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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- surface [ 'sɝfɪs] [ 'səːfɪs]
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- 1. noun （物体的）表面，外面
- 2. noun 表面部（分）
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3.
noun
地面；水面
- 4. noun 外观，外表
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5.
noun
固体的任何一面
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6.
noun
【同义词】airfoil
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7.
noun
[geometry]
长×宽的面
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8.
adjective
表面（上）的
- 9. adjective 地面的；水面的
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10.
adjective
（只看）外表的，肤浅的
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11.
vt.
对…作表面处理；把…弄平；使…（表面）光滑
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12.
vt.
给…配面（如铺路面）
- 13. vt. 使（矿苗等）露头；使（潜艇）浮出水面
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14.
vi.
（采矿中）在地面（附近）工作
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15.
vi.
浮出水面
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16.
vi.
呈现，显露
Collins English-English Dictionary
- surface ['s3ːfɪs]
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1.
n
the exterior face of an object or one such face
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2.
n
(as modifier)
- surface gloss
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3.
n
the area or size of such a face
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4.
n
(as modifier)
- surface measurements
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5.
n
material resembling such a face, with length and width but without depth
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6.
n
the superficial appearance as opposed to the real nature
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7.
n
(as modifier)
- a surface resemblance
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8.
n
[geometry]
the complete boundary of a solid figure
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9.
n
a continuous two-dimensional configuration
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10.
n
the uppermost level of the land or sea
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11.
n
(as modifier)
- surface transportation
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12.
vb
to rise or cause to rise to or as if to the surface (of water, etc)
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13.
vt.
[tr]
to treat the surface of, as by polishing, smoothing, etc
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14.
vt.
[tr]
to furnish with a surface
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15.
vi.
[intr]
[mining]
to work at or near the ground surface
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16.
vi.
to wash surface ore deposits
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17.
vi.
[intr]
to become apparent; emerge
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18.
vi.
[intr]
[informal]
to wake up
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19.
vi.
to get up
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20.
vi.
[Etymology]
C17: from French, from sur on + face
face , probably on the model of Latinsuperficies
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1.
n
the exterior face of an object or one such face
Examples
- a reflecting surface
- 反射面 → reflect
- surface forces
- 地面部队；水面舰艇 → surface
- surface mail
- 平寄(或普通)邮件(别于航空邮件) → surface
- wipe oil over the surface
- 往表面涂一层油 → wipe
- To reach the petrol sometimes you need to dig something like 2 km below the surface.
- 得挖到地表以下2千米的地方才能找到石油。
- Birds flew over the surface of the lake.
- 鸟儿飞过湖面。 → surface
- Everything seemed calm on the surface.
- 表面上看起来一切似乎都很平静。 → surface
- I can't get below the surface with him.
- 我无法看透他。 → surface
- The road surface is icy.
- 路面有冰。 → surface
- She sent him a surface letter.
- 她寄了封平信给他。 → surface
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