face 的英语意思
faceface1 /feɪs/ noun [countable] 
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front of your head the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are头部前方，眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴所在的部位: 
She had a beautiful face.她长着一张美丽的脸。 Her face was white with fear.她因恐惧而脸色发白。 A big smile spread across his face.他脸上绽放出灿烂的笑容。 I felt like punching him in the face.我真想给他一拳。 ► You say that something is on somebody’s face, not ‘in somebody’s face’: You’ve got a mark on your face.2expression an expression on someone’s face某人脸上的表情: I’ll never forget my father’s face – I’d never seen him so upset before.我永远不会忘记父亲当时的表情——我从未见过他如此难过。3keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny即便某事很有趣也忍住不笑4pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular colour or shape脸部呈特定颜色或形状的: a pale-faced youth一个面色苍白的年轻人 → red-faced5grim-faced/serious-faced etc showing a particular expression on your face脸上呈现特定表情的: Negotiators emerged grim-faced after the day’s talks.谈判代表在一天的会谈后面色凝重地走了出来。 → barefaced, po-faced, poker-faced, stony-faced6person a person某人；人new/different face (=someone who you have not seen before)（＝你以前未曾见过的人） There are a few new faces in class this year.今年班里有几张新面孔。 Gordon is a familiar face (=someone who you know or have seen many times before) at the Shrewsbury Flower Show.Gordon 是什罗斯伯里花展的熟面孔（＝你认识或曾多次见过的人）。 It’s the same old faces (=people who you see often, especially too often) at our meetings every week.每周例会上都是那些老面孔（＝你经常见到的人，尤指见得太多的人）。famous/well-known face (=someone who is famous from television, magazines, films etc)（＝因电视、杂志、电影等而出名的人） She looked around at the sea of faces (=lots of people seen together) in the cafeteria.她环顾自助餐厅里如海的面孔（＝聚集在一起的许多人）。7face to face a)if two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other如果两人面对面站立，意味着他们非常靠近且互相注视meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face (=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc)（＝与某人见面交谈，而不仅仅是听说对方或通过电话交谈等） I’ve never met her face to face.我从未与她面对面见过面。 ‘You could have just phoned.’ ‘I wanted to explain things face to face.’"你打个电话就行了。""我想当面解释清楚。"come face to face/find yourself face to face (with somebody) (=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you)（＝与某人相遇，尤指以出乎意料或令人害怕的方式） At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke.就在那一刻，他与伯克警官不期而遇。 The two men stood face to face without a word.两人面对面站着，一言不发。 b)if you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it如果你与某件困难的事情正面相遇，意味着你亲身经历它并必须加以应对: It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death.那是他第一次与死亡正面相遇。bring somebody face to face with something Sometimes one is brought face to face with facts which cannot be ignored.有时，人会被迫直面无法回避的事实。 → face-to-face8say something/tell somebody something to their face if you say something unpleasant to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people如果你当着某人的面说令人不快的话，是指直接对其本人说，而不是对其他人说: I told him to his face just what I thought of him.我当面告诉了他我对他的真实看法。9face down/downwards with the face or front towards the ground脸或正面朝下: Keith was lying face down on the bed.Keith 趴在床上。10face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky脸或正面朝上: The body was lying face up in the rain.尸体仰面躺在雨中。11in the face of something in a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers在有许多问题、困难或危险的情况下: It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong opposition from within the party.面对党内如此强烈的反对，Daniels 竟然挺了过来，实在令人惊叹。12on the face of it used to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear用于表示某事表面上似乎是真实的，但可能还有其他尚不清楚的事实: It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations.从表面上看，这只是法规的一个小改动。 On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense.从表面上看，他的建议是合理的。13the face of something a)the nature or character of an organization, industry, system etc, and the way it appears to people组织、行业、体系等的本质或特征及其在人们眼中呈现的面貌: technology that has changed the face of society改变了社会面貌的技术 Is this the new face of the Tory party?