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face

noun

/feɪs/

Idioms

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front of head頭的正面

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the front part of the head, where the eyes, nose and mouth are 臉；面孔

a pretty/pale/round face 漂亮/蒼白/圓圓的臉
He buried his face in his hands.他雙手掩面。
to hide/cover your face遮住臉
on somebody's face You should have seen the look on her face when I told her!我告訴她的時候你真該看到她的臉色！
The expression on his face never changed.他的面部表情總是一成不變。
in the face She was red in the face with embarrassment.她尴尬得臉都紅了。
At that time, her face was on the covers of all the magazines.那時，她的臉出現在所有雜志的封面上。

expression表情

an expression that is shown on somebody’s face面部表情

a smiling/happy/sad face微笑/快樂/悲傷的臉
Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past.她講到往事時就面露喜色。
His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines.他讀大標題時臉沉了下來。
I could tell by his face it hadn't gone well.從他的表情我可以看出情況不妙。
Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech.休聽她丈夫講話時，臉上露出又驚又氣的表情。

person人

(in compounds構成複合詞) used to refer to a person of the type mentioned（某類型的）人

She looked around for a familiar face.她環顧四周想找個熟人。
He's a fresh face (= somebody new) at the company.他是公司的新面孔。
It's nice to see some new faces here this evening.今晚在這兒見到一些新面孔真是太好了。
The movie is full of famous faces.這部電影充滿了名人的面孔。
a well-known face on our television screens電視屏幕上的一位名人
I'm tired of seeing the same old faces every time we go out!我厭倦了每次出門都看到老樣子！

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a restaurant where you often see famous faces一家你經常會看到名人的餐館
I'm so bored with seeing the same old faces!我看到的都是些老面孔，真是煩人！
It's nice to see a friendly face.看到一張友好的臉真好。
I recognize a few faces here.我在這裏認出了幾張臉。
We're bringing in a lot of fresh faces.我們帶來了很多新面孔。
At last—here's a face I know!終於——這是我認識的一張臉！
They want recognizable faces to promote their products.他們想要可識别的面孔來推廣他們的産品。
It's a bit disconcerting to wake up and see a strange face.醒來看到一張陌生的臉，有點不安。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

familiar
old
different
…

verb + face

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-faced面容…

(in adjectives構成形容詞) having the type of face or expression mentioned有…面容的；有…表情的

pale-faced面色蒼白的
a freckle-faced boy滿臉雀斑的男孩
grim-faced表情嚴肅的
a sad-faced woman一個悲傷的女人

More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics

side/surface面；表面

a side or surface of something（某物的）面，表面

the north face of the mountain山的北坡
the dark face of the moon月亮的黑暗面
A steep path zigzags down the cliff face.一條陡峭的小路沿着懸崖表面蜿蜒而下。
We could see tiny figures climbing the rock face.我們可以看到微小的人影爬上岩石表面。
Ivy covered the front face of the house.常春藤覆蓋了房子的正面。
A banner hung across the face of the building.一面旗幟挂在大樓的正面。
How many faces does a cube have?立方體有幾個面？

front of clock鐘面

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the front part of a clock or watch鐘面；表盤

a dial like the face of a clock像鐘表表面一樣的表盤

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

front
rear
North
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phrases

face down
face downwards/downward
face up
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character/aspect特征；方面

the particular character of something（事物的某種）特征

face of something the changing face of Britain大不列颠變化中的特征
This discovery changed the whole face of science.這一發現改變了科學的整個面貌。
with a… face bureaucracy with a human face有人情味的官僚機構

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

human
acceptable
unacceptable
…

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face of something a particular aspect of something方面

Social deprivation is the unacceptable face of capitalism.社會貧困是資本主義令人不可接受的方面。
He has become the public face of the company.他已成爲公司的公衆形象。

Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective

human
acceptable
unacceptable
…

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see also in-your-face, typeface, volte-face

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’.

