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face

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face1 /feɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
1  front of your head 头部的正面HBHBODY the front part of your head, where your eyes, nose, and mouth are 脸，面部
 She had a beautiful face.
她面容秀美。
 Her face was white with fear.
她吓得脸煞白。
 A big smile spread across his face.
他的脸上绽开了灿烂笑容。
 I felt like punching him in the face.
我真想给他脸上来一拳。
You say that something is on somebody’s face, not ‘in somebody’s face’: You’ve got a mark on your face.
表示“某物在某人脸上”时用 on , 不用 in : You’ve got a mark on your face. 你脸上有块污渍。
2  expression 表情EXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE an expression on someone’s face 面部表情；脸色
 I’ll never forget my father’s face – I’d never seen him so upset before.
我永远也忘不了父亲的表情——我以前从没见他那么难过。
3. keep a straight face to not laugh or smile, even though something is funny 绷着脸忍住不笑
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keep a straight face• With a completely straight face, Thomas announced he was joining the Girl Guides.• How can you say that and keep a straight face?• I try and keep a straight face, but I can't help grinning at myself.• I keep a straight face and the composure of a chemist dispensing a prescription.• The old trick of keeping a straight face was failing him these days.• It was very difficult to keep a straight face.• When reading some of the competition entries, it was hard to keep a straight face.• She looked so ridiculous it was hard to keep a straight face.• He looked so ridiculous -- I don't know how I managed to keep a straight face.• Barbara tried to keep a straight face, but in the end she just couldn't help laughing.• "I think I've lost that camera you lent me, " I said, trying to keep a straight face.• For the first hundred yards we keep straight faces.
4  pale-faced/round-faced etc having a face that has a particular colour or shape 脸色苍白的/脸圆圆的等
 a pale-faced youth
脸色苍白的年轻人
→ red-faced
5  grim-faced/serious-faced etc APPEARANCEshowing a particular expression on your face 表情严峻的/严肃的等
 Negotiators emerged grim-faced after the day’s talks.
经过一天的谈判之后，谈判代表们表情严峻地走了出来。
→ barefaced, po-faced, poker-faced, stony-faced
6  person 人 a person 人
new/different face (=someone who you have not seen before) 新面孔
 There are a few new faces in class this year.
今年班上来了几个新面孔。
 Gordon is a familiar face (=someone who you know or have seen many times before) at the Shrewsbury Flower Show.
戈登是什鲁斯伯里花展上的老面孔了。
 It’s the same old faces (=people who you see often, especially too often) at our meetings every week.
我们每周开会都是那几张老面孔。
famous/well-known face (=someone who is famous from television, magazines, films etc) 名人
 She looked around at the sea of faces (=lots of people seen together) in the cafeteria.
她环顾餐厅里的一张张面孔。
7  face to face 
a) OPPOSITE/FACEif two people are standing face to face, they are very close and are looking at each other 面对面地
meet somebody/talk to somebody/explain something etc face to face (=to meet someone and talk to them, instead of just hearing about them, talking to them on the phone etc) 当面见某人/与某人说话/解释某事等
 I’ve never met her face to face.
我从来没有跟她见过面。
 ‘You could have just phoned.’ ‘I wanted to explain things face to face.’
“你打个电话就可以嘛。”“我想当面解释。”
come face to face/find yourself face to face (with somebody) (=to meet someone, especially in a way that surprises or frightens you) 迎面碰上（某人）〔尤指感到吃惊或害怕〕
 At that moment he came face to face with Sergeant Burke.
就在那时，他迎面碰上了伯克中士。
 The two men stood face to face without a word.
那两个人面对面站着，一言不发。
b) DEAL WITHif you come face to face with something difficult, you experience it and have to deal with it 面对，面临〔困难〕
 It was the first time he’d ever come face to face with death.
这是他第一次直面死亡。
bring somebody face to face with something
 Sometimes one is brought face to face with facts which cannot be ignored.