这就是保守党的新面貌吗？the ugly/unacceptable/acceptable face of something (=the qualities of an organization, industry etc which people find unacceptable or acceptable)（＝组织、行业等令人难以接受或可以接受的特质） the unacceptable face of capitalism资本主义令人难以接受的一面 b)the general appearance of a particular place某一特定地方的整体面貌: the changing face of the landscape不断变化的景观面貌14mountain/cliff the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side山、悬崖等的face指其陡峭的垂直表面或侧面face of He fell and died while attempting to climb the north face of Mont Blanc.他在尝试攀登勃朗峰北壁时坠落身亡。 The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.悬崖壁面开始崩塌入海。 a sheer (=very steep) rock face险峻的（＝极其陡峭的）岩壁15clock the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are钟或表的正面，即显示数字和指针的部分16lose face if you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less丢脸指做了某件让自己显得软弱、愚蠢等、令人对你尊重减少的事: He doesn’t want to back down (=accept defeat in an argument) and risk losing face.他不想退让（＝在争论中认输）而冒丢脸的风险。17save face if you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you为顾全面子而做某事，是指为了使人们不失去对你的尊重: Both countries saved face with the compromise.两国通过妥协保住了各自的面子。18disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth used to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time用于表示你完全不知道某人在哪里，且很长时间没有见到他们: I haven’t seen Paul in ages; he seems to have vanished off the face of the earth.我很久没见到 Paul 了，他好像从地球上消失了一样。19 on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean ‘in the whole world’用于强调某一陈述，意为"在整个世界上": If she were the last woman on the face of the earth, I still wouldn’t be interested!就算她是世界上最后一个女人，我也不会感兴趣！20somebody’s face doesn’t fit used to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants用于表示某人因不符合雇主期望的类型而无法获得或保留某一职位21set your face against something especially British English to be very determined that something should not happen坚决反对某事发生: The local Labour Party has set its face against the scheme.当地工党坚决反对这一计划。22mine the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut矿井中开采煤炭、石料等的工作面 → coalface23outside surface one of the outside surfaces of an object or building物体或建筑物的外表面之一: A cube has six faces.正方体有六个面。24sport the part of a racket or bat etc that you use to hit the ball球拍或球棒等用于击球的部分25in your face spoken口语 informal非正式 behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising"in your face"式的行为、批评、言论等，指非常直接且往往令人震惊或出乎意料: Bingham has a very ‘in your face’ writing style.Bingham 的写作风格非常直白犀利。26 get in somebody’s face spoken口语 informal非正式 if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you如果某人惹你烦，意思是他们真的让你恼火27 get out of my face spoken口语 informal非正式 used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you以不礼貌的方式叫某人走开，因为他们令你烦恼28what’s his face/what’s her face spoken口语 informal非正式 used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name在想不起某人名字时用来指代该人的说法: I saw old what’s his face in school yesterday.我昨天在学校看见了那个……那谁来着。29put your face on informal非正式 to put make-up on化妆: I just need to run upstairs and put my face on.我只需要跑上楼去化个妆。 → blow up in somebody’s face at blow up, → put on a brave face at brave1(3), → do something till you’re blue in the face at blue1(4), → have egg on your face at egg1(5), → face-to-face, → fly in the face of at fly1(18), → laugh in somebody’s face at laugh1(11), → long face at long1(12), → not just a pretty face at pretty2(4), → show your face at show1(15), → shut your face at shut1(2), → a slap in the face at slap2(2), → be staring somebody in the face at stare1(2), → a straight face at straight2(8), → wipe something off the face of the earth at wipe1(8), → wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s face at wipe1(7), → have something written all over your face at write(10)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meanings 1 & 2— 含义 1 和 2adjectives形容词pretty/beautiful/handsome etc· Her face was beautiful in the morning light.· 她的脸在晨光中分外美丽。round/oval/square· Her face was round and jolly.· 她的脸圆润而喜气洋洋。thin/narrow· Tears rolled down her thin face.