facefacenoun1.■ front part of the head 脸[搭配]ADJ.angelic, beautiful, handsome, lovely, pleasant, pretty, sweet 天使般的面孔;漂亮的面孔;英俊的面孔;可爱的面孔plain, ugly, terrible 很普通的相貌;丑陋的面孔;可怕的面孔colourless, grey, pale, pallid, white 苍白的面孔;灰白的脸flushed, pink, red, ruddy 绯红的脸;粉嘟嘟的脸;红润的脸庞:Her face was flushed after her run. 她跑完步后满面通红。tanned 晒黑的脸dark 黝黑的脸sallow 蜡黄的脸heart-shaped, oval, round, square 心形脸;椭圆脸;圆脸;方脸bearded, freckled, unshaven 蓄胡须的脸;有雀斑的脸;胡子拉碴的脸lined, wrinkled 有皱纹的脸pock-marked 长满麻子的脸raddled 疲惫的脸fat, plump 胖的脸;丰满的脸:She had a plump, pretty face. 她有一张丰润可爱的脸。gaunt, haggard, lean, pinched, thin, wizened 憔悴的面孔;瘦削的面孔;干瘪的脸craggy, rugged 粗犷的面孔:a craggy face with deep-set eyes and bushy brows 一张粗犷的脸,眼睛深陷,眉毛浓密elfin 小巧精致的面孔:Her short hair suited her elfin face. 她留短发适合她那张小巧精致的脸。painted 涂脂抹粉的脸happy, smiling 快活的面容;笑脸tear-stained, tear-streaked 带泪痕的脸human 人脸[搭配]VERB + FACE tilt, turn 扳过脸;转过脸:She turned her face away. 她把脸转过去。He tilted her face up to his. 他扳过她的脸来对着自己。[搭配]FACE + VERB look, peer, stare 看;窥视;凝视:A face peered round the door at him. 门边有一张脸窥视他。[搭配]PREP.in the/sb’s ~ 在某人的脸部:The ball hit him in the face. 球打到了他的脸上。His eyes were sunken in his gaunt face. 他面容憔悴,眼窝深陷。on the/sb’s ~ 在某人脸上:She put some powder on her face. 她往脸上擦了些粉。[搭配]PHRASESa sea of faces (= a large crowd of faces) 许多张脸:From the stage, he looked down at a sea of faces. 他从台上看去,台下一片人海。2.■ expression on sb’s face 表情[搭配]ADJ.animated, cheerful, friendly, grinning, happy, radiant, smiling 充满生气的脸;愉快的表情;友善的表情;笑脸;幸福的表情;容光焕发anxious, frightened, troubled 担忧的表情;受惊的表情;不平静的表情angry, furious 愤怒的表情hard, set, stern 严厉的表情;僵硬的表情:His face was set and hard. 他板着脸,很严厉的样子。grave, serious 严肃的表情long, sad 拉长的脸;愁眉苦脸:The news for the company isn’t good, judging from the long faces in the boardroom. 从会议室里人们拉长的脸可以看出,对公司来说这不是个好消息。funny 滑稽的表情:She made a funny face and gave a snorting of laugh. 她做了个滑稽的表情,哧哧地笑了。honest, kind 真诚的表情;和蔼的表情expectant 期待的表情rapt 全神贯注的表情expressive, open 表情丰富的脸;坦率的表情:She looked at the honest, open face of her husband. 她看丈夫真诚、坦率的脸。blank, expressionless, impassive 面无表情:His face remained impassive, so strong was his self-control. 他依然是面无表情,自控能力是如此之强。[搭配]VERB + FACE make, pull 扮鬼脸:What are you pulling a face at now? 你扮什么鬼脸啊?search 察言观色:He searched her face for some clue as to what she meant. 他仔细观察她的表情想弄明白她的意思。[搭配]FACE + VERB brighten, glow, light up 容光焕发:Her little face lit up when I gave her the present. 我给她礼物时,她的小脸上焕发出了光彩。beam, smile 面带微笑:The face smiled benignly at him. 这张脸亲切地朝他微笑。cloud, crumple, drop, fall 脸色阴沉;脸沉下来:Her face crumpled and she started crying. 她耷拉脸哭了起来。‘I can’t come,’ she said. His face fell. “我来不了, ”她说。他脸色一沉。clear 面色转睛:His face cleared and she smiled back. 他的面色转晴,她又对他报以微笑。darken, harden, set 脸色阴郁;表情变严峻:Her face darkened with anger. 因为生气,她脸色沉下来了。His face set in grim lines. 他表情阴沉严峻。soften 表情变得温和:The father’s face softened as he hugged his little boy. 父亲拥抱小儿子时,脸色和缓下来了。flame, flush, go red, redden 脸变红:Jack’s face flushed with embarrassment. 杰克窘得脸通红。pale 脸变苍白:Her face paled with fright. 她吓得脸都白了。contort, crease, pucker, tighten, twist 表情扭曲;脸皱起;脸紧绷:Her face contorted in pain. 她痛得脸都歪了。betray sth, reveal sth 表情掩盖不住…;面上流露…:Her face betrayed no emotion at all. 她的脸上看不出任何情绪。[搭配]PREP.on sb’s ~ 在某人脸上:She had a big smile on her face. 她脸上带着灿烂的笑容。[搭配]PHRASESa face like thunder (= a very angry face) 愤怒的脸:Mr Hibbs came in with a face like thunder. 希布斯先生面带怒容走了进来。3.■ front part/side of sth 正面[搭配]ADJ.front, rear 前面;后面North, South, etc. 北面、南面等steep 陡峭的表面:We slowly climbed the steep face of the crag. 我们缓慢地沿着悬崖峭壁往上爬。cliff, rock 悬崖表面;岩石表面clock 钟面[搭配]PHRASESface down/downwards 面朝下;face up/ upwards 面朝上:She placed the cards face downwards on the table. 她把牌反扣在桌上。4.■ person 人[搭配]ADJ.familiar, (same) old 熟悉的面孔; 老面孔:I looked around for a familiar face. 我环顾四周想找一个熟人。I’m so bored with seeing the same old faces! 我看到的都是些老面孔,真是烦人!different, fresh, new, strange, unfamiliar 不同的人;新面孔;陌生人;不熟悉的人famous, well-known 名人:a restaurant where you often see famous faces 一家你经常会看到名人的餐馆[搭配]VERB + FACE see 看到某人5.■ particular character/aspect of sth 特征;方面[搭配]ADJ.human 人性的一面:bureaucracy with a human face 有人情味的官僚机构acceptable 可接受的一面unacceptable 令人无法接受的方面:Social deprivation is the unacceptable face of capitalism. 社会贫困是资本主义令人不可接受的方面。true 真实的一面changing 变化中的特征:the changing face of Britain 不列颠变化中的特征