有时人得面对一些不能忽视的事实。
→ face-to-face
Examples from the Corpus
face to face• Bob and I sat face to face across the table.• Stern insisted that she come downtown so that he could explain this to her face to face.• The two stood face to face without a word, as lofty pine trees when the wind is still.• Then they came face to face again to discover they lived in neighboring towns only one hour apart.• There he was face to face with himself - times six.• There is conversation which is usually face to face but may sometimes involve telecommunication.• They couldn't harm him face to face.• You only need type the merest hint of innuendo into a search engine to come face to face with a porno advert.• I stuck my head out of my tent, and came face to face with a cow.• In a face-to-face confrontation angry demonstrators threw bricks and bottles at the police.• The senator cannot meet every voter face to face, but he is certainly doing his best.• They stood face to face, each struggling to control his temper.• Turning the corner I came face to face with a security guard.• Victims who go to court dread coming face to face with their attacker again.• We sat face to face across a narrow table.• Couples who want to remain close have to spend some time face to face, time talking.
8  say something/tell somebody something to their face PERSONALLY/YOURSELFif you say something unpleasant to someone’s face, you say it to them directly, rather than to other people 当面说某事/告诉某人某事
 I told him to his face just what I thought of him.
我当面告诉了他我对他的看法。
9  face down/downwards UPwith the face or front towards the ground 脸朝下，面朝下
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face down/downwards• I set my book face down on the chair and followed after him.• Gently, he brought his face down on to Joe's and kissed him on his lips.• On return to Earth the orbiter orients itself so that the underside is facing down and slightly forwards.• A man lay face down, feet toward the center, head away from it.• Side by side, the two men lay face down in the grass, feet toward the rear of the pale car.• I was lying face down on the ground.• Larry Flynt presents the infamous pornographer as a likable slob who faced down the big guys and won.
10  face up/upwards with the face or front towards the sky 脸朝上，面朝上
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face up/upwards• If found guilty, he could face up to two years in jail.• It took time until she could face up to it.• We must face up to this.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and hold them as high as possible.• With palms facing upwards, take your arms behind you and pull them towards each other 35 times.• Sabit Brokaj of the Socialist Party faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.• If convicted, they face up to a year in jail and up to a $ 2,500 fine.• He fell across the wall, twisting, face up.
11  in the face of something DESPITEin a situation where there are many problems, difficulties, or dangers 面对某事物〔指问题、困难、危险〕
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in the face of something• Henceforth the Painswick cloth mills gradually closed in the face of competition.• And yet most remarkable of all is his coolness in the face of massive inexperience.• Environmental organisations are near to despair in the face of such skilful procrastination.• Award-winning entertainment that flies in the face of gravity lands in Tucson for two nights only.• The defeat that had frightened her in the faces of black men was the defeat of black for ever defined by white.• My memos are spitballs in the face of the faceless monolith where I work.• It is amazing how Daniels has survived in the face of such strong political opposition.• It was an error to take the long view in the face of moral objections.• Babies are weak and vulnerable in the face of huge shapes and loud noises that they can only dimly perceive.
12  on the face of it SEEMused to say that something seems true but that you think there may be other facts about it which are not yet clear 从表面上看
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on the face of it• On the face of it, he appeared to be an ideal candidate for the position.• On the face of it, this seems like a perfectly good idea -- we must wait and see if it turns out well.• All three candidates were acceptable on the face of it.• This seems a contradiction on the face of it.• Innocuous enough on the face of it.• It is, on the face of it, a very considerable offer.• It looks, on the face of it, like a pretty minor change in the regulations.• They were not, on the face of it, a likely match.• A contractual obligation, such as an exchange rule gives rise on the face of it to strict liability.• As I say, on the face of it obvious.
13  the face of something 
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the face of something• The M-forty extension through fifty nine miles of Oxfordshire and Warwickshire has changed the face of the countryside.• It's a new book about the changing face of the suburbs.• One is already the face of the other.• Roosevelt's bold policies changed the face of the nation.• All of this construction took place, of course, in the face of the most severe weather conditions imaginable.• In the face of the real danger to the boys in combat, everything at home seemed temporary.• This explains the neutral look on the faces of people in the streets.• It simply has more earthquakes than any other place on the face of the globe.• I wish you could have seen the faces of the jury as the awful specter of the future unfolded before them.• She had seen too many ghost skulls, and all under the faces of people who were now dead.