· 泪水顺着她清瘦的脸颊滚落。pale/dark· His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.· 他的脸突然变得苍白，我以为他要晕倒了。an angular face (=so thin that you can see the bones)· She stared at his dark, angular face.· 她凝视着他那张黝黑而棱角分明的脸。sad/serious· Maggie looked at him with a sad face.· Maggie 面带悲伤地看着他。happy/smiling· Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces.· Shelley 望着孩子们快乐的笑脸。a grinning face· He looked down at the boy’s grinning face.· 他俯视着男孩那张咧嘴笑的脸。angry· Beth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband.· Beth 怒气冲冲的脸死死地盯着她的丈夫。worried/anxious· My father watched us go with a worried face.· 父亲满脸担忧地看着我们离开。puzzled· He looked at his son’s puzzled face.· 他看着儿子那张困惑的脸。blank/impassive (=showing no emotion or thoughts)· What was she really thinking behind that blank face?· 那张毫无表情的脸背后，她究竟在想什么？wrinkled/lined (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age)· His wrinkled face must once have been handsome.· 他那张布满皱纹的脸，年轻时一定很英俊。scowling (=showing that you are not pleased about something)· He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.· 他回头一看，发现上司正黑着脸站在他身后。a long face (=an unhappy expression)· What’s the long face for?· 你为什么一脸愁容？verbs动词somebody’s face goes/turns red (=becomes red)· His face went red with embarrassment.· 他羞得满脸通红。somebody’s face goes/turns pale (=becomes pale)· I saw her face go pale when he walked in.· 他走进来时，我看见她的脸色变得苍白。somebody’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy)· Denise’s face lit up when she heard the news.· Denise 听到这个消息时，脸上顿时神采飞扬。somebody’s face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening)· She handed him the letter and his face darkened.· 她把信递给他，他的脸色随即阴沉下来。somebody’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed)· Her face fell when she saw who it was.· 她看清来人是谁之后，脸色沉了下来。pull/make a face (=to change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc)· Here’s a funny photo of Joe pulling a face.· 这是 Joe 扮鬼脸的一张有趣照片。somebody’s face is contorted with anger/rage (=someone’s face is twisted out of its normal shape because they are angry)· Eve’s face was contorted with anger as she picked up the broken vase.· Eve 拾起碎花瓶时，脸因愤怒而扭曲。phrases短语a look/expression on somebody’s face· She had a rather surprised look on her face.· 她脸上带着几分惊讶的表情。· I could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.· 从 Dan 的表情我就能看出他很失望。a smile/grin/frown on somebody’s face· There was a mischievous grin on her face.· 她脸上露出一丝顽皮的笑容。· He was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.· 他皱着眉头在看报纸。you can see something in somebody’s face (=you know what someone is feeling from the expression on their face)· She could see the despair in his face.· 她能从他的脸上看出绝望。something is written all over somebody’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression)· You’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!· 你在嫉妒——你脸上都写着呢！you should have seen somebody’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc)· You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning.· 我告诉他我要辞职时，你要是看见他的表情就好了。a face like thunder (=a very angry expression)· The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning.· 老板今早到来时，一脸怒气冲天。
查看全部语言翻译1front of your head the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are头部前方，眼睛、鼻子和嘴巴所在的部位: She had a beautiful face.她长着一张美丽的脸。 Her face was white with fear.她因恐惧而脸色发白。 A big smile spread across his face.他脸上绽放出灿烂的笑容。 I felt like punching him in the face.我真想给他一拳。 ► You say that something is on somebody’s face, not ‘in somebody’s face’: You’ve got a mark on your face.2expression an expression on someone’s face某人脸上的表情: I’ll never forget my father’s face – I’d never seen him so upset before.我永远不会忘记父亲当时的表情——我从未见过他如此难过。3keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny即便某事很有趣也忍住不笑4pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular colour or shape脸部呈特定颜色或形状的: a pale-faced youth一个面色苍白的年轻人 → red-faced5grim-faced/serious-faced etc showing a particular expression on your face脸上呈现特定表情的: Negotiators emerged grim-faced after the day’s talks.