复合形式：
face | faceplate |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | figurative (policy, opinion: reversal) (观点、政策的) | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底转变 chè dǐ zhuǎn biàn
TCTraditional Chinese 徹底轉變 |
| | Following a strong public outcry, the politician did an about-face regarding his position on global warming. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn n | (military: turn) | SCSimplified Chinese 向后转 |
| | The soldier did an about-face and marched back into barracks. |
| | 那位士兵向后转，返回了军营。 |
About-face!,
also UK: About-turn! interj | (military: turn) (军事) | SCSimplified Chinese 向后转！ |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 朝反方向前进！ |
| | Company halt! About-face! Forward march! |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (military: perform a turn) | SCSimplified Chinese 向后转 |
| | The privates about-turned at their sergeant's command. |
about-face,
also UK: about-turn vi | (turn in opposite direction) | SCSimplified Chinese 大转变 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大转弯 |
| | When Kai heard a bang behind him, he about-faced and gasped at what he saw. |
| angel face n | (young or innocent facial features) | SCSimplified Chinese 天使面孔 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 天使容颜 |
| | My girl has an angel face. |
| at face value adv | figurative (for its apparent worth) | SCSimplified Chinese 根据表面判断 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 从表面上看 |
| | You can't take what she says at face value: she always has an agenda. |
| | 你不能她说啥你就信啥：她总是别有用心。 |
| baby face n | (child-like facial features) | SCSimplified Chinese 娃娃脸 wá wa liǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 娃娃臉 |
| | She has such a baby face, you'd never guess she was in her thirties. |
baby face,
baby-face n | informal ([sb] with a child-like face) | SCSimplified Chinese 长着娃娃脸的人 |
| | Without that beard, you can clearly see that he's a baby face. |
| blue in the face adj | figurative, informal (exasperated) (比喻) | SCSimplified Chinese （气得）面色发青的，怒容满面的 qì de miàn sè fā qīng de，nù róng mǎn miàn de |
| | I've told my daughter to pick up her clothes until I'm blue in the face. |
| cliff face n | (vertical surface of a cliff) | SCSimplified Chinese 崖面 yá miàn |
| | Many climbed the slope but he was the first to conquer the sheer wall of the cliff face. |
| clock face n | (display of an analogue timepiece) | SCSimplified Chinese 钟面，表盘 |
| come face to face with v expr | literal, figurative (be confronted by, meet [sb], [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 与…当面对质，与…面对面 yǔ dāng miàn duì zhì，yǔ miàn duì miàn |
| | I knew that at some point, I would have to come face to face with my ex. |
| cut off your nose to spite your face v expr | figurative (put self at disadvantage through spite) | SCSimplified Chinese 跟自己过不去 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 自讨苦吃 |
| | The island has banned tourists as they make so much mess, even though they are its main source of income. Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! |
| etch lines on [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (time, etc.: age [sb]) | SCSimplified Chinese 在…的脸上刻下皱纹 |
| | Time had etched deep lines on Leon's face. |
face card,
also UK: court card n | (playing cards: king, queen or jack) (纸牌中的K、Q、J三种牌) | SCSimplified Chinese 人头牌，人面牌 rén tóu pái，rén miàn pái |
| | The king, queen and jack are called face cards. |
| face cream n | (lotion for facial skin) | SCSimplified Chinese 面霜 |
| face down adv | (facing downwards) | SCSimplified Chinese 脸朝下 liǎn cháo xià
TCTraditional Chinese 臉朝下 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 面朝下 liǎn cháo xià，miàn cháo xià |
| | Place the document face down on the glass to scan it. |
| | After tripping over the roller skate, he found himself face down on the sidewalk. |
| face flannel n | UK (washcloth) | SCSimplified Chinese 毛巾 máo jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 毛巾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 面巾 máo jīn，miàn jīn |
face lift,
facelift,
face-lift n | (surgery: tightens facial skin) | SCSimplified Chinese 面部整容 miàn bù zhěng róng |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 拉皮 miàn bù zhěng róng，lā pí |
| | Mary looked fantastic after her facelift. |
| | Many celebrities get face-lifts to appear younger. |
| | 玛丽做了拉皮手术后，看起来很美。 |
| | 许多名人都做拉皮手术来保持年轻。 |
| face mask n | (sports: protective equipment) (运动: 防护装备) | SCSimplified Chinese 面罩 miàn zhào |
| | The fencer's face mask has stainless-steel mesh at the front. |
| face mask n | (hygienic face covering) | SCSimplified Chinese 口罩 |