Idioms

be staring somebody in the face

used to describe something that you have failed to see, even though it was obvious and should have been easy to see明擺着；顯而易見
- The answer was staring us in the face but we never saw it until it was too late.答案就在眼前，但我們從未看到，直到爲時已晚。
to be certain to happen必定發生
- Defeat was staring them in the face.他們必遭失敗。
Topics Doubt, guessing and certaintyc2

be staring something in the face

to be unable to avoid something不可避免
- They were staring defeat in the face.對他們來說，失敗不可避免。

be written all over somebody’s face

(of a feeling感情) to be very obvious to other people from the expression on somebody’s face形之於色；表現得十分明顯
- Guilt was written all over his face.他滿臉愧疚。

blow up in somebody’s face

if a plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes badly wrong in a way that causes you damage or makes you feel embarrassed事情失敗，害了自己

cut off your nose to spite your face

(informal) to do something when you are angry that is meant to harm somebody else but that also harms you（惱怒之下）傷人害己，損人不利己

disappear/vanish off the face of the earth

to disappear completely完全消失；消逝得無影無蹤
- Keep looking—they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.繼續找，他們不可能就從此消失得無影無蹤的。

do something till you are blue in the face

(informal) to try to do something as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success徒然拼命地幹；徒勞無功
- You can argue till you're blue in the face, but you won't change my mind.你可以費盡口舌，但改變不了我的主意。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

somebody’s face fits/doesn’t fit

(British English) used to say that somebody will/will not get a particular job or position because they have/do not have the appearance, personality, etc. that the employer wants, even when this should not be important長相不合格；性格不合適
- If your face fits, you'll get the job.如果你的臉合適，你就會得到這份工作。
- It doesn't matter how well qualified you are; if your face doesn't fit, you don't stand a chance.資歷多好也沒用，如果人家看你不順眼，你就不會有機會。

somebody’s face is like thunder | somebody has a face like thunder

somebody looks very angry某人怒氣沖沖；某人滿面怒容
- Mr Hibbs came in with a face like thunder.希布斯先生面帶怒容走了進來。
Topics Appearancec2, Feelingsc2

face to face (with somebody)

close to and looking at somebody（與某人）面對面
- The two have never met face to face before.兩個人過去從未見過面。
- The room fell silent as she came face to face with the man who had tried to kill her.當她與試圖殺死她的人面對面時，房間裏鴉雀無聲。

face to face with something

in a situation where you have to accept that something is true and deal with it面對某種處境
- She was at an early age brought face to face with the horrors of war.她年幼時就面臨戰爭的恐怖。

face up/down

(of a person人) with your face and stomach facing upwards/downwards面朝上／朝下
- She lay face down on the bed.她俯卧在床上。
with the front part or surface facing upwards/downwards正面朝上／朝下；表面沖上／沖下
- Place the card face up on the pile.把紙牌正面朝上放在這一疊的上面。
- She placed the cards face down on the table.她把牌反扣在桌上。

fall flat on your face

to fall so that you are lying on your front摔趴下
to fail completely, usually in an embarrassing way（顔面丢盡地）徹底失敗
- His next television venture fell flat on its face.他的下一個電視項目丢人現眼，徹底失敗了。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2

feed your face

(informal, usually disapproving) to eat a lot of food or too much food大吃一頓；吃得過飽

fly in the face of something

to oppose or be the opposite of something that is usual or expected悍然不顧；公然違抗；與…相悖
- Such a proposal is flying in the face of common sense.這個建議違反常識。

have the face to do something

(British English, informal) to do something that other people think is rude or shows a lack of respect, without feeling embarrassed or ashamed居然有臉幹某事；恬不知恥做某事
- I don't know how you have the face to complain after everything they've done for you!我不知道他們爲你做了這麽多，你怎麽還有臉抱怨！

have/be left with egg on/all over your face

(informal) to be made to look stupid使顯得愚蠢；出醜；丢臉
- They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.只有十人到場，他們感到很丢面子。

in somebody’s face

(informal) annoying somebody by criticizing them or telling them what to do all the time批評某人，支使某人（使人惱火）
- Why are you always in my face?爲什麽你總是在我面前？

in the face of something

despite problems, difficulties, etc.即使面對（問題、困難等）
- She showed great courage in the face of danger.面對危險她表現出了巨大的勇氣。
- The campaign continued in the face of great opposition.盡管遭到強烈反對，競選活動仍在繼續。
as a result of something由於；因爲
- He was unable to deny the charges in the face of new evidence.面對新的證據，他無法否認這些指控。

laugh in somebody’s face

to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody當面嘲笑；公然蔑視

laugh on the other side of your face

(British English, informal) to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed轉喜爲憂；得意變成失意；笑臉變爲苦臉
- He’ll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter.當他看到我的信時，他會笑得前仰後合。