谈判代表在一天的会谈后面色凝重地走了出来。 → barefaced, po-faced, poker-faced, stony-faced6person a person某人；人new/different face (=someone who you have not seen before)（＝你以前未曾见过的人） There are a few new faces in class this year.今年班里有几张新面孔。 Gordon is a familiar face (=someone who you know or have seen many times before) at the Shrewsbury Flower Show.Gordon 是什罗斯伯里花展的熟面孔（＝你认识或曾多次见过的人）。 It’s the same old faces (=people who you see often, especially too often) at our meetings every week.每周例会上都是那些老面孔（＝你经常见到的人，尤指见得太多的人）。famous/well-known face (=someone who is famous from television, magazines, films etc)（＝因电视、杂志、电影等而出名的人） She looked around at the sea of faces (=lots of people seen together) in the cafeteria.她环顾自助餐厅里如海的面孔（＝聚集在一起的许多人）。7face to face a)if two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other如果两人面对面站立，意味着他们非常靠近且互相注视meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face (=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc)（＝与某人见面交谈，而不仅仅是听说对方或通过电话交谈等） I’ve never met her face to face.我从未与她面对面见过面。 ‘You could have just phoned.’ ‘I wanted to explain things face to face.’"你打个电话就行了。""我想当面解释清楚。"come face to face/find yourself face to face (with somebody) (=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you)（＝与某人相遇，尤指以出乎意料或令人害怕的方式） At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke.就在那一刻，他与伯克警官不期而遇。 The two men stood face to face without a word.两人面对面站着，一言不发。 b)if you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it如果你与某件困难的事情正面相遇，意味着你亲身经历它并必须加以应对: It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death.那是他第一次与死亡正面相遇。bring somebody face to face with something Sometimes one is brought face to face with facts which cannot be ignored.有时，人会被迫直面无法回避的事实。 → face-to-face8say something/tell somebody something to their face if you say something unpleasant to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people如果你当着某人的面说令人不快的话，是指直接对其本人说，而不是对其他人说: I told him to his face just what I thought of him.我当面告诉了他我对他的真实看法。9face down/downwards with the face or front towards the ground脸或正面朝下: Keith was lying face down on the bed.Keith 趴在床上。10face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky脸或正面朝上: The body was lying face up in the rain.尸体仰面躺在雨中。11in the face of something in a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers在有许多问题、困难或危险的情况下: It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong opposition from within the party.面对党内如此强烈的反对，Daniels 竟然挺了过来，实在令人惊叹。12on the face of it used to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear用于表示某事表面上似乎是真实的，但可能还有其他尚不清楚的事实: It looks, on the face of it, like a minor change in the regulations.从表面上看，这只是法规的一个小改动。 On the face of it, his suggestion makes sense.从表面上看，他的建议是合理的。13the face of something a)the nature or character of an organization, industry, system etc, and the way it appears to people组织、行业、体系等的本质或特征及其在人们眼中呈现的面貌: technology that has changed the face of society改变了社会面貌的技术 Is this the new face of the Tory party?这就是保守党的新面貌吗？the ugly/unacceptable/acceptable face of something (=the qualities of an organization, industry etc which people find unacceptable or acceptable)（＝组织、行业等令人难以接受或可以接受的特质） the unacceptable face of capitalism资本主义令人难以接受的一面 b)the general appearance of a particular place某一特定地方的整体面貌: the changing face of the landscape不断变化的景观面貌14mountain/cliff the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side山、悬崖等的face指其陡峭的垂直表面或侧面face of He fell and died while attempting to climb the north face of Mont Blanc.他在尝试攀登勃朗峰北壁时坠落身亡。 The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.悬崖壁面开始崩塌入海。 a sheer (=very steep) rock face险峻的（＝极其陡峭的）岩壁15clock the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are钟或表的正面，即显示数字和指针的部分16lose face if you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less丢脸指做了某件让自己显得软弱、愚蠢等、令人对你尊重减少的事: He doesn’t want to back down (=accept defeat in an argument) and risk losing face.