on sb's face
表示某种表情或特征出现在某人脸上时，英语习惯说 on sb's face，一般不说 in sb's face。
There was a big smile on her face.
她脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。
脸；面部
faces — plural of face
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
the front part of the head, including the eyes, nose, and mouth
人或动物头部的前部,包括眼睛、鼻子、嘴巴及周围区域
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
人头前部,从额头到下巴,耳到耳
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
公众形象；外表
Public image; outward appearance.
一个人脸上表达的情感
the feelings expressed on a person's face
良好声誉；在他人眼中的地位；尊严；声望
Good reputation; standing, in the eyes of others; dignity; prestige.
某物的一般外观
the general outward appearance of something
无耻的自信；大胆；厚颜无耻
Shameless confidence; boldness; effrontery.
某人或某物的性格或本质的一个方面
An aspect of the character or nature of someone or something.
存在；视线；前面
Presence; sight; front.
一个人；自我；(反身)自己
A person; the self; (reflexively) oneself.
某物的正面
The frontal aspect of something.
某物的定向力量
The directed force of something.
任何表面,尤其是前面或外面
Any surface, especially a front or outer one.
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
Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron; more generally, any of the bounding pieces of a polytope of any dimension.
球棒的前表面
The front surface of a bat.
高尔夫球杆击球的部分
The part of a golf club that hits the ball.
狮子的头部,正面显示,耳朵后面立即截断。
The head of a lion, shown face-on and cut off immediately behind the ears.
显示牌面值的一面(与所有牌背面相同的背面相对)。
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).
玩家角色,尤其是与可能吸收伤害的随从或其他实体相对。
The player character, especially as opposed to minions or other entities which might absorb damage instead of the player character.
滑轮的宽度,或齿轮从一端到另一端的长度。
The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end.
矿床正在开采的暴露表面。也指隧道正在挖掘的暴露端面。
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.
字体。
A typeface.
一种看待方式,无论是赞成还是反对；好感或愤怒。
A mode of regard, whether favourable or unfavourable; favour or anger.
She has a round face with big eyes.
她有一张圆脸，大眼睛。
用法提示：这里的"face"指人的脸部。
AI contextual example
His face showed surprise when he heard the news.
听到这个消息时，他脸上露出了惊讶的表情。
用法提示："face"指面部表情。
AI contextual example
The face of the building was covered in ivy.
建筑物的正面被常春藤覆盖。
用法提示："face"指物体的正面外观。
AI contextual example
表示某种表情或特征出现在某人脸上时，英语习惯说 on sb's face，一般不说 in sb's face。
There was a big smile on her face.
她脸上挂着灿烂的笑容。
表示“做鬼脸”时用 make a face 或 make faces at sb；单数 a face 指做一次，复数 faces 强调反复或逗趣。
The child made a face at his sister.
那个孩子朝他姐姐做了个鬼脸。
face to face 是固定搭配，在句中作状语，常与 with sb 连用，表示面对面地。
We finally met face to face after months of emails.
通了好几个月邮件后，我们终于见面了。
in the face of sth 意为“面对、在……面前”，多用于困难、危险等抽象情况。
She stayed calm in the face of danger.
面对危险，她保持冷静。
grammar · medium
易错句子He lost a face in front of everyone.
正确表达He lost face in front of everyone.
表示“面子、尊严”时，face 是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 a。lose face 是固定搭配，意为“丢脸”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The child made face to make us laugh.
正确表达The child made a face to make us laugh.
make a face 是固定短语，意为“做鬼脸”，face 是可数名词，需要加冠词 a。汉语“做鬼脸”无冠词，容易遗漏。
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a big smile in his face.
正确表达There was a big smile on his face.
表示“在脸上”时，英语用介词 on，而不是 in。on the face 强调表面接触，in the face 通常表示“正对着”或“面对”。
作为名词“脸”指头部正面或物体表面时的反义词
face 指人或动物的脸（头部前部），也可指物体的正面；surface 只指物体的表面或表层，不能指人的脸部，也没有“面子、声誉”的意思。
face 可指脸上的神情，但更常指脸这个部位本身，还有“面子、声誉”的含义；expression 只指表现出来的神情或表达方式，不能指脸部器官。
face 读 /feɪs/，结尾是清辅音 /s/，意思是“脸”；phase 读 /feɪz/，结尾是浊辅音 /z/，意思是“阶段”，两者读音相近但词义完全不同。
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。
面对面
We need to discuss this face to face.
我们需要面对面讨论这件事。
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。
面霜
She applies face cream every morning.
她每天早上涂面霜。
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。
面对事实
It's time to face facts: we are losing money.
是时候面对事实了：我们在亏钱。
眼睛是面部的重要器官，常与'face'一起描述容貌或表情。
表情通过面部肌肉展现，与'face'直接相关。
镜子用于观察面部，常与'face'搭配使用。
皮肤覆盖面部，是护肤和化妆话题中的常见搭配词。
微笑是一种面部表情，与'face'在情绪表达上紧密相连。
面对面地
We need to talk face to face.
我们需要面对面地谈谈。
挽回面子
He apologized to save face.
他道歉以挽回面子。
丢面子
She didn't want to lose face in front of her colleagues.
她不想在同事面前丢面子。
咱们给那张脸添个笑容吧！
The Joker says this line in The Dark Knight (2008) while threatening a character, forcing a smile.
小丑在电影《黑暗骑士》（2008）中说出这句台词，同时威胁一个角色，强迫其露出笑容。
就是这张脸曾让千帆竞发？
From Christopher Marlowe's play Doctor Faustus (1604), spoken by Faustus upon seeing Helen of Troy, referencing her beauty that caused the Trojan War.
出自克里斯托弗·马洛的戏剧《浮士德博士》（1604），浮士德见到海伦时所说，意指她的美貌引发了特洛伊战争。
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