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*face¹ /fes; feɪs/
n
1 [C] the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are 脸，面部:
a girl with a round, pretty face 圆脸漂亮的女孩
He had a surprised look on his face. 他满脸惊讶。
2 [C] an expression on someone's face 面部表情，脸色:
sb's face fell (=they started to look disappointed) 某人的脸色沉下来: Lynn's face fell when I said Sean already had a girlfriend. 当我说肖恩已经有女朋友的时候，琳恩脸色一沉。
make/pull a face (=twist your face into a funny or rude expression) 做鬼脸
keep a straight face (=stop yourself from laughing) 忍住不笑: When I saw what he was wearing, I could hardly keep a straight face. 看到他身上的衣服，我忍不住要发笑。
sb's face lights up (=they suddenly look happy) 某人面露喜色
3 face to face (with)
a) looking directly at someone （和…）面对面地:
I'd rather talk to him face to face than on the phone. 我宁愿和他当面谈，而不是打电话。
b) in a situation where you may have to experience something unpleasant 面临着，面对着〔令人不愉快的事〕:
It was the first time he had ever come face to face with death. 这是他第一次面对死亡。
4 in the face of when having to accept a difficult or dangerous situation 面对〔困难或危险〕:
Marie was very brave, even in the face of great suffering. 即使面临巨大的痛苦，玛丽仍然非常勇敢。
5 new/familiar face someone you have not seen before, or someone you already know 新面孔/熟悉的面孔:
In the middle of the crowd I recognized a familiar face. 人群中，我看到一张熟悉的脸。
6 [C] an outside surface of an object, usually its front 〔物体的〕面〔一般指正面〕:
a clock face 钟面
the north face of Mount Rainier 雷尼尔山的北坡
7 on the face of it when you first consider something, before you know the details 从表面判断:
On the face of it, this seems like a perfectly good idea. 表面上看，这似乎是个非常好的主意。
8 lose/save face to lose or avoid losing the respect of other people 丢脸/保全面子:
If I win, Lee will lose face and hate me even more. 如果我赢了，李就会没面子，而且更加恨我。
9 to sb's face if you say something to someone's face, you say it when they are with you 〔说话〕当着某人的面:
They'd never dare say that to his face. 他们永远不敢当着他的面说那些话。
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