n(1) 臉，面孔(部) (front part of the head including the forehead，eyes，nose，mouth，cheeks，chin) [C]：a beautiful/handsome/pretty～美麗/英俊/漂亮的面孔;familiar/strange～s 熟悉/陌生的面孔;wash/powder one's～ 洗臉/往臉上擦粉;hide one's～in one's hands 用雙手捂住臉;with a weary look on one's ～面帶倦容;A smile appeared on his～. 他的臉上露出微笑。see the surprise in someone's～看到某人吃驚的表情;His～was thin. 他面頰削瘦。The boy's～shone with light/lighted up. 那個(gè)男孩的臉上放出異彩/露出喜色。
?(2) 面貌(容)，表情，臉色 (expression;look) [C]：a sad/smiling～悲傷的表情/笑臉;make/pull～s at朝……扮鬼臉;put on a happy～做出高興的樣子;Her～was happy/became grave. 她的樣子很高興/變得很?chē)?yán)肅。have a～like thunder 滿(mǎn)臉怒氣;〖同〗 expression，look，air;
?(3) 面子，威信(value in the eyes of others;dignity) [U]：lose/save (one's)～ 丟臉/保全臉面;a loss of～丟面子(的事);save～for sb為某人保住面子;〖同〗 reputation，dignity;
?(4) 正(前，表)面(surface，esp a front one) [C]：the～of a building/cloth/a mountain/a clock 大樓的正面/布匹的正面/山的正面/表盤(pán);place a card～down on the table 將紙牌扣在桌子上;wipe sb off the～of the earth 將某人從世界上除掉;〖反〗 back;
?face to face面對(duì)面地：stand～to～with each other 面對(duì)面地站著;
?face value票面價(jià)值，表面意思：have a～value of $100，000 票面價(jià)值為10萬(wàn)美元;
?fly in the face of不顧，不遵守：fly in the～of convention 不顧常規(guī);
?have the face (to do sth)大膽，厚顏：I don't know how he had the～to come. 我真不明白他居然有臉來(lái)。
?in (the) face of 1) 即使：succeed in the～of great difficulties 在困難重重的情況下獲得成功;2) 面對(duì)：remain calm in the～of danger 面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)從容不迫;
?keep a straight face 板著面孔：He managed to keep a straight～when he heard the man's strange voice. 當(dāng)他聽(tīng)到那個(gè)人的古怪聲音時(shí)努力不使自己笑出聲來(lái)。
?look (sb) in the face 直視某人，正視：be unable to look sb in the～不能正視某人;
?on the face of it 從表面看來(lái) (infml)：The theory appears quite convincing on the～of it. 這個(gè)理論從表面看來(lái)是很有說(shuō)服力的。
?pull/wear a long face 愁眉苦臉：The child pulled a long～when he was told to do his homework. 當(dāng)要那個(gè)孩子做作業(yè)時(shí)，他耷拉著臉，一副不高興的樣子。
?put a good/bold/brave face on 裝出滿(mǎn)不在乎的樣子：She put a bold～in spite of her serious illness. 盡管她的病情嚴(yán)重，她還是裝出一副不在乎的樣子。
?set one's face against 強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)：The girl wanted to marry a poor boy，but her father set his～against it. 那個(gè)姑娘想嫁給一個(gè)窮孩子，但她的父親強(qiáng)烈反對(duì)。
?show one's face 露面：He was told never to show his～again there. 他被告知永遠(yuǎn)不要再在那里露面。
?stare sb in the face 盯著某人的臉看;迫在眉睫：Death stared him in the～. 他已經(jīng)死到臨頭了。
?to sb's face 當(dāng)著某人的面：Would you be brave enough to say that to his～? 你敢當(dāng)著他的面說(shuō)那話(huà)嗎?
?→′faceless adj 不知名的;′facial adj 臉面的，表面的;′face-cloth n 毛(手)巾;′face-cream n 面霜;′face-lift n 面部整容手術(shù);′face-pack n 潔面霜;′face-saver n 保全面子的事物;′face-saving adj 保全面子的;
?vt(1) 面(朝)向，面對(duì)(have or turn the face to or in a certain direction;be opposite to) [T+n]：～one another/each other/a small river/sb across the desk 面對(duì)面/面對(duì)面/朝著小河/與某人隔桌相對(duì);～left/south 朝左/朝南;The man who～s me is my teacher. 面向我的那個(gè)人是我的老師。He sat～ing her. 他面對(duì)她坐著。
?(2) 面對(duì)，正視，對(duì)付(deal confidently with;meet or accept boldly)[T+n]：～dangers/difficulties/problems/one's responsibilities面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)/正視困難/正視問(wèn)題/承擔(dān)責(zé)任;You have to～the fact that you've failed. 你不得不面對(duì)已經(jīng)失敗的事實(shí)。People in Africa are～ing a serious food problem. 非洲人民正面臨嚴(yán)重的食品問(wèn)題。Such was the situation they were～ing. 這就是他們面臨的局勢(shì)。〖同〗encounter，confront;
?(3) 使面對(duì)(臨)，擺在 …… 面前(present itself to)[T+n]：be～d with danger/with two alternatives 面對(duì)危險(xiǎn)/面臨兩種選擇;Many problems/A crisis～(s) them. 他們面臨許多問(wèn)題/一場(chǎng)危機(jī)。
?(4) 抹，蓋(cover with a surface)[T+n，T+n+prep(with)]：～ the walls of a building with marble 將大樓的墻面貼上大理石;～the sleeves with silk 用絲綢給袖口加貼邊;〖同〗 surface，cover，coat;
?face about/around轉(zhuǎn)過(guò)身來(lái)：The soldiers were ordered to～about. 士兵們按命令向后轉(zhuǎn)。
?face out (v adv) 堅(jiān)持到底;頂住 (vt)：～out a storm 堅(jiān)持到暴風(fēng)雨結(jié)束;
?face the music 接受某種不愉快的后果：The boy had to～the music after he had failed in the exam. 那個(gè)男孩子考試沒(méi)有及格，不得不接受由此帶來(lái)的后果。
?face up to (v adv prep) 勇敢地面對(duì)(承擔(dān)) (vt)：You must～up to the facts. 你必須勇敢地面對(duì)事實(shí)。
?【辨異】face與countenance和visage均指面部。face主要指面孔，如：a handsome face (英俊的臉龐);countenance(面部表情)為正式用詞，強(qiáng)調(diào)表達(dá)思想等的面部表情，如：His angry countenance frightened everybody. (他氣憤的表情把大家嚇壞了。)visage(面容)更正式，強(qiáng)調(diào)面部表情的某一特征，尤指嚴(yán)峻或嚴(yán)肅，如：stern in visage (表情嚴(yán)峻)。