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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

face [feɪs]
  1. 1. noun [c] [解剖]
    She had a beautiful face.
    她的脸很漂亮
  2. 2. noun [c] (expression) 表情
    He looked at her with a puzzled face.
    他用疑惑表情看着她。
  3. 3. noun [c] [of clock] 正面
  4. 4. noun [of mountain] [ cliff] 陡面
    the north face of Mount Tai
    泰山朝北的陡面
  5. 5. noun [of building]
  6. 6. noun [of cube] [ dice etc] (side) 面
  7. 7. noun [of belief] [ system] (aspect) 一面
    the ugly face of capitalism
    资本主义的丑恶一面
  8. 8. noun [of city] [ institution] 面貌
    The face of a city can change completely in a year.
    城市的面貌一年一个样。
  9. 9. vt. [+direction] [person+] 面向
  10. 10. vt. [building] [ seat] [ car+]
  11. 11. vt. (confront) 面临
    We are faced with a serious problem.
    我们正面一个严重问题
  12. 12. vt. [+unpleasant situation] 面对
  13. 13. vt. [+truth] [ facts] 正视
    Williams faces life in prison if convicted.
    如果定罪的话,威廉姆斯将面对终生监禁
    We simply must face facts.
    我们显然必须正视现实
  14. 14. vi. [person+] 面向
  15. 15. vi. [building] [ seat] [ car+]
    He was facing forwards.
    面向前方
    The garden faces south.
    这座花园朝南。
    I can't {or} couldn't face it
    应付不了
    to be {or} lie face down/up
    [person+] 俯卧/仰卧
  16. 16. vi. [card+] 正面
    to lose/save face
    丢/挽回面子
    to make {or} > pull a face (at sb)
    [BRIT] (对某人)做鬼脸
    in the face of
    [+difficulties,opposition] 面对
    on the face of it
    表面看来
    to come face to face with
    [+person] 与…面对面
  17. 17. vi. [+problem] 正视

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

face [feɪs]
  1. 1. n.[c] 脸,面孔
    Her face was pale and thin.
    她的苍白消瘦
    I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news.
    我真希望看到知道那个消息时脸上的表情
    He washed his face.
    他洗了脸。
  2. 2. noun [Person Name] 法切
  3. 3. noun [Person Name] 法斯
  4. 4. n.[c] 面部表情脸色
    He looked from one tired face to another.
    他看着一张张疲惫不堪的脸庞
  5. 5. n.[c] 外观外貌外表
    The face of Beijing is changing rapidly.
    北京面貌快速发生改变
    The face of the city is changing.
    那个城市的面貌总在不断变化
  6. 6. n.[c] 打击面,切削面工作面
    The face of the golf club is used to hit the golf ball.
    高尔夫球的棒面用于击打高尔夫球
  7. 7. n.[c]
    I looked lost in the room of unfamilar faces.
    在一屋子陌生人跟前,我像是迷了路。
    When he returned to work he met many new faces.
    当他重回到工作岗位时,看到许多新面孔。
    He looked out at a roomful of faces.
    看到了一屋子新面孔。
  8. 8. n.[c] 面,表面表层
    The face of the clock was white.
    那个时钟表盘白色的
  9. 9. n.[c] 动物的面部
  10. 10. n.[u] 正面主要的一面
    The cards were dealt face down.
    这些正面朝下。
    He dealt the cards face down.
    他将牌面朝下发牌
  11. 11. n.[c] 鬼脸滑稽面部表情
    She gave me a face before she ran out of the room.
    跑出房间之前,她向我做了一个鬼脸
  12. 12. n.[c] [Printing] 字体字型
    Calibri is the default face on my computer.
    我的电脑上的默认字体是Calibri(无衬线字体)。
  13. 13. n.[u] 面子颜面尊严
    The company director lost face after making several bad decisions.
    在做出几个错误决定后,这个公司的主管颜面尽失。
    She doesn't have the face to question my loyalty.
    没脸质疑我的忠诚
    He lost face.
    他丢了面子
  14. 14. n.[u] 厚颜无耻厚脸皮无礼
  15. 15. n.[c] 建筑物的)墙面;(峭壁的)山壁
    Suddenly he saw a bird flying along the face of the cliff.
    突然,他看见了一只鸟沿着崖面飞行
  16. 16. n.[c] 自信
    I can't face up to my problems.
    无法面对自己的问题
  17. 17. n.[u] 票面价值
    You shouldn't take her criticisms at face value.
    你不应该全额接受她的批评
  18. 18. n.[c] [Slang] 名人白人
  19. 19. n.[c] [Slang] [Plural] 出名恶棍
  20. 20. vt. 正视直面
    She couldn't face them a minute longer.
    她也不能面对他们
    He has made a mess of his life and faced a lot of problems.
    他把生活弄得一团糟面临诸多问题
    He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes.
    面临他的错误造成严重后果
  21. 21. vt. 对峙对抗
    The champion finally decided to face his opponent.
    冠军终于决定对手对抗
    Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring.
    在这场拳击赛中,杰克逊对阵史密斯
  22. 22. vt. 面向朝向
    Tom lived in the room with a window facing west.
    汤姆住在一间窗户朝西的房子里。
    The building faces the park.
    这座建筑物面对着公园
  23. 23. vt. 相对,和……面对面
    The television was facing an empty wall.
    这台电视面对着一堵空墙。
    The two sofas face each other.
    两个沙发面对面摆放着。
  24. 24. vt. 将脸转向面对
    I turned around to face the person that was following me.
    我转过身,面向尾随我的人。
    Turn and face your partner now.
    现在转过来,面对你的伙伴
  25. 25. vt. 使面对,使面临
    The police remained silent when they were faced with such accusations.
    面对这些指控时,警察保持沉默
    An enormous dilemma faces us.
    我们处于左右为难窘境
    He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions.
    面对所有证据,他再也无法抵赖了。
  26. 26. vt. 翻出……的正面翻牌
    The dealer faced his last card.
    这个经销商亮出他的底牌
  27. 27. vt. 给……缝边,镶边
    The designer faced the hems with silver rhinestones.
    设计师边缘缝上银色的人造钻石
  28. 28. vt. 涂抹覆盖
    The wall was faced with portraits of their family.
    这面墙挂满了他们家人肖像
    The building was faced with beautiful stones.
    这座建筑物外面砌了一层漂亮石材
  29. 29. vt. [Field Hockey] 把球置于双方球棒之间
    The teams were ready to face off.
    球队准备开球