14  DNmountain/cliff 山/悬崖 the face of a mountain, cliff etc is a steep vertical surface or side 〔山、悬崖等的〕正面；坡面
15. watch.jpg clock 钟TMC the front part of a clock or watch, where the numbers and hands are 钟面；表面 →4  See picture of 见图 WATCH 2 →5 see picture at 见图 clock, watch
16  lose face ASHAMEDif you lose face, you do something which makes you seem weak, stupid etc, and which makes people respect you less 丢脸，失面子
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lose face• The government suffered a severe loss of face when details of the scandal emerged.• Rather than giving in and losing face, she carried on her needless quarrel with her father.• The country is asked to pay the price of the Government's overriding concern that they should not lose face.• They want to negotiate a ceasefire without either side losing face.• Senior managers can not afford to lose face too often and will bide their time to re-assert their authority.• Better to lose face and be open about not understanding the cryptic message, than to lose sleep at night over it.• No government likes to lose face like that.• The vital thing was not to lose face.• Eventually the policeman was prepared to lose face.• Criticism should never cause the recipient to lose face, inner dignity or self-respect.• Thus the other follows because she does not want to lose face with her white friend.• The leaders need to find a way of compromising without losing face among their supporters.
17  save face ADMIREif you do something to save face, you do it so that people will not lose their respect for you 保全面子
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save face• The important thing now was to let him save face.• Determined to save face, I kept devouring everything set before me.• The only person that didn't was Fish, who had to save face and went on claiming it was true.• Rather than admit defeat, Franklin compromised in order to save face.• As a result of the turmoil, Frank resigned in order to save face.• I had to do this to save face for my father.• Bosnia would survive as a constitutional fiction, allowing the world to save face.• By agreeing to the staged confrontation, Barnett would save face while permitting Meredith to register.
18  disappear/vanish from/off the face of the earth DISAPPEARused to say that you have no idea where someone is and have not seen them in a very long time 从地球上消失〔用于表示不知道某人在哪里，长久没有见到他们〕
19  on the face of the earth used when you are emphasizing a statement to mean ‘in the whole world’ 天底下，世界上〔用于强调〕
20. somebody’s face doesn’t fit WRONG/UNSUITABLEused to say that someone will not get or keep a particular job because they are not the kind of person that the employer wants 某人不合适〔某一职位〕
21  set your face against something especially British EnglishBrEAGAINST/OPPOSE to be very determined that something should not happen 坚决反对某事
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set your face against something• Alternatively, the rule-makers can set their faces against the pressures for change.• The Lord Chancellor set his face against growing criticism over his behaviour.• It has set its face against cutting prices.• Does the hon. Gentleman really want to set his face against the improvements that trust status could deliver?• I would set my face against the casualisation of the Corporation.
22. mine 矿井TI the part of a mine from which coal, stone etc is cut 采掘面，工作面 → coalface
23  outside surface 外表TBB one of the outside surfaces of an object or building 〔物体或建筑物的〕面；表面
24. sport 体育运动DS the part of a racket or bat etc that you use to hit the ball 〔球拍的〕拍面；〔球板的〕板面
25  in your face  spoken informalHONEST behaviour, criticisms, remarks etc that are in your face are very direct and often shocking or surprising 〔行为、批评、评论等〕当面的，直截了当的，不留情面的
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in your face• He reciprocated by flaunting his other affairs in her face.• You get in their face, they get in yours.• You could see it in their faces, minute by minute.• The next time you hear a native-born athlete complain about adversity, remember Livan Hernandez and laugh in his face.• Because from the very first day I looked in his face and saw a different boy.• Most people, when they laugh, also exercise more than 14 groups of muscles in their face.• Bingham has a real "in your face" writing style.• It hissed and spat in their faces.
26. get in somebody’s face spoken informal if someone gets in your face, they really annoy you 惹某人生气
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get in somebody’s face• They play a gritty game, always in your face, always yapping, getting in your face.• You get in their face, they get in yours.