(pull, wear, etc.) a long face

(to have) an unhappy or disappointed expression悶悶不樂；哭喪着臉；愁眉苦臉
- He took one look at her long face and said ‘What’s wrong?’他看了一眼她的長臉，說道:“怎麽了？
- The news for the company isn't good, judging from the long faces in the boardroom.從董事會上人們拉長的臉可以看出，對公司來說這不是個好信息。

look somebody in the eye(s)/face

(usually used in negative sentences and questions通常用於否定句和疑問句) to look straight at somebody without feeling embarrassed or ashamed（坦然或問心無愧地）直視某人，正視某人
- Can you look me in the eye and tell me you're not lying?你能問心無愧地看着我說你沒撒謊嗎？
- She looked her father straight in the eye and answered his question truthfully.她直視着父親的眼睛，誠實地回答了他的問題。
- I'll never be able to look her in the face again!我再也不能坦然地面對她了！

lose face

to be less respected or look stupid because of something you have done丢臉；失面子
- Many leaders don't want to lose face by admitting failures.很多領導不想因爲承認失敗而丢面子。

loss of face

the state of being less respected by other people or looking stupid because of something you have done丢臉；失面子
- Failure to pass the exams means a massive loss of face for the students and their parents.未能通過考試意味着學生及其父母的巨大損失。

not just a pretty face

(humorous) used to emphasize that you have particular skills or qualities並非徒有其表；不止臉蛋漂亮
- ‘I didn't know you could play the piano.’ ‘I'm not just a pretty face, you know!’“我不知道你還會彈鋼琴呢。” “我可不止是臉蛋兒漂亮，對吧！”

on the face of it

used to say that something seems to be good, true, etc. but that this opinion may need to be changed when you know more about it表面上看
- On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.表面上看來好像很多。
- What may, on the face of it, seem obvious often turns out to be far more complicated.從表面上看，顯而易見的事情往往要複雜得多。
Topics Opinion and argumentc2

(as) plain as a pikestaff | (as) plain as day | (as) plain as the nose on your face

very obvious一清二楚；一目了然；顯而易見

pull/make faces/a face (at somebody)

to produce an expression on your face to show that you do not like somebody/something or in order to make somebody laugh（對某人）耷拉着臉，板着臉，做鬼臉
- What are you pulling a face at now?你幹嗎板着臉？
- Do you think it’s funny to make faces behind my back?你覺得背着我做鬼臉很好笑嗎？
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- She made a disgusted face at that and walked away.她擺出一副厭惡的表情，走開了。
- She made a funny face and gave a snorting sort of laugh.她做了個鬼臉，撲哧一聲笑了。
Topics Appearancec2

put your face on

(informal) to put on make-up化妝

put on a brave face | put a brave face on something

to pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not強裝自信快樂；佯裝滿不在乎
- I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I wasn’t worried.我不得不裝出若無其事的樣子，在他面前盡量不露出愁容。
- She put a brave face on her illness.她勇敢地面對自己的疾病。

save (somebody’s) face

to avoid or help somebody avoid being embarrassed（使）保全面子
- She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned.她被解僱了，但她愛面子，逢人便說是她辭職了。

set your face against somebody/something

(especially British English) to be determined to oppose somebody/something堅決反對某人／事物
- Her father had set his face against the marriage.她的父親堅決反對這門親事。

show your face

to appear among your friends or in public露面；公開見人
- She stayed at home, afraid to show her face.她待在家裏，不敢露面。

shut/slam the door in somebody’s face

to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in將某人拒之門外；讓某人吃閉門羹
to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way拒絕同某人談話；拒絕見某人

shut your mouth/face!

