- [countable]
the outside or top layer of something 表面；表層；面 We need a flat, smooth surface to play the game on. 我們需要一個平坦光滑的表面來玩遊戲。 an uneven road surface 凹凸不平的路面 a broad leaf with a large surface area 表面積很大的闊葉 Surface water (= rainwater that has collected on the surface of a road) made driving conditions hazardous. 路面積水對行車安全構成隐患。 Teeth have a hard surface layer called enamel. 牙齒有一層叫做釉質的堅硬表層。
Extra ExamplesTopics Colours and Shapesb1, Transport by car or lorryb1Smooth the surface with a spatula. 用抹刀把表面抹平。 the inner surface of a bone 骨頭的内壁 the surface layer of the skin 皮膚的表層
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- flat
- level
- …
- come to
- come up to
- reach
- …
- area
- level
- layer
- …
- above the surface
- on a/the surface
- over the surface
- …
- the Earth’s surface
- the surface of the Earth
- [countable, usually singular]
the top layer of an area of water or land 水面；地面；液面 the earth's surface 地球表面 - on the surface (of something)
These plants float on the surface of the water. 這些植物漂浮在水面上。 - below/beneath/under the surface (of something)
We could see fish swimming just below the surface. 我們可以看到魚在水面下遊動。 Alligators lurk beneath the surface of the swamp. 短吻鳄潛伏在沼澤表面之下。 The earth’s surface temperature is rising. 地球表面溫度正在上升。
Extra ExamplesCracks began to appear in the surface of the earth. 地球表面開始出現裂縫。 The ball rolled onto the frozen surface of the pond. 球滾到了池塘的冰面上。 The captain brought the submarine to the surface. 艇長使潛水艇升到水面上。 The ring slowly sank beneath the surface of the mud pool. 戒指慢慢沉入了泥潭。 The wind rippled the surface of the lake. 風吹皺了湖水。 Visible light from the sun passes through the atmosphere to the Earth's surface. 太陽發出的可見光穿過大氣層照到地球表面。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- flat
- level
- …
- come to
- come up to
- reach
- …
- area
- level
- layer
- …
- above the surface
- on a/the surface
- over the surface
- …
- the Earth’s surface
- the surface of the Earth
- [countable]
the flat upper part of a piece of furniture, that is used for working on （家具的）頂面，操作台 She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces. 她把廚房的所有台面全都收拾幹淨了。 You'll need a large smooth surface for rolling out the pastry. 你需要一個大而光滑的表面來擀面團。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- flat
- level
- …
- come to
- come up to
- reach
- …
- area
- level
- layer
- …
- above the surface
- on a/the surface
- over the surface
- …
- the Earth’s surface
- the surface of the Earth
- [singular]
the outer appearance of a person, thing or situation; the qualities that you see or notice, that are not hidden 表面；外表；外觀
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French (from sur- and face), suggested by Latin superficies.
Idioms
on the surface
when not thought about deeply or carefully and completely; when not looked at carefully 表面上；從外表看；乍一看
scratch the surface (of something)
to deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem 作膚淺的探討；淺嘗辄止；隔靴搔癢 We left feeling that we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating country. 我們離開時覺得我們只是觸及了這個迷人國家的表面。 The investigation barely scratched the surface of the city's drug problem. 這次調查只是觸及了該城市毒品問題的表面。