27. get out of my face spoken informal used to tell someone in an impolite way to go away because they are annoying you 滚开
28  what’s his face/what’s her face spoken informalNAME OF A PERSON used as a way of talking about someone when you cannot remember their name 那个叫什么名字的人
29  put your face on informalDCB to put make-up on 化妆
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put your face on• Jill's still busy putting on her face.• Then I put her face on her desk, supported by a heap of loose files.
→ blow up in somebody’s face at blow up, → put on a brave face at brave1(3), → do something till you’re blue in the face at blue1(4), → have egg on your face at egg1(5), → face-to-face, → fly in the face of at fly1(18), → laugh in somebody’s face at laugh1(11), → long face at long1(12), → not just a pretty face at pretty2(4), → show your face at show1(15), → shut your face at shut1(2), → a slap in the face at slap2(2), → be staring somebody in the face at stare1(2), → a straight face at straight2(8), → wipe something off the face of the earth at wipe1(8), → wipe the smile/grin off somebody’s face at wipe1(7), → have something written all over your face at write(10)
 COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
adjectives
pretty/beautiful/handsome etc 漂亮的/美丽的/英俊的等
Her face was beautiful in the morning light.
她的脸在晨曦的映衬下明媚动人。
round/oval/square 圆的/鹅蛋形的/方正的
Her face was round and jolly.
她的脸圆圆的，表情很快活。
thin/narrow 瘦的/窄的
Tears rolled down her thin face.
泪水从她瘦削的脸庞滑落。
pale/dark 苍白的/黝黑的
His face suddenly became pale and I thought he was going to faint.
他突然脸色煞白，我以为他要晕倒了。
nan angular face (=so thin that you can see the bones)
She stared at his dark, angular face.
sad/serious 悲伤的/严肃的
Maggie looked at him with a sad face.
玛吉看着他，一脸悲伤。
happy/smiling 开心的/微笑的
Shelley looked at the children’s happy faces.
谢利看着孩子们开心的笑脸。
na grinning face
He looked down at the boy’s grinning face.
angry 生气的
nBeth’s angry face stared fiercely at her husband.
worried/anxious 担心的/忧虑的
nMy father watched us go with a worried face.
puzzled 困惑的
nHe looked at his son’s puzzled face.
blank/impassive (=showing no emotion or thoughts) 茫然的/冷漠的
nWhat was she really thinking behind that blank face?
wrinkled/lined (=with a lot of small lines, especially because of old age) 布满皱纹的
nHis wrinkled face must once have been handsome.
scowling (=showing that you are not pleased about something) 不悦的
nHe looked around and saw his boss's scowling face behind him.
a long face (=an unhappy expression) 拉长的脸
nWhat’s the long face for?
verbs
somebody’s face goes/turns red (=becomes red) 某人脸红了
His face went red with embarrassment.
他窘得涨红了脸。
somebody’s face goes/turns pale (=becomes pale) 某人的脸煞白
I saw her face go pale when he walked in.
他走进来的时候，我看到她脸色煞白。
somebody’s face lights up/brightens (=they start to look happy) 某人眉开眼笑
nDenise’s face lit up when she heard the news.
somebody’s face darkens (=they start to look angry or threatening) 某人的脸阴沉下来
nShe handed him the letter and his face darkened.
somebody’s face falls (=they look sad or disappointed) 某人脸色一沉
nHer face fell when she saw who it was.
pull/make a face (=to change your expression to make people laugh or to show you are angry, disappointed etc) 做鬼脸；拉长脸
nHere’s a funny photo of Joe pulling a face.
nsomebody’s face is contorted with anger/rage (=someone’s face is twisted out of its normal shape because they are angry)
Eve’s face was contorted with anger as she picked up the broken vase.
phrases
a look/expression on somebody’s face 某人脸上的神情
She had a rather surprised look on her face.
她的表情相当惊讶。
nI could tell by the look on Dan’s face that he was disappointed.
a smile/grin/frown on somebody’s face 某人脸上的微笑/咧嘴笑/皱眉
There was a mischievous grin on her face.