| | Face masks are no longer compulsory in our store, but customers are encouraged to wear them. |
| face mask n | (face shield) | SCSimplified Chinese 面罩 miàn zhào |
face mask (mainly US),
face pack (UK) n | (facial skin cleansing substance) | SCSimplified Chinese 面膜 |
| | Leaving this face mask on for 15 minutes will clear your skin of blackheads. |
| face of an angel n | (sweet and innocent appearance) (比喻义) | SCSimplified Chinese 天使的脸 |
| | She was evil to the core but she had the face of an angel. |
| face-off n | (confrontation) | SCSimplified Chinese 对峙 duì zhì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 对抗 duì zhì ，duì kàng
TCTraditional Chinese 對抗 |
| | The situation triggered a face-off between the government and farmers. |
| face-off n | (ice hockey: start of play) | SCSimplified Chinese 开球 kāi qiú |
| face off vi | (ice hockey: start play) | SCSimplified Chinese 开球 kāi qiú |
| face off vi | (sports: compete) | SCSimplified Chinese 对峙 duì zhì |
| | England and France are due to face off in tomorrow's final. |
| face paint n | (paints for decorating face) | SCSimplified Chinese 面部彩绘颜料 |
| | Mary decorated her daughter's face with green and black face paint for Halloween. |
face painting,
face-painting n | (decorating the face with paint) | SCSimplified Chinese 面部彩绘
TCTraditional Chinese 面部彩繪 |
| face powder | (cosmetics) | SCSimplified Chinese 蜜粉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 粉饼 |
| face the chop v expr | informal (person: facing job loss) | SCSimplified Chinese 即将失去工作 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即将被炒鱿鱼 |
| face the chop v expr | informal (establishment: facing closure) | SCSimplified Chinese 即将关张 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即将倒闭 |
| face the music v expr | figurative, informal (confront [sth]'s consequences) (比喻，非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 承担后果 chéng dān hòu guǒ
TCTraditional Chinese 承擔後果 |
| | His only option was to go home and face the music. |
| face to face adv | (in person) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对面 miàn duì miàn
TCTraditional Chinese 面對面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当面 miàn duì miàn，dāng miàn
TCTraditional Chinese 當面 |
| | We exchanged emails for a year before finally meeting face to face. |
| | We'd seen each other's photos, but the first time we met face to face was a shock. |
| | 我们用电子邮件交流了一年后才最终见面。//虽然我们见过彼此的照片，但双方第一次见面还是很震惊。 |
face to face with [sb/sth],
face-to-face with [sb/sth] expr | (confronted with, meeting) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...对峙 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...相见 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...面对面 |
| | Walking in the woods, the man was shocked to find himself face-to-face with a bear. |
| | 走在林中，这人惊讶地发现自己遇到了一只熊。 |
| face up adv | (facing upwards) | SCSimplified Chinese 面朝上 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 正面朝上 |
| | Start the game by drawing a card from the pack and placing it face up on the table. |
| | 游戏开始时，从一堆牌中抽出一张牌，将其面朝上放在桌上。 |
| face value n | (monetary worth as printed) (钞票) | SCSimplified Chinese 票面价值，面值 piào miàn jià zhí，miàn zhí |
| | Banks will only cash notes for their face value. |
| | 银行只会按票面价值兑现票据。 |
| face-saving adj | (preserving reputation) | SCSimplified Chinese 保留颜面的 |
| face-to-face adj | (direct, in person) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对面的 miàn duì miàn de
TCTraditional Chinese 面對面的 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当面的 miàn duì miàn de ，dāng miàn de |
| | Our first face-to-face encounter was way back in 1982. |
| | This school provides both online and face-to-face tutoring. |
| face-to-face meeting n | (in-person discussion) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对面会议 miàn duì miàn huì yì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当面会谈 miàn duì miàn huì yì，dāng miàn huì tán |
| | When discussing matters like these, it's usually better to have a face-to-face meeting. |
facecloth,
face cloth,
face-cloth n | (face flannel, wash cloth) | SCSimplified Chinese 洗脸毛巾 xǐ liǎn máo jīn
TCTraditional Chinese 洗臉毛巾 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 洗手毛巾 xǐ liǎn máo jīn，xǐ shǒu máo jīn |
| fly in the face of [sth] v expr | figurative (contradict completely) | SCSimplified Chinese 与...形成鲜明对比 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 与...完全不同 |
| font face n | (printing: typeface) (印刷) | SCSimplified Chinese 字体 zì tǐ |
f*** face,
f***face n | pejorative, vulgar, offensive!!, informal (insult) (侮辱性俚语) | SCSimplified Chinese 蠢货 chǔn huò |
| | What's your problem, f*** face? |
