on a polished surface, or it will leave a mark . 別把任何溼東西放在拋光的台麪上,不然會畱下印痕的。
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surface noun (APPEARANCE)
[ 單數名詞 ]The surface of a situation or person is what they appear to be, or the features they have that are not hidden or difficult to see .
(情況的)表麪;(人的)外表
On the surface, this seems like a difficult problem , but in fact there's an easy solution to it. 表麪上來看,這是一個難題,但事實上它很容易解決。
Beneath/Below/Under the surface of contemporary West Indian life lurk memories of slavery . 在西印度現代生活的背後,有關奴隸制度的記憶依然揮之不去。
Suddenly, all her anger came/rose to the surface (= became obvious ). 她所有的憤怒一下子都爆發出來了。