她一脸坏笑。
nHe was reading the newspaper with a frown on his face.
you can see something in somebody’s face (=you know what someone is feeling from the expression on their face) 你能看见某人脸上的某种表情
She could see the despair in his face.
她能看出他脸上的失望之情。
something is written all over somebody’s face (=their feelings can be seen very clearly in their expression) 某种感情写在某人脸上
nYou’re jealous – it’s written all over your face!
nyou should have seen somebody’s face (=used to say that someone was very angry, surprised etc)
You should have seen his face when I told him that I was resigning.
na face like thunder (=a very angry expression)
The boss had a face like thunder when he arrived this morning.
Examples from the Corpus
face• The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.• I could see the children's happy faces.• I kissed her face, which was moist and feverish.• It's weird, but when she's asleep she looks real young, even though her face is all puffy.• One of the victims had scratches all over his face.• His face was like wax and his eyes stared like a doll's.• His face was a mask, friendly, but in an impersonal way.• She is one of the many faces of poverty; she is one of the many faces of the welfare system.• There were many unsuccessful attempts to climb the North Face of Mount Everest.• We climbed the north face of Mount Rainier.• Jodi has such a pretty face.• Breeze looked up, meaning to expostulate, but was silenced by what she saw in her sister's face.• I want to see dozens and dozens of strange faces.• One of the faces of the cube has a line across it.
new/different face• Now, board-certified plastic surgeons appear on your television screen to sell you a new face.• But there were far too few new faces, and far too many head office honchos.• The imposing and inviting new face of the building dominates the prospect of the site by evening.• However, this theory largely ignores the process of learning new faces and new identities.• It was a Series that produced a stream of new faces to help pull the game toward the new millennium.• The new faces do include chat show host Chrystal Rose and Dily Braimoh.
north face• Menace lurks in the huge, north facing cliffs of Ben Nevis.• Contrary to popular belief, a conservatory can be placed on any wall, including north facing walls.• However, if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position.• An opening on El Castillo's north face leads inside to an ascending staircase.• Sheltering the village with is impressive yet formidable presence is the north face of the Eiger.• The stairs seem like the north face of the Eiger, the temperature sheer hell.• There are other groups of these huts on the north face of Beinn Tart a Mhill.• So the total effect was like bedding down for the night on the north face of Kilimanjaro.
face2 ●●● S1 W1 verb [transitiveT]  
1  difficult situation 困难的局面DEAL WITH if you face or are faced with a difficult situation, or if a difficult situation faces you, it is going to affect you and you must deal with it 面临〔困难〕，面对〔困境〕
2  admit a problem exists 承认问题存在DEAL WITH (also face up to something) to accept that a difficult situation or problem exists, even though you would prefer to ignore it 正视，面对，接受〔困难局面〕
3  can’t face CAN'Tif you can’t face something, you feel unable to do it because it seems too unpleasant or difficult 无法正视，无法面对
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can’t face doing something• Mr. MacArthur can't face selling the store.
4  talk/deal with SB 与某人交谈/打交道DEAL WITH to talk or deal with someone, when this is unpleasant or difficult for you 面对〔某人〕
5  be opposite 在对面OPPOSITE/FACE to be opposite someone or something, or to be looking or pointing in a particular direction 面向，面朝
6  opponent/team 对手/队PLAY A GAME OR SPORT to play against an opponent or team in a game or competition 与…比赛，迎战
7. face the music informal to accept criticism or punishment for something you have done 〔为自己的所为〕接受批评[惩罚]
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face the music• It was hard to believe that it was almost time to face the music.• Now she can face the music.• Read in studio Still to come on Central News, facing the music.• We gently persuaded them to do the right thing and come back to face the music.• Constance knew the time had come to face the music and speak to Nora.• Rather than face the music at a trial, Abingdon chose to plea bargain.• It was not just Diana who had to face the music but her parents as well.• I had to face the music, I had to face myself.• They can't tell us how to live and not face the music when their own conduct is questioned.
