Word · CEFR A1 · Frequency #282
face
脸；面部
the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth
- 1.
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
人或动物头部的前部,包括眼睛、鼻子、嘴巴及周围区域
- 2.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
人头前部,从额头到下巴,耳到耳
- 3.
Public image; outward appearance.
公众形象；外表
- 4.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
一个人脸上表达的情感
- 5.
Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
良好声誉；在他人眼中的地位；尊严；声望
- 6.
the general outward appearance of something
某物的一般外观
- 7.
Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
无耻的自信；大胆；厚颜无耻
- 8.
An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
某人或某物的性格或本质的一个方面
- 9.
Presence; sight; front.
存在；视线；前面
- 10.
A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
一个人；自我；(反身)自己
- 11.
The frontal aspect of something.
某物的正面
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The directed force of something.
某物的定向力量
- 13.
Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
任何表面,尤其是前面或外面
- 14.
Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
多面体的任何平面边界；更广泛地说,任何维度的多胞体的边界部分
- 15.
The front surface of a bat.
球棒的前表面
- 16.
The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
高尔夫球杆击球的部分
- 17.
The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
狮子的头部,正面显示,耳朵后面立即截断。
- 18.
The side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck).
显示牌面值的一面(与所有牌背面相同的背面相对)。
- 19.
The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
玩家角色,尤其是与可能吸收伤害的随从或其他实体相对。
- 20.
The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
滑轮的宽度,或齿轮从一端到另一端的长度。
- 21.
The exposed surface of the mineral deposit where it is being mined. Also the exposed end surface of a tunnel where digging may still be in progress.
矿床正在开采的暴露表面。也指隧道正在挖掘的暴露端面。
- 22.
A typeface.
字体。
- 23.
A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
一种看待方式,无论是赞成还是反对；好感或愤怒。
表情；脸色；面子；声誉；尊严；外观；正面；表面；厚脸皮；厚颜；面临；面对
In use
She has a round face with big eyes.
His face showed surprise when he heard the news.
The face of the building was covered in ivy.
he washed his face
I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news
an angry face
the face of the city is changing
Connections
Collocations
- face value
- 票面价值；表面价值
- Don't take his words at face value; he is known for exaggeration.不要从字面意思理解他的话；他以夸张著称。
- face to face
- 面对面
- We need to discuss this face to face.我们需要面对面讨论这件事。
- face time
- 见面时间；视频通话时间
- I try to spend quality face time with my kids every day.我每天尽量和孩子一起度过高质量的相处时间。
- face cream
- 面霜
- She applies face cream every morning.她每天早上涂面霜。
- face the music
- 承担后果；面对现实
- He finally had to face the music for his mistakes.他最终不得不为自己的错误承担后果。
- face facts
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆法：想象自己的脸上有一个大写字母'F'，代表单词'Face'（脸）。
Context & Register
register: neutral; typical contexts: 日常对话、医学描述、绘画; note_zh: 作为'脸'的含义时，通常为中性用语，适用于多种场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words rhyme with /feɪs/; they share the same stressed vowel /eɪ/ and ending consonant /s/. The spelling chunk 'ace' is pronounced consistently as /eɪs/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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