他不想退让（＝在争论中认输）而冒丢脸的风险。17save face if you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you为顾全面子而做某事，是指为了使人们不失去对你的尊重: Both countries saved face with the compromise.两国通过妥协保住了各自的面子。18disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth used to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time用于表示你完全不知道某人在哪里，且很长时间没有见到他们: I haven’t seen Paul in ages; he seems to have vanished off the face of the earth.我很久没见到 Paul 了，他好像从地球上消失了一样。19 on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean ‘in the whole world’用于强调某一陈述，意为"在整个世界上": If she were the last woman on the face of the earth, I still wouldn’t be interested!就算她是世界上最后一个女人，我也不会感兴趣！20somebody’s face doesn’t fit used to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants用于表示某人因不符合雇主期望的类型而无法获得或保留某一职位21set your face against something especially British English to be very determined that something should not happen坚决反对某事发生: The local Labour Party has set its face against the scheme.当地工党坚决反对这一计划。22mine the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut矿井中开采煤炭、石料等的工作面 → coalface23outside surface one of the outside surfaces of an object or building物体或建筑物的外表面之一: A cube has six faces.正方体有六个面。24sport the part of a racket or bat etc that you use to hit the ball球拍或球棒等用于击球的部分25in your face spoken口语 informal非正式 behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising"in your face"式的行为、批评、言论等，指非常直接且往往令人震惊或出乎意料: Bingham has a very ‘in your face’ writing style.Bingham 的写作风格非常直白犀利。26 get in somebody’s face spoken口语 informal非正式 if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you如果某人惹你烦，意思是他们真的让你恼火27 get out of my face spoken口语 informal非正式 used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you以不礼貌的方式叫某人走开，因为他们令你烦恼28what’s his face/what’s her face spoken口语 informal非正式 used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name在想不起某人名字时用来指代该人的说法: I saw old what’s his face in school yesterday.我昨天在学校看见了那个……那谁来着。29put your face on informal非正式 to put make-up on化妆: I just need to run upstairs and put my face on.我只需要跑上楼去化个妆。 → blow up in somebody’s face at blow up, → put on a brave face at brave1(3), → do something till you’re blue in the face at blue1(4), → have egg on your face at egg1(5), → face-to-face, → fly in the face of at fly1(18), → laugh in somebody’s face at laugh1(11), → long face at long1(12), → not just a pretty face at pretty2(4), → show your face at show1(15), → shut your face at shut1(2), → a slap in the face at slap2(2), → be staring somebody in the face at stare1(2), → a straight face at straight2(8), → wipe something off the face of the earth at wipe1(8), → wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s face at wipe1(7), → have something written all over your face at write(10)COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meanings 1 & 2— 含义 1 和 2adjectives形容词pretty/beautiful/handsome etc· Her face was beautiful in the morning light.· 她的脸在晨光中分外美丽。round/oval/square· Her face was round and jolly.· 她的脸圆润而喜气洋洋。thin/narrow· Tears rolled down her thin face.· 泪水顺着她清瘦的脸颊滚落。pale/dark· His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.· 他的脸突然变得苍白，我以为他要晕倒了。an angular face (=so thin that you can see the bones)· She stared at his dark, angular face.· 她凝视着他那张黝黑而棱角分明的脸。sad/serious· Maggie looked at him with a sad face.· Maggie 面带悲伤地看着他。happy/smiling· Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces.· Shelley 望着孩子们快乐的笑脸。a grinning face· He looked down at the boy’s grinning face.· 他俯视着男孩那张咧嘴笑的脸。angry· Beth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband.· Beth 怒气冲冲的脸死死地盯着她的丈夫。worried/anxious· My father watched us go with a worried face.· 父亲满脸担忧地看着我们离开。puzzled· He looked at his son’s puzzled face.· 他看着儿子那张困惑的脸。blank/impassive (=showing no emotion or thoughts)· What was she really thinking behind that blank face?· 那张毫无表情的脸背后，她究竟在想什么？wrinkled/lined (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age)· His wrinkled face must once have been handsome.