| 词组 | face |
| 释义 | noun | verb face1 /feɪs/ noun the front part of your head, or your expressionadjectivesa pretty/beautiful/handsome/nice face She has a pretty face – she could be a model.an ugly face I never want to see his ugly face again!a plain face (=not pretty) Her face was rather plain and she was dressed like an old woman.a round/oval/square face The woman’s face was round and jolly.a thin/narrow/long face The girl had a thin face and big dark eyes.a wrinkled/lined face (=with a lot of small lines, especially because someone is old) The old man looked at me with his wrinkled face.a craggy/rugged face (=strong-looking, with deep lines) Jake looked like a cowboy, with his tanned rugged face.a haggard/gaunt/drawn face (=looking very tired or ill) Her face was haggard and she had not slept for two nights.a lean/angular face (=with little fat) He had a lean hard face.a happy/smiling face It was good to see the children’s happy faces.a sad/serious/grim face Maggie looked at him with a sad face.a long face (=an unhappy expression) I could see from his long face that he wasn’t happy with the decision.an angry/scowling face He looked around and saw his boss’s scowling face behind him.an anxious/worried/puzzled face The woman glanced up at Kathleen, her face puzzled.a shocked/horrified face “You are not going out in that dress!” my father said with a horrified face.a blank/impassive face (=showing no emotion or thoughts) What was she really thinking behind that blank face?How the colour of someone’s face shows their feelingsIf someone’s face is red or scarlet, they are embarrassed.If someone’s face is pale or white, they are very worried or afraid.If someone’s face is grey or ashen, they are very worried, ill, or in pain.verbspull/make a face (=make a silly expression or make an expression that shows you are unhappy about something) The kids were pulling faces for the camera.sb’s face goes red/white etc also sb’s face turns red/white etc (=it becomes red, white etc) When he heard the news, his face suddenly went pale.sb’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed) Her face fell when she found out that she hadn’t got the job.sb’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy) Denise’s face lit up when she heard the news.sb’s face darkens (=they start to look angry) She handed him the letter and his face darkened.sb’s face glows (=they look healthy or happy) Her face was glowing with happiness.sb’s face flushes (=it goes red because they are embarrassed) Her face flushed when she was told she had won the prize.sb’s face softens/hardens (=their expression becomes kinder, or becomes less friendly) He frowned. Then his face softened a little.phrasesa look/expression on sb’s face She had a rather surprised look on her face. | I could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.a smile/grin/frown on sb’s face There was a mischievous grin on her face. | He was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.sth is written all over sb’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression) You’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!a sea of faces (=the faces of a very large number of people) She walked onto the platform and looked out at the sea of faces.you should have seen sb’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc) You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning.sb has a face like thunder (=they have a very angry expression) The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning. noun | verb face2 /feɪs/ verb 1. to have to deal with a difficult situation that is likely to happennounsface a problem/difficulty She told me about some of the problems she was facing. | The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.face opposition/criticism The government faced opposition from the courts.face a challenge The coal industry faces serious challenges.face the task of doing sth He faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people.face a dilemma (=have a difficult choice) The manager is facing the dilemma of who to select for the team.face charges/prosecution/trial (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law) The former chairman faces charges of fraud and theft. | She is due to face trial over the deaths of two children.face the risk/threat of sth The factory is facing the threat of closure.face the prospect of sth (=something bad is likely to happen to you in the future) Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding.face starvation A million people across the country face starvation.face extinction (=used when all of a type of animal could die, so that it no longer exists) The polar bear could face extinction if global warming continues.face competition We are facing strong competition from Chinese companies.face a difficult/uncertain etc future The school faces an uncertain future.2. to accept that a bad situation existsnounsface the truth Doctors told him he was dying but he just couldn’t face the truth.face facts Face facts, Peter, she doesn’t love you any more.face reality It’s time she faced reality and accepted that it will not be easy to find a job.phrasesface the fact that... I had to face the fact that I would never see my mother again.(let’s) face it (=used when saying that something is true, although it may be hard to accept) She is quite pretty but let’s face it, she’s never going to be a model. |
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