8. BUILDING 建筑物be faced with stone/concrete etc TBCa building that is faced with stone, concrete etc has a layer of that material on its outside surfaces 以石块/混凝土等砌面[抹面，覆盖]
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be faced with stone/concrete etc• It is faced with stone on the outside and red marble inside.
9 face somebody ↔ down phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE DEAL WITHto deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you 〔用坚定和自信的方式〕压倒，挫败，慑服
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face down• No, don't lick my face!• She has been facing them down.• Gazing up at the kindly, apple-cheeked face smiling down at him, Hilary suddenly made up his mind.• A great beautiful face stared down at me.• All was silence; not one face peered down at us from between rusty bars.• The face looks down gently on us like a mother gazing at her children.• His face was purpling down the left side and one eye was closed.• His face came down to her, passed by her own, and buried itself in the copper cloak.
10 face off phrasal verbphr v American EnglishAmE to fight, argue, or compete with someone, or to get into a position in which you are ready to do this （准备好）战斗，辩论，比赛
11 face up to something phrasal verbphr v DEAL WITHto accept and deal with a difficult fact or problem 勇于面对〔难以接受的事实或问题〕
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face up to • Mr Toledo, the presidential favourite, has had to face up to his own video scandal.• I think we ought to face up to it.
face up to it• I think we ought to face up to it.• It took time until she could face up to it.
n COLLOCATIONS
nouns
face a problem
She told me about some of the problems she was facing.
face a difficulty
The hotel’s owners were facing financial difficulties.
face a challenge
The coal industry faces serious challenges.
face the task of doing something
He faced the task of preparing a three-course meal for 50 people.
face a danger
He has the courage to face danger in spite of fear.
face opposition (=deal with strong disagreement)
The government faced opposition from the Liberal Democrats.
face charges (=be accused of a crime and have to go to a court of law)
He faces charges of fraud and theft.
face an uncertain/difficult future
The company is facing an uncertain future.
face the prospect of something (=something in the future is going to affect you and you will have to deal with it)
Many coastal cities face the prospect of disastrous flooding.
Examples from the Corpus
face• Latin America faces a growing debt problem.• This report highlights some of the problems faced by learners of English.• Today's violence highlights the problems faced by the government here.• Bedworth, now 19, is facing charges under the Computer Misuse Act, 1990.• They served notice that conservative nominees face delay or worse.• They stood facing each other for a few minutes.• You're going to have to face her sooner or later.• Caught in a green translucent wave were two tiny sea-horses facing in opposite directions, one frolicking, the other melancholy.• Dean turned to face me.• The seat facing mine was empty.• UCLA will face North Carolina tonight at Pauley Pavilion.• Hughes was the second prominent researcher at Georgetown to face problems because of reproductive research.• My house faces the bay.• Weber is facing the biggest challenge of his career.• McManus knew he was facing the biggest challenge of his career.• As at all his power stations, Scott faced the building in a fine Worcestershire brick that has weathered to a lovely pinky-brown.• The new administration faces the difficult task of rebuilding the country's economy.• The Jets face the Dolphins in two weeks.• We had to sit with our backs to the wall, facing the door.• Courtney's apartment faces the harbour.• The crying continued after that, and continues, but now with other parents who face the same kinds of problems.• If found guilty, Jones could face up to 20 years in jail.• She stood straight as a wand, facing us.• He was faced with the task of breaking the bad news to the boy's relatives.
facing ... problems• As the owners are aging, they are facing considerable problems.• But the Church is facing major problems.• Sybase is not the only technology company facing problems.• They learned by facing real problems and real consequences.• Birds can not be conserved by protection in Britain if they are facing greater problems elsewhere.• In the United States young hopefuls are facing similar problems in getting flying jobs with the airlines.• Between 1974 and 1995, the number of poorer renters facing serious housing problems jumped by two-thirds, to 6 million.• As a result, the paper-producing countries of the world are now facing severe problems of ground and water contamination by dioxins.