· 他那张布满皱纹的脸，年轻时一定很英俊。scowling (=showing that you are not pleased about something)· He looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.· 他回头一看，发现上司正黑着脸站在他身后。a long face (=an unhappy expression)· What’s the long face for?· 你为什么一脸愁容？verbs动词somebody’s face goes/turns red (=becomes red)· His face went red with embarrassment.· 他羞得满脸通红。somebody’s face goes/turns pale (=becomes pale)· I saw her face go pale when he walked in.· 他走进来时，我看见她的脸色变得苍白。somebody’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy)· Denise’s face lit up when she heard the news.· Denise 听到这个消息时，脸上顿时神采飞扬。somebody’s face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening)· She handed him the letter and his face darkened.· 她把信递给他，他的脸色随即阴沉下来。somebody’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed)· Her face fell when she saw who it was.· 她看清来人是谁之后，脸色沉了下来。pull/make a face (=to change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc)· Here’s a funny photo of Joe pulling a face.· 这是 Joe 扮鬼脸的一张有趣照片。somebody’s face is contorted with anger/rage (=someone’s face is twisted out of its normal shape because they are angry)· Eve’s face was contorted with anger as she picked up the broken vase.· Eve 拾起碎花瓶时，脸因愤怒而扭曲。phrases短语a look/expression on somebody’s face· She had a rather surprised look on her face.· 她脸上带着几分惊讶的表情。· I could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.· 从 Dan 的表情我就能看出他很失望。a smile/grin/frown on somebody’s face· There was a mischievous grin on her face.· 她脸上露出一丝顽皮的笑容。· He was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.· 他皱着眉头在看报纸。you can see something in somebody’s face (=you know what someone is feeling from the expression on their face)· She could see the despair in his face.· 她能从他的脸上看出绝望。something is written all over somebody’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression)· You’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!· 你在嫉妒——你脸上都写着呢！you should have seen somebody’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc)· You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning.· 我告诉他我要辞职时，你要是看见他的表情就好了。a face like thunder (=a very angry expression)· The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning.· 老板今早到来时，一脸怒气冲天。faceface2 verb [transitive] 1difficult situation if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it如果你面临困难局面，或困难局面摆在你面前，它将影响你，你必须加以应对: Emergency services are facing additional problems this winter.紧急救援服务今冬面临额外的问题。 The president faces the difficult task of putting the economy back on its feet.总统面临着重振经济这一艰巨任务。 McManus is facing the biggest challenge of his career.McManus 正面临其职业生涯中最大的挑战。 As the project comes to an end, many workers now face an uncertain future.随着项目接近尾声，许多工人如今面临着不确定的未来。 He must face the prospect of financial ruin.他必须直面破产的可能性。be faced with something I was faced with the awful job of breaking the news to the girl’s family.我不得不面对向女孩家属告知噩耗这项可怕的任务。 the difficulties faced by the police警察所面临的困难 If he is found guilty, he faces up to 12 years in jail.如果他被判有罪，他将面临最高12年的监禁。face charges/prosecution (=have legal charges brought against you)（＝被提起法律诉讼） He was the first member of the former government to face criminal charges.他是前政府中第一个面临刑事指控的成员。2admit a problem exists (also face up to something) to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it尽管宁愿回避，也要承认困难局面或问题的存在: Many couples refuse to face the fact that there are problems in their marriage.许多夫妻拒绝承认婚姻中存在问题这一事实。 You’ve got to face facts, Rachel. You can’t survive on a salary that low.你得面对现实，Rachel。那么低的薪水你根本活不下去。 He had to face the awful truth that she no longer loved him.他不得不直面那个可怕的事实——她已不再爱他了。 Face it, kid. You’re never going to be a rock star.接受现实吧，孩子。你永远不会成为摇滚明星的。3can’t face if you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult如果你无法面对某事，是指感到无力去做，因为它看起来太令人不快或太困难: I don’t want to go back to college – I just can’t face it.我不想回学校——我实在面对不了。 I can’t face the thought of going into town when it’s this hot.这么热的天，我连想进城的念头都不敢有。 