| 释义 |
surface BrE /ˈsɜːfɪs/
NAmE /ˈsɜːrfɪs/► SEE ALLbelow/beneath the surfaceon the surfacescratch the surface (of sth)
●below/beneath the ˈsurfacewhat you cannot see but can only guess at or feel 外表下面；表象背后；实际上◆She seems very calm but beneath the surface I’m sure that she’s very upset.
她看起来很镇静，不过我敢肯定她实际上很不安。◆Beneath the surface of this beautiful city there is terrible poverty and suffering, which tourists never see.
在这美丽的城市背后有可怕的贫穷和苦难，这是游客永远看不到的。●on the ˈsurfacewhen you consider the obvious things, and not the deeper, hidden things 表面上；从外表看◆On the surface she can be very pleasant and helpful, but underneath she’s got problems.
表面上她亲切和气又乐于助人，可实际上她也有难题。◆The plan seems all right on the surface.
表面上这项计划似乎还不错。●scratch the ˈsurface (of sth)deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem 浅尝辄止；作肤浅的探讨；隔靴搔痒◆This report only scratches the surface of the problem.这篇报告对这一问题仅作了肤浅的探讨。 OPP get to the bottom of sth |