face the fact that• Perhaps he did, but he also had to face the fact that all economic life was a mortal struggle.• It was anguishing to face the fact that, all other options tried, reconciliation still did not occur.• I felt loads better after the talk even though I had to face the fact that I had been wrong.• She had to face the fact that she still missed him.• We have to face the fact that there is a bigger risk of nuclear proliferation at present than the world has ever known.• He was very soon to be forced to face the fact that things had moved on since 1939.• We have to face the fact that we'll be playing teams that are better than we are.• Speak out from the pulpit and face the fact that wife beating is sinful.• You need to find the courage to face the fact that your fears are unreal.
have to face• Only relatively rarely would one community of humans have to face and deal with another.• Now he would have to face Gina's displeasure.• He'd have to face Helen sooner or later, so better sooner.• Of course, Clinton may not have to face his Generation X constituents again, but members of Congress will.• In the end, he would have to face Hooker with fewer men than he had employed against Burnside.• One day you're going to have to face it, either by telling me, or telling some one.• Such theories have to face the obvious objection that brain processes and mental phenomena seem utterly unalike.• He pushed open the screen hardly expecting to have to face the old man alone.
turned to face• Climbing from the fence, she turned to face him.• It can not move and shoot in the same turn, except that it can be turned to face its intended target.• Lee turned to face Philip and Philip knew immediately what was going to happen.• I entered and with equal impassivity turned to face the corridor.• We had our backs to them because we had turned to face the direction where the enemy was firing at us from.• Willie turned to face the fire, his head bowed over the range.• Finally, Converse turned to face them.• They turned to face us, and the sight of them did nothing for our confidence.
Origin face1
(1200-1300) Old French Latin facies “form, face”, from facere “to make”
face1 noun
→10-19
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→COLLOCATIONS1face2 verb →n COLLOCATIONS1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 282 COCA: 330
face

noun¹

 1front part of the head臉ADJECTIVE | VERB + FACE | FACE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤angelic, beautiful, cute, handsome, lovely, perfect, pleasant, pretty, sweet天使般的／美麗的／逗人喜愛的／英俊的／可愛的／完美無瑕的／討人喜歡的／漂亮的／甜美的面孔▸➤plain, terrible, ugly很普通的相貌；可怕的面孔；醜陋的面孔▸➤colourless/colorless, grey/gray, pale, pallid, white沒有血色的／蒼白的／發青的／沒有生氣的／灰白的臉▸➤flushed, pink, red, ruddy緋紅的／粉嘟嘟的／通紅的／紅潤的臉◇Her face was flushed after her run.她跑完步後滿面通紅。➤tanned曬黑的臉▸➤dark黝黑的臉▸➤sallow蠟黃的臉▸➤heart-shaped, oval, round, square心形臉；橢圓臉；圓臉；方臉▸➤bearded, freckled, unshaven蓄有鬍鬚的臉；有雀斑的臉；鬍子拉碴的臉▸➤smooth光潔的臉▸➤lined, wrinkled有皺紋的臉▸➤pock-marked麻子臉▸➤fat, plump胖臉；豐滿的臉◇She had a plump, pretty face.她有一張豐潤俊俏的臉。