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出处：按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第452页（1719字）

【释义】：

n．①脸，面部：lie on one’s face 俯卧．look sb．in the face 盯着看某人．be unable to look sb．in the face 羞得不敢正视某人．show one’s face 露面． set one’s face against反对…．face to face 1)面对面：a face to face struggle面对面的斗争．2)对面相遇：The two armies met face to face on the battlefield．两军在战场上短兵相接．②面子，尊严：lose(one’s) face 丢脸．save one’s face 保全面子．③面前，当面：in(the) face of 1)面临：He was fearless in face of great danger．他临危不惧．2)尽管，不顾，违反：fly in the face of public disapproval冒天下之大不韪．in sb．’s face 1)正对着脸：The sun was shining in our faces．阳光照在我们的脸上．2)不隐讳：laugh in sb．’s face 当面嘲笑某人．to sb．’s face 当面地：I’ll tell him so to his face．我将当面告诉他．④容貌，面容，表情：an angry face 怒容．smiling faces笑容．a good judge of faces善于察颜观色的人．get one’s face on化装．a funny face 滑稽面具．keep a straight face 绷着脸．make a face(or faces)(at sb．)(对某人)做鬼脸．⑤表面，正面，面：the face of a clock钟面．the face of a building建筑物的正面．the face of the earth地球表面．⑥局面，外表：on the face of it从表面来看．put a new face on sth．使面目一新，使改观．⑦大胆，厚颜：have the face(to do sth．)竟厚着脸皮(干某事)．put a good(or bold) face on sth．处置某事时显出勇气．⑧票面：face value票面额．⑨【矿】工作面：The miners worked at the coal face．煤矿工人在采掘面工作．

－vt．①面向：The window face sthe street．窗户朝着大街．We marched facing the morning sun．我们迎着朝霞前进．②勇敢面对：face the enemy抗击敌人．face difficulties面对困难．face the world and brave the storm经风雨，见世面．face a matter(or it)out坚持到底，不屈．③正视(事实等)：face altered circumstances正视已改变了的情况．④使面临：the problem that faces us我们面临的问题．be faced with difficulties面临困难．⑤装饰表面，镶边：face a wall with concrete用混凝土涂饰墙面．⑥磨平，磨光(石头、铸件等)．⑦【军】命令转向：He faced his men to the left．他命令战士向左转．

－vi．朝向，面对着：face up to any natural calamity勇敢地对付任何自然灾害．Our house faces(to the)south．我们的房子朝南．About face(=Face about)!向后转!Left(Right) face!向左(右)转!