Collins English-English Dictionary

face [feɪs]
  1. 1. n side any one of the plane surfaces of a crystal or other solid figure
  2. 2. n null typeface
  3. 3. n the front of the head from the forehead to the lower jaw; visage
  4. 4. n (as modifier)
    face flannel
    face cream
  5. 5. n the expression of the countenance; look
    a sad face
  6. 6. n a distorted expression, esp to indicate disgust; grimace
    she made a face
  7. 7. n [Spoken] make-up (esp in the phrase put one's face on)
  8. 8. n outward appearance
    the face of the countryside is changing
  9. 9. n appearance or pretence (esp in the phrases put a bold, good, bad, etc, face on)
  10. 10. n worth in the eyes of others; dignity (esp in the phrases lose or save face)
  11. 11. n [Spoken] impudence or effrontery
  12. 12. n the main side of an object, building, etc, or the front
    the face of a palace
    a cliff face
  13. 13. n the marked surface of an instrument, esp the dial of a timepiece
  14. 14. n the functional or working side of an object, as of a tool or playing card
  15. 15. n the exposed area of a mine from which coal, ore, etc, may be mined
  16. 16. n (as modifier)
    face worker
  17. 17. n the uppermost part or surface
    the face of the earth
  18. 18. n [mountaineering] a steep side of a mountain, bounded by ridges
  19. 19. n either of the surfaces of a coin, esp the one that bears the head of a ruler
  20. 20. n [Brit] [Slang] a well-known or important person
  21. 21. n [printing] the printing surface of any type character
  22. 22. n the style, the design, or sometimes the size of any type fount
  23. 23. n the print made from type
  24. 24. n [nautical] [Aeronautics] the aft or near side of a propeller blade
  25. 25. vb [when intr, often foll by to, towards, or on] to look or be situated or placed (in a specified direction)
    the house faces on the square
  26. 26. vb to be opposite
    facing page 9
  27. 27. vt. [tr] to meet or be confronted by
    in his work he faces many problems
  28. 28. vt. [tr] to accept or deal with something
    let's face it, you're finished
  29. 29. vt. [tr] to provide with a surface of a different material
    the cuffs were faced with velvet
  30. 30. vt. to dress the surface of (stone or other material)
  31. 31. vt. [tr] to expose (a card) with the face uppermost
  32. 32. vt. [Military] [chiefly US] to order (a formation) to turn in a certain direction or (of a formation) to turn as required
    right face!
  33. 33. vt. [ice hockey] (of the referee) to drop (the puck) between two opposing players, as when starting or restarting play - See also face-off
  34. 34. vt. to start or restart play in this manner
  35. 35. vt. See also face down face out face up to
  36. 36. vt. [Etymology] C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin facia (unattested), from Latin facies form, related to facere to make

Examples

She turned to face him, her face flushed with anger.
她转过身来看着他,一脸愤怒。
An interview schedule will always be administered face to face.
面试时间表往往会被面对面确定下来。
The two photographs lay face-to-face on the table.
两张照片在桌子上对着放着。
They spoke face to face.
他们进行了面谈。
His face betrays his fear.
他无意中露出恐惧的表情。

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