➤gaunt, haggard, lean, pinched, thin, wizened憔悴的面孔；瘦削的面孔；乾癟的臉▸➤craggy, rugged粗獷的面孔◇a craggy face with deep-set eyes and bushy brows一張粗獷的臉，眼睛深陷，眉毛濃密➤delicate嬌嫩的臉龐▸➤elfin小巧精緻的面孔◇Her short hair suited her elfin face.她留短髮適合她那張小巧精緻的臉。➤baby娃娃臉▸➤painted塗脂抹粉的臉▸➤happy, smiling快活的面容；笑臉▸➤tear-stained, tear-streaked (especially NAmE) 帶淚痕的臉▸➤human人臉VERB + FACE➤have長有⋯臉龐◇She has a beautiful, oval face.她有着一張漂亮的橢圓臉。➤tilt, turn扳過臉；轉過臉◇She turned her face away.她把臉轉過去。◇He tilted her face up to his.他扳起她的臉來對着自己。➤bury, cover, hide遮住臉；蓋住臉；捂住臉FACE + VERB➤look, peer, stare臉看；臉窺視；臉凝視◇A face peered around the door at him.門邊有一張臉窺視着他。➤appear面孔出現PREPOSITION➤in the/sb's face在某人的臉部◇The ball hit him in the face.球打到了他的臉上。◇His eyes were sunken in his gaunt face.他面容憔悴，眼窩深陷。➤on the/sb's face（在）某人的臉上◇She put some powder on her face.她往臉上擦了些粉。PHRASES➤a sea of faces (= many faces) 人山人海◇From the stage, he looked down at a sea of faces.他從台上看去，台下一片人海。
face

noun²

 2expression on sb's face表情ADJECTIVE | VERB + FACE | FACE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤animated, cheerful, friendly, grinning, happy, radiant, smiling充滿生氣的臉；愉快的表情；友善的表情；笑臉；幸福的表情；容光煥發◇the sight of Sarah's smiling face beaming up at him薩拉滿臉微笑對着他的樣子➤smiley笑臉◇She drew a little yellow smiley face.她畫了一個黃色的笑臉符。➤anxious, concerned, troubled, worried擔憂的／關切的／不平靜的／擔心的表情▸➤frightened, shocked, surprised受驚的／震驚的／吃驚的表情▸➤disgusted厭惡的表情◇She made a disgusted face at that and walked away.她擺出一副厭惡的表情，走開了。➤angry, furious生氣的／憤怒的表情▸➤hard, set, stern嚴厲的／僵硬的／嚴肅的表情◇His face was set and hard.他板着臉，一副很嚴厲的樣子。➤grave, grim, serious, solemn嚴峻的／冷酷的／嚴肅的／莊重的表情▸➤long, sad拉長的臉；愁眉苦臉◇The news for the company isn't good, judging from the long faces in the boardroom.從董事會上人們拉長的臉可以看出，對公司來說這不是個好信息。➤tired一臉疲憊▸➤funny滑稽的表情◇She made a funny face and gave a snorting sort of laugh.她做了個鬼臉，撲哧一聲笑了。➤honest, innocent, kind真誠的／天真的／和藹的表情▸➤expectant期待的表情▸➤rapt全神貫注的表情▸➤expressive, open表情豐富的臉；坦率的表情◇She looked at the honest, open face of her husband.她看着丈夫真誠、坦率的臉。➤blank, expressionless, impassive, poker面無表情；沒有表情的面孔；冷漠的神情；死板的面孔◇His face remained impassive, so strong was his self-control.他依然面無表情，自控能力如此之強。VERB + FACE➤make, pull扮鬼臉；做怪相◇What are you pulling a face at now?你扮什麼鬼臉啊？➤search察言觀色◇He searched her face for some clue as to what she meant.他仔細觀察她的表情，想弄明白她的意思。➤appear on, cross, spread across出現在臉上；滿臉（某種表情）◇A slight smirk appeared on his face.他的臉上現出一絲得意的笑容。◇A wry smile crossed his face.他一臉苦笑。FACE + VERB➤look, seem表情看上去⋯／似乎⋯◇His face looked a little confused.他看上去有點兒困惑。➤grow, turn表情變得⋯◇Her face suddenly grew serious.她的表情突然嚴肅起來。➤brighten, glow, light up容光煥發◇Her little face lit up when I gave her the present.我給她禮物時，她的小臉上煥發出了光彩。➤beam, smile面帶微笑◇The face smiled benignly at him.這張臉親切地朝他微笑。➤break into a smile突然面露笑意◇Her face broke into a wide smile.她突然面露笑意，樂得合不攏嘴。➤cloud, crumple, drop, fall臉色陰沉；臉沉下來◇Her face crumpled and she started crying.她耷拉着臉哭了起來。◇'I can't come,' she said. His face fell.“我來不了。”她說。他臉色沉了下來。➤clear面色轉晴◇His face cleared and she smiled back.他面色轉晴，她對他報以微笑。➤darken, harden, set臉色陰鬱；表情變嚴峻◇Her face darkened with anger.因為生氣，她的臉