- 词义辨析
下面两句话意思相同:
The soldier owed his courage to his ability to remain cool in the face of danger.
The soldier owed his courage to his ability to remain cool in face of danger.
这位战士把勇气归功于在危险面前保 持镇定的能力。
in one's face, on one's face
两者的意思有相同的情况,但多数情况下还是有区别的。它们的区别在于:
1.面部上有明显的突出物时用介词on,否则用in。试比较:
Your nose is on your face.
鼻子突出在面部。
Your eyes are in your face.
眼睛嵌在面部。
2.面部上有表情时,如smile, expression, grin, frown等,介词用on。例如:
A faint smile appeared on her face.她脸上露出了微微的笑容。
The young boy returned with a victorious grin on his face.年轻人面带胜利的微笑回来了。
hit my face, hit me in the face
在英语中常见的说法是hit me in the face; 前者指“打到的地方是脸部而不是其他部位”; 后者指“打到的人是我而不是别人,而被打到的部位是我的脸部而不是其他别的部位”。
- 速记技巧
词源记忆法
来自 PIE * dhe, 做,放置,语源同 do, fact. 即做出来的形状,脸面,并取代拉丁语 visage.
- 近义词
- 反义词
- appearancen.外貌,外观;出现,露面;[哲]现象;
- frontn.前面;临街的一面;身体前部;海滨道;战争前线;阵线;假面具;幌子;(冷暖空气团接触的)锋;
- lookvt.& vi. 看,瞧;
- surfacen.表面,表层;台面,操作台;外表;
- confrontv.面对,使面临;正视;与…对峙;
- coverv.遮盖;覆盖;撒上;包括;涉及;处理;行走;掩护;敷衍;给…保险;报道;足以支付;包庇;顶替,替补;采取预防行动;翻唱;
- defyvt.不服从;公然反抗;蔑视;向…挑战;
- dressn.连衣裙;衣服;
- encountervt.不期而遇;遭遇;对抗;
- surfacen.表面,表层;台面,操作台;外表;
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- 知识拓展
重要短语
the face of即使;在…面前
in the face面对;当面
face to face面对面
in the face of面对
- 双语例句 更多例句
Walking along the narrow gangway of the theater, I see a familiar face.
走在剧场里狭窄的过道上时我看到了一张熟悉的面孔.
《简明英汉词典》
Smith has run away from home, but his family are putting a good face on it.
史密斯已经离家出走,但家里人却装作若无其事。
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I shall have to gather myself together to face the whole board of directors.
我得冷静下来以对付整个董事会.
《简明英汉词典》
- 相关词组
- spoil one's face毁损某人的容貌
- face to face with与…面对面;
- face validity(测验题的)表面效度(能适当表达教学大纲基本要点的测验题);面有效性;
- a face of woe愁眉苦脸;
- male and femal face阳阴面
- edema of the face面肿;
- put a good face粉饰太平;
- baby facen.娃娃脸;
- blue in the face脸色发青,(气得、累得)说不出话来;脸红脖子粗;
- face powdern.扑面粉;
- face the music承担后果, 面对不愉快的局面;
- fresh face新鲜面孔
- face packn.面膜;
- swelling face[医]面肿;
- come face to face with each other相逢
- slap one's own face自打嘴巴;自打耳光;
- fly in the face of悍然不顾,公然违抗;
- face up to勇敢地接受[面对], 正视(而不畏缩);
- face offv.使…的表面平滑;
- inner face内面,里面,内表面;
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- animal n.动物,兽,牲畜;<俚>家畜,牲口;<俚>畜生(一般的人);兽性;adj.动物的;肉体的;肉欲的;
- fridge n.冰箱;
- communist n.共产主义者;共产党党员;adj.共产主义的;
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- thank v.谢谢,感谢;道谢;n.感谢,感激;
- particular adj.特定的;特殊的;格外的;挑剔的;n.细节;详细资料;
- equilibrium n.平衡;均衡;均势;(心情、情绪)平静,安宁;心理平衡
- fictions n.小说( fiction的名词复数 );虚构的或想像出的事,并非完全真实的事;
- herself pron.(反身代词)她自己;(用以加强语气)她亲自,她本人;
- International adj.国际的;n.国际比赛;国际比赛选手;外国人;
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