(slang) a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking（粗暴地要某人停止說話）住口，閉嘴

a slap in the face

an action that seems to be intended as a deliberate way of offending and showing lack of respect for somebody一記耳光；侮辱；打擊
- The closure of the school is a slap in the face to the local community.學校的關閉對當地社區來說不啻是一個打擊。

a straight face

if you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or smile, although you find something funny繃着的臉；忍着不笑的臉 see also straight-faced

to somebody’s face

if you say something to somebody’s face, you say it to them directly rather than to other people當着某人的面
- He’s a liar, and I’ve told him so to his face many times.他是個騙子，我已經當面告訴過他很多次了。
compare behind somebody’s back

what’s his/her face

(informal) used to refer to a person whose name you cannot remember（指記不起姓名的人）叫…的人
- Are you still working for what's her face?你還在爲那個叫什麽的女人幹活？

wipe somebody/something off the face of the earth | wipe something off the map

to destroy or remove somebody/something completely使…從地球上消失；徹底消除

face

verb

/feɪs/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they face	/feɪs/ /feɪs/
he / she / it faces	/ˈfeɪsɪz/ /ˈfeɪsɪz/
past simple faced	/feɪst/ /feɪst/
past participle faced	/feɪst/ /feɪst/
-ing form facing	/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/ /ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

Idioms Phrasal Verbs

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be opposite面對

[transitive, intransitive] to be opposite somebody/something; to have your face or front pointing towards somebody/something or in a particular direction面對；面向；正對

face somebody/something She turned and faced him.她轉過身來面對着他。
Most of the rooms face the sea.多數房間朝海。
They face each other across the aisle.他們隔着過道面對面。
face + adv./prep. The terrace faces south.露台朝南。
a north-facing wall面北的牆
a south-east-facing garden面向東南的花園
to face outwards/inwards/upwards/downwards面朝外/向内/向上/向下
Lie with your palms facing upwards.手掌朝上躺着。
Which direction are you facing?你面朝哪個方向？

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The flower turns its head to face the sun.那朵花把頭轉向太陽。
The Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition face each other across the dispatch box.首相和反對黨領袖隔着急件箱面對面。
They pray facing the east.他們朝東祈禱。
Babies may prefer to be carried facing outwards.嬰兒可能更喜歡面朝外背着。
The seating plan had the benches facing inwards toward the central aisle.座位平面圖上的長凳向内朝向中央過道。
The bedrooms face onto the courtyard.卧室面向庭院。
Stand with your feet apart and your hands facing upwards.兩腳叉開站着，雙手向上。
He lay on the ground, facing upwards.他面朝上躺在地上。
A camera was attached to the ceiling facing downwards.一架照相機面朝下安裝在天花板上。
The back rooms face north and can be cold.後面的房間朝北，很冷。

Topics Buildingsb1

somebody/something difficult難對付的人／事物

[transitive] if you face a particular situation, or it faces you, you have to deal with it面臨，必須對付（某情況）

face something Farmers face serious challenges in these conditions.在這種情況下，農民面臨着嚴峻的挑戰。
We are facing a financial crisis.我們正面臨一次財政[金融]危機。
to face charges/trial面臨指控/審判
the problems faced by homeless people無家可歸者面臨的問題
The project faces numerous difficulties.這個項目面臨許多困難。
They face competition from foreign imports.他們面臨來自國外進口的競爭。
She has faced criticism from some within her party.她面臨着黨内一些人的批評。
We look at the issues facing schools today.我們着眼於當今學校面臨的問題。
the challenges/problems that face the country該國面臨的挑戰/問題
be faced with something We are faced with the prospect of defeat.我們面臨失敗的前景。