| full-face n as adj | (veil, helmet: covering the whole face) | SCSimplified Chinese 全罩式的 |
| full-face n as adj | (portrait, photo of face: from the front) | SCSimplified Chinese 正面的 zhèng miàn de |
| have egg on your face v expr | figurative (be embarrassed) | SCSimplified Chinese 尴尬 gān gà |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 出丑 gān gà，chū chǒu |
| hidden face n | figurative (unseen aspects of [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 隐藏的一面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 不为人知的一面 |
| | Destruction of families is the hidden face of drugs. |
| hide your face vi | figurative (be ashamed) | SCSimplified Chinese 惭愧，羞愧 cán kuì，xiū kuì
TCTraditional Chinese 慚愧 |
| | You were so rude to her - you'll have to hide your face in future. |
| hide your face vi | (cover your features) | SCSimplified Chinese 掩面，把脸遮住 yǎn miàn，bǎ liǎn zhē zhù |
| | It is common for Muslim women to hide their faces in public. |
| in the face adv | figurative (head on, directly) | SCSimplified Chinese 直接 zhí jiē
TCTraditional Chinese 直接 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 正面针对地 zhí jiē，zhèng miàn zhēn duì de |
| | He stared death in the face when he came off his motorcycle. |
| in the face adv | (in the front of one's head) | SCSimplified Chinese 在脸上 zài liǎn shàng
TCTraditional Chinese 在臉上 |
| | I'm having persistent pains in the face, doctor. |
| in the face of expr | (despite) | SCSimplified Chinese 尽管 jǐn guǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 盡管 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 即使 jǐn guǎn，jí shǐ
TCTraditional Chinese 即使 |
| | In the face of all her problems, Mary persisted in her studies. |
| | 尽管有着诸多困难，玛丽还是坚持自己的学业。 |
| in the face of expr | (when confronted with) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对 miàn duì
TCTraditional Chinese 面對 |
| | In the face of the angry crowd, the speaker maintained her calm. |
| | 面对气愤的群众，演讲者保持冷静。 |
| in the face of death expr | (when confronting death) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对死亡 miàn duì sǐ wáng
TCTraditional Chinese 面對死亡 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 受死亡威胁 miàn duì sǐ wáng，shòu sǐ wáng wēi xié |
| | A bullfighter stands in the face of death every time he goes into the ring. |
| In your face! interj | US, figurative, slang (defiance) (表示轻蔑) | SCSimplified Chinese 去你的，要你好看 qù nǐ de ，yào nǐ hǎo kàn |
| | You thought I couldn't win? Well, I did! In your face! |
| in-your-face adj | figurative, slang (bold, provocative) | SCSimplified Chinese 挑衅的，放肆的 tiǎo xìn de ，fàng sì de
TCTraditional Chinese 挑釁的 |
| | Consumers resent the intrusion of in-your-face advertising into their lives. |
| keep a straight face v expr | informal (look serious, avoid smiling) | SCSimplified Chinese 拉长脸 lā cháng liǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 拉長臉 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 板着脸 lā cháng liǎn，bǎn zhe liǎn |
| | It was difficult to keep a straight face when I played that prank on my coworkers. |
| kissy face n | informal (puckered mouth) (作接吻状) | SCSimplified Chinese 撅起嘴唇 |
| laugh in [sb]'s face v expr | informal (greet [sb] with derision) | SCSimplified Chinese 当面嘲笑 dāng miàn cháo xiào
TCTraditional Chinese 當面嘲笑 |
| | When he suggested that I pay $10,000 for that piece of junk, I laughed in his face. |
| laugh in the face of [sth] v expr | informal, figurative (mock defiantly) | SCSimplified Chinese 蔑视 miè shì |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 讥笑 miè shì，jī xiào |
| | He's so brave that he laughs in the face of danger. |
| long face n | figurative (sad expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 郁郁寡欢的脸色 yù yù guǎ huān de liǎn sè |
| | You got everything you wanted, so why the long face? |
| lose face v expr | (be embarrassed) | SCSimplified Chinese 丢脸 diū liǎn |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 丢面子 |
| | When the boss pointed out in front of the whole team that Richard was mistaken, Richard pretended he'd been joking to save face. |
make a funny face,
pull a funny face v expr | informal (make silly facial expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 做鬼脸 zuò guǐ liǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 做鬼臉 |
| | To make me laugh, my dad made funny faces at me. |
| meet face to face v expr | (hold a meeting in person) | SCSimplified Chinese 面对面会谈 miàn duì miàn huì tán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 当面会谈 miàn duì miàn huì tán，dāng miàn huì tán |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 面谈 miàn duì miàn huì tán，miàn tán |