She couldn’t face the prospect of another divorce.她无法面对再次离婚的前景。can’t face doing something He couldn’t face driving all the way to Los Angeles.他实在不想开车一路去洛杉矶。4talk/deal with somebody to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you当与某人交谈或打交道对你来说令人不快或困难时，仍去面对: You’re going to have to face him sooner or later.你迟早要面对他的。 I don’t know how I’m going to face her after what happened.发生了那件事之后，我不知道该怎么面对她。 The accident left her feeling depressed and unable to face the world (=be with people and live a normal life).那场事故让她心情低落，无法面对世界（＝与人相处、正常生活）。5be opposite to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction面对某人或某物，或朝向某一特定方向: The two men stood facing each other, smiling.两人面对面站着，相视微笑。 When he turned to face her, he seemed annoyed.当他转过身面对她时，看上去有些恼怒。 Lunch is served on the terrace facing the sea.午餐在面朝大海的露台上供应。south-facing/west-facing etc a south-facing garden朝南的花园face north/east etc The dining room faces east.饭厅朝东。6opponent/team to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition在比赛或竞赛中与对手或队伍对阵: Martinez will face Robertson in tomorrow’s final.Martinez 将在明天的决赛中对阵 Robertson。7 face the music informal非正式 to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done接受对自己所做之事的批评或惩罚8building be faced with stone/concrete etc a building that is faced with stone, concrete etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces以石材、混凝土等贴面的建筑，其外表面包有一层该材料COLLOCATIONS词语搭配nouns名词face a problem· She told me about some of the problems she was facing.· 她告诉了我她所面临的一些问题。face a difficulty· The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.· 酒店老板正面临财务困难。face a challenge· The coal industry faces serious challenges.· 煤炭行业面临严峻挑战。face the task of doing something· He faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people.· 他面临着为50人准备三道菜的任务。face a danger· He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear.· 他有勇气在恐惧中直面危险。face opposition (=deal with strong disagreement)· The government faced opposition from the Liberal Democrats.· 政府遭到自由民主党的反对。face charges (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law)· He faces charges of fraud and theft.· 他面临欺诈和盗窃罪的指控。face an uncertain/difficult future· The company is facing an uncertain future.· 这家公司正面临不确定的未来。face the prospect of something (=something in the future is going to affect you and you will have to deal with it)· Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding.· 许多沿海城市面临灾难性洪水的威胁。face somebody ↔ down phrasal verb especially American English to deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you以强硬自信的方式应对反对你的人: Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers.Harrison 成功地压制了一群愤怒的工人。face off phrasal verb American English to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this与某人打斗、争论或竞争，或摆出准备这样做的姿态: The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday.两名候选人将于周五在电视辩论中正面交锋。face up to something phrasal verb to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem接受并处理一个困难的事实或问题: They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it.他们绝不会再给你另一份工作了；你不妨接受这个现实。 She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty.她不得不接受他有罪这一事实。
1difficult situation if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it如果你面临困难局面，或困难局面摆在你面前，它将影响你，你必须加以应对: Emergency services are facing additional problems this winter.紧急救援服务今冬面临额外的问题。 The president faces the difficult task of putting the economy back on its feet.总统面临着重振经济这一艰巨任务。 McManus is facing the biggest challenge of his career.McManus 正面临其职业生涯中最大的挑战。 As the project comes to an end, many workers now face an uncertain future.随着项目接近尾声，许多工人如今面临着不确定的未来。 He must face the prospect of financial ruin.他必须直面破产的可能性。be faced with something I was faced with the awful job of breaking the news to the girl’s family.我不得不面对向女孩家属告知噩耗这项可怕的任务。 the difficulties faced by the police警察所面临的困难 If he is found guilty, he faces up to 12 years in jail.如果他被判有罪，他将面临最高12年的监禁。face charges/prosecution (=have legal charges brought against you)（＝被提起法律诉讼） He was the first member of the former government to face criminal charges.