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The party will have to change its policies to fit the new problems facing society.該黨將不得不改變政策以適應社會面臨的新問題。
These are just some of the challenges facing small businesses.這些只是小企業面臨的一些挑戰。
The main task facing the country is reconstruction after the war.這個國家面臨的主要任務是戰後重建。
We face the prospect of defeat.我們面臨失敗的前景。
They are facing the threat of redundancy.他們面臨裁員的威脅。
They are faced with the threat of redundancy.他們面臨裁員的威脅。
The health service faces a crisis this winter.衛生服務今年冬天面臨危機。
The country is facing an obesity crisis.該國正面臨肥胖危機。
We are faced with competition from young up-and-coming artists.我們面臨着年輕有爲藝術家的競爭。
The government faces strong opposition to the cuts.政府面臨着對削減的強烈反對。
The manager is facing a lot of pressure this season.經理這個賽季面臨着很大的壓力。
Many believe the country faces a grim future.許多人認爲這個國家面臨着嚴峻的未來。
I think they would feel differently if they were parents facing the same situation.我想如果他們是面臨同樣情況的父母，他們會有不同的感受。
Whatever happens, we'll face it together.無論發生什麽，我們都會一起面對。
We could all face higher fuel bills this winter.我們這個冬天免不了都要付更多的燃料費。
She's faced with a difficult decision.她眼前有一項難作的決定。
Several students now face expulsion.有幾個學生現在面臨被開除學籍的處分。
She could face charges of fraud.她可能面臨欺詐指控。
He is in custody facing criminal charges.他被拘留，面臨刑事指控。
He was arrested and now faces a murder trial.他被捕了，現在面臨謀殺審判。
It's unlikely she will ever face trial.她不太可能面臨審判。
They would have to take down the site or face heavy fines.他們將不得不關閉網站，否則將面臨巨額罰款。
If convicted, he faces the death penalty.如果罪名成立，他將面臨死刑。
On their journey across the desert they faced danger of all sorts.他們在穿越沙漠的旅途中應對了各種危險。

[transitive] face something to accept that a difficult situation exists, although you would prefer not to承認，正視（現實）

It's time to face reality—we failed.是面對現實的時候了——我們失敗了。
It's not always easy to face the truth.承認事實並不總是一件容易的事。
I did something wrong and I will face the consequences.我做錯了，我要面對後果。
She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever.她得正視她的生活已永遠改變了這一事實。
Face facts—she isn't coming back.面對現實吧，她不會回來了。
Let's face it, we're not going to win.我們得承認，我們赢不了啦。

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The company was forced to face reality—there was no market for the product.公司被迫面對現實——這種産品沒有市場。
He wanted his son to face the harsh realities of life.他希望兒子面對嚴酷的生活現實。
They refuse to face the fact that this isn't going to work.他們拒絕面對這樣一個事實:這是行不通的。
You need to face the fact that she doesn't love you.你需要面對她不愛你的事實。
It's time to forget the past and face the future.是時候忘記過去，面對未來了。
She doesn't seem able to face the situation.她似乎無法面對這種情況。
We have to face it that things are going to take a lot longer than we planned.我們不得不面對事情會比我們計劃的時間長得多的事實。
Face it, nobody likes to be criticized.面對現實吧，沒人喜歡被批評。

[transitive] if you can’t face something unpleasant, you feel unable or unwilling to deal with it（感到不能）對付；（不願）處理

face something I just can't face work today.我今天就是沒法工作。
He wasn't able to face the washing up.他無法面對洗好的餐具。
face doing something I can't face seeing them.我真不願意見到他們。
She could never face arguing with him.她永遠無法面對和他爭論。

Extra Examples

I'd go, but I can't face getting up so early.我想去，但是我不能這麽早起床。
She couldn't face her exercise class this morning.她今天早上無法面對她的健身班。
Some people just can't face parties.有些人就是不能面對聚會。
I was planning to clean the car, but I can't face it.我本來打算洗車的，但是沒辦法面對。
I don't know how I'm going to be able to face telling them.我不知道我將如何面對告訴他們。
I just couldn't face doing it all again.我只是無法面對再做一次。
How can you face cleaning all that up?你怎麽能面對清理這一切？

[transitive] face somebody to talk to or deal with somebody, even though this is difficult or unpleasant（明知不好辦而）交談，應付

How can I face Tom? He'll be so disappointed.我怎樣才能和湯姆談呢？他會很失望的。

cover surface覆蓋表面

[transitive, usually passive] to cover a surface with another material（以另一物）覆蓋表面

(be) faced with something a brick building faced with stone石料貼面的磚建築物

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’.

Idioms

face the music

(informal) to accept and deal with criticism or punishment for something you have done接受批評（或懲罰）
- The others all ran off, leaving me to face the music.其他人都跑掉了，留下我來挨罰。

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front of head頭的正面

expression表情

person人

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side/surface面；表面

front of clock鐘面

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somebody/something difficult難對付的人／事物

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