informal) to do sth that other
people think is rude or shows a lack of respect without feeling embarrassed or
ashamed in sb’s 'face
(NAmE,
informal) annoying sb by criticizing them or telling them what to do
all the time fttif A A, AMA A ( MAtlA. ) >n
the face of 'sth 1 despite problems, difficulties, etc. BP $£ ffi M ( If]. @ , IS Xl ^ ) : She showed great courage in the face
of danger.
2
as a result of sth & A;
He was unable to deny the charges in the face of new
evidence. n-#JPo lose
face
to
be less respected or look stupid because of sth you have done AM; AM A HT71 be humiliated on the 'face of it (informal) used to say that
sth seems to be good, true, etc. but that this opinion may need to be changed
when you know more about it AM-h#: On the face of it, it seems like a
great deal. AM_hlf A£M^ pull/make faces/a face (at sb) to produce an
expression on your face to show that you do not like sb/sth or in order to make
sb laugh ( Xj' A A ) $ M If M, MUM, # M M: What
are you pulling a face at now? ffcA<%MltM?
put your 'face on (informal) to put on make-up ft set your face against
sb/sth {especially
BrE) to
be determined to oppose sb/sth M A M A A A / : Her father had set his face against the
marriage. to sb’s 'face if
you say sth to sb’s face, you
say it to them directly rather than to other people —compare
behind SB’s back at back n. ’what’s his/her fate {informal) used to refer to a
person whose name you cannot remember ( )
M-ltfjA: Are
you still working for
what’s her face? fft£E£Al$yNllft‘
/WitAf IS? — more at blow v.,
blue adj., brave adj.,
door n., feed v., egg n., eye n., flat adv., fly v.,
LAUGH V., LONG adj., NOSE /?., PLAIN adj.,
PRETTY adj., SAVE V., SHOW V., SHUT V., SLAP n., STARE V.,
STRAIGHT adj., WIPE V., WRITE
« verb
►
BE OPPOSITE M Zt 1 to be opposite
sb/sth; to have your
face or front pointing
towards sb/sth or in a particular direction M XA MM; JEXA [VN]
She turned and faced him. MftMJtAMAIrllfeo 0 Most of the rooms
face the sea. £ Wi A M M 0 0 [V +adv./prep.] The terrace faces south. 3f £ $3 o o a
north-facing wall M It (ft 1# o
Stand with your feet apart and your hands facing
upwards. W P X EF M H, XX A M ± o o Which
direction are you facing? MMIWPAA M ? —
picture o front
►
SB/STH DIFFICULT $ Aft flj K
/ E
A 2 [VN] if you face a
particular situation, or it faces
you, you have to deal with it ffiltfi, j&MMW ( Alt R )
: the problems faced by one-parent families 0 The
company is facing a financial
crisis. IE M l|fi WlWl % fJL 0 She’s faced with a difficult decision.
MUMM—
3 [VN] to accept that a
difficult situation exists, although you would prefer not to A iA, JE M ( ) : It’s not
always easy to face the truth. AiA^
If
& II — # W M ♦ o o She had to face the fact that her life had
changed forever. MJfJEMMW AMStK
izec!#^ T o Face facts—she isn’t coming
back.
MXlM^E MAA®
ATo o Let’s face it, we’re not
going to win. if] f# A iA, ic flH E A 7 i© „ 4 if you
can’t face sth unpleasant,
you feel unable or unwilling to deal with it ( )
A#; ( AM ) &tS: [VN]
I just can’t face work today. 0
[V
-ing] I can’t face seeing them. M A H5 M JE$J fMJ o
5 [VN] to talk to or
deal with sb, even though this is difficult or unpleasant
How can I face Tom? He’ll be so disappointed.
mmmmm? c
►
COVER SURFACE ffKcA fS| 6 [VN] [usually passive] to cover a surface
with another material ( IcXfi—tyQ ) MH^M: a brick building
faced with stone
yi»!TC1 face the music {informal) to accept and deal
with criticism or punishment for sth you have done M X fttiE ( ) : The others all ran off, leaving me
to
face the music, A fife A «S M
& T , tM T He A & ft „ rJ!F.H .face sb*->down to oppose or beat sb
by dealing with them directly and confidently ( $e#L?Jg}^iffe ) fEA
AJEEfllTA .face off {especially NAmE) 1 to start a game such
as ice hockey ( Both teams are
ready to face off. T
AFf-A, 2 to
get ready
to argue, fight or
compete with sb ( sk
if. It If ) : The candidates are preparing to face off
on TV tonight. ^Mf£&A?t&£
— related noun face-off
.face
up to sth to accept and deal with sth that is difficult or
unpleasant IScAffi XM M AIEM ( SIXt^A'I&A^ ) : she had to face up to
the fact that she would never walk again. lift il& MIX AM
jmm-.
expressions on your face
►
To beam is to have a big happy smile on your face.
*
beam
*s
To frown is to make a serious,
angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that
lines appear on your forehead. * frown
s To glare or glower is to look in an angry,
aggressive way. * glare fP glower ft MM. ©©ilAiifell BSo
i To grimace is to make an ugly
expression with your face to show pain, disgust, etc. * grimace
►
To scowl is to look at someone in an angry or
annoyed way. * scowl fs,&M„
►
To smirk is to smile in a silly or unpleasant way
that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people
do not know, etc.
*
smirk «a;a
*
To
sneer
is
to show that you have no respect for someone by turning your upper lip upwards.
* sneer
m These words can also be
used as nouns. Ul±#i5]^
: She looked up with a puzzled frown, ftfe®
<> He gave me an icy
glare. o a grimace of
pain
'face card noun {especially NAmE) = court card face-cloth /'feiskloG; NAmE -klo:0/ noun {BrE) = flan- nel(2)
'face cream
noun [U, C] a thick cream
that you put on your face to clean the skin or keep it soft ; If JEW face-less /'feislas/ adj. [usually before
noun] (disapproving) having no noticeable
characteristics or identity A A# lEj; faceless bureaucrats AA
0 faceless high-rise
apartment blocks
face-lift /'feishft/ noun [usually sing.] 1 a medical operation in
which the skin on a person’s face is made tighter in order to make them look
younger A; to have a facelift
2 changes made to a building or place to
make it look more attractive ( )
Sir, Mi$:
The
town has recently been
given a facelift.
Sf^o
‘face-off noun 1 {informal, especially
NAmE)
an argument or a fight |#if: a face-off between the presidential
candidates A^A^j^AAlH] 2 the way of starting
play in a game of ice hockey (
'face pack noun {BrE) a substance that you
put on your face and take off after a short period of time, used to clean your
skin MM ( )
‘face powder noun powder that you put on
your face to make it look less shiny f
'face-saving adj. [only before noun]
intended to protect sb’s reputation and to avoid embarrassment : a face-saving
compromise AM^ScM1 facet /'faesit/ noun 1 ~ (of sth) a particular part
or aspect of sth ( ) p|$^K AM: Now let’s look at
another facet of the problem.
M ill It I® M tfi) B—M „