| | Email and conference calls can't replace meeting face to face. |
| meet face to face v expr | (encounter in the flesh) | SCSimplified Chinese 实际会面 shí jì huì miàn
TCTraditional Chinese 實際會面 |
| | While I was out hiking, I met face to face with a mountain lion. |
| on the face of it expr | figurative (superficially) | SCSimplified Chinese 表面上 biǎo miàn shàng |
| | On the face of it, he's a great candidate, but have you checked out his references yet? |
open-faced,
open-face adj | US (sandwich: no bread on top) (三明治) | SCSimplified Chinese 单片的，开口的 |
| outer face n | (exterior surface) | SCSimplified Chinese 外层 wài céng |
| | The outer face of the building was covered in marble. |
picture card,
also US: face card,
also UK: court card n | (in a deck of playing cards) | SCSimplified Chinese 人头牌 rén tóu pái |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 花牌 |
| poker face n | (face: no expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 扑克脸 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 面无表情的脸 |
| poker face n | ([sb] who shows no emotion) | SCSimplified Chinese 面无表情的人 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 一本正经的人 |
pull a face,
make a face v expr | (make a facial expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 做鬼脸 zuò guǐ liǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 做鬼臉 |
| | The little girl pulled a face when her mother told her they were having fish for dinner. |
put a brave face on it,
put a brave face on,
put on a brave face v expr | informal (endure [sth]) | SCSimplified Chinese 装出一副若无其事的样子 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 假装勇敢 |
| | Let's put on a brave face and get on with it. |
| resting bitch face n | vulgar, potentially offensive, informal (unsmiling expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 天生臭脸 |
| Right face! interj | (military: turn to the right) (口令) | SCSimplified Chinese 向右转 xiàng yòu zhuǎn
TCTraditional Chinese 向右轉 |
| | The sergeant yelled “Right face!” in my ear. |
| rock face n | (rock: exposed vertical surface) | SCSimplified Chinese 石面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 岩石表面 |
| save face v expr | (avoid humiliation) | SCSimplified Chinese 保全脸面
TCTraditional Chinese 保全臉面 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 顾及面子 |
| | The waiter mistakenly handed the bill to Steve, who paid it to save face. |
| show your face v expr | informal (make an appearance) | SCSimplified Chinese 露面 lòu miàn |
Shut your mug!,
Shut your face!,
Shut your trap! interj | UK, impolite, slang (stop talking) | SCSimplified Chinese 闭嘴！，住口！ |
skin peel,
face peel,
chemical peel n | (beauty treatment) | SCSimplified Chinese 换肤 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 剥脱术 |
| slap in the face n | (smack on the cheek) | SCSimplified Chinese 掌掴，打耳光 zhǎng guó，dǎ ěr guāng |
| slap in the face n | figurative (insult, rejection) | SCSimplified Chinese 侮辱，拒绝，打击，羞辱 wǔ rǔ，jù jué，dǎ jī，xiū rǔ
TCTraditional Chinese 侮辱，拒絕，打擊 |
| | His refusal to accept my apology was a slap in the face. |
| smile face | (drawing of a smiling face) | SCSimplified Chinese 笑脸
TCTraditional Chinese 笑臉 |
smiley,
smiley face,
smile face n | (typed emoticon) | SCSimplified Chinese 笑容符号 xiào róng fú hào
TCTraditional Chinese 笑容符號 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 笑脸符号 |
| | It's unprofessional to put smileys in work emails. |
| straight face n | (unsmiling expression) | SCSimplified Chinese 面无表情 |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 表情严肃 |
| | I don't think Alice was joking about her plan; she said it with a straight face. |
| stuff your face v expr | informal (eat greedily) | SCSimplified Chinese 大吃大喝 dà chī dà hē |
| | | SCSimplified Chinese 大快朵颐 |
| | I stuffed my face at dinner and now my belly hurts. |
surgical mask,
surgical face mask n | (medicine: hygienic face covering) | SCSimplified Chinese 医用外科口罩 |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (charge with past misdeeds) | SCSimplified Chinese 翻某人的旧账 fān mǒu rén de jiù zhàng |
| | I wish you wouldn't throw that incident back in my face every time we have a row! |
| throw [sth] back in [sb]'s face v expr | figurative (reject spitefully) | SCSimplified Chinese 带有恶意地拒绝 |
| to your face adv | informal (in person, directly) (非正式用语) | SCSimplified Chinese 当着你面地 dāng zhe nǐ miàn de |
| | I don't mind telling you to your face that I think you're a fool. |
| volte-face n | Gallicism (turning around) | SCSimplified Chinese 转变位置，转过来 |
| volte-face n | Gallicism (reversal in opinion or policy) (观点、政策等) | SCSimplified Chinese 彻底转变 chè dǐ zhuǎn biàn
TCTraditional Chinese 徹底轉變 |