他是前政府中第一个面临刑事指控的成员。2admit a problem exists (also face up to something) to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it尽管宁愿回避，也要承认困难局面或问题的存在: Many couples refuse to face the fact that there are problems in their marriage.许多夫妻拒绝承认婚姻中存在问题这一事实。 You’ve got to face facts, Rachel. You can’t survive on a salary that low.你得面对现实，Rachel。那么低的薪水你根本活不下去。 He had to face the awful truth that she no longer loved him.他不得不直面那个可怕的事实——她已不再爱他了。 Face it, kid. You’re never going to be a rock star.接受现实吧，孩子。你永远不会成为摇滚明星的。3can’t face if you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult如果你无法面对某事，是指感到无力去做，因为它看起来太令人不快或太困难: I don’t want to go back to college – I just can’t face it.我不想回学校——我实在面对不了。 I can’t face the thought of going into town when it’s this hot.这么热的天，我连想进城的念头都不敢有。 She couldn’t face the prospect of another divorce.她无法面对再次离婚的前景。can’t face doing something He couldn’t face driving all the way to Los Angeles.他实在不想开车一路去洛杉矶。4talk/deal with somebody to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you当与某人交谈或打交道对你来说令人不快或困难时，仍去面对: You’re going to have to face him sooner or later.你迟早要面对他的。 I don’t know how I’m going to face her after what happened.发生了那件事之后，我不知道该怎么面对她。 The accident left her feeling depressed and unable to face the world (=be with people and live a normal life).那场事故让她心情低落，无法面对世界（＝与人相处、正常生活）。5be opposite to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction面对某人或某物，或朝向某一特定方向: The two men stood facing each other, smiling.两人面对面站着，相视微笑。 When he turned to face her, he seemed annoyed.当他转过身面对她时，看上去有些恼怒。 Lunch is served on the terrace facing the sea.午餐在面朝大海的露台上供应。south-facing/west-facing etc a south-facing garden朝南的花园face north/east etc The dining room faces east.饭厅朝东。6opponent/team to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition在比赛或竞赛中与对手或队伍对阵: Martinez will face Robertson in tomorrow’s final.Martinez 将在明天的决赛中对阵 Robertson。7 face the music informal非正式 to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done接受对自己所做之事的批评或惩罚8building be faced with stone/concrete etc a building that is faced with stone, concrete etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces以石材、混凝土等贴面的建筑，其外表面包有一层该材料COLLOCATIONS词语搭配nouns名词face a problem· She told me about some of the problems she was facing.· 她告诉了我她所面临的一些问题。face a difficulty· The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.· 酒店老板正面临财务困难。face a challenge· The coal industry faces serious challenges.· 煤炭行业面临严峻挑战。face the task of doing something· He faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people.· 他面临着为50人准备三道菜的任务。face a danger· He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear.· 他有勇气在恐惧中直面危险。face opposition (=deal with strong disagreement)· The government faced opposition from the Liberal Democrats.· 政府遭到自由民主党的反对。face charges (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law)· He faces charges of fraud and theft.· 他面临欺诈和盗窃罪的指控。face an uncertain/difficult future· The company is facing an uncertain future.· 这家公司正面临不确定的未来。face the prospect of something (=something in the future is going to affect you and you will have to deal with it)· Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding.· 许多沿海城市面临灾难性洪水的威胁。face somebody ↔ down phrasal verb especially American English to deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you以强硬自信的方式应对反对你的人: Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers.Harrison 成功地压制了一群愤怒的工人。face off phrasal verb American English to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this与某人打斗、争论或竞争，或摆出准备这样做的姿态: The two candidates will face off in a televised debate on Friday.两名候选人将于周五在电视辩论中正面交锋。face up to something phrasal verb to accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem接受并处理一个困难的事实或问题: They’ll never offer you another job; you might as well face up to it.他们绝不会再给你另一份工作了；你不妨接受这个现实。 She had to face up to the fact that he was guilty.她不得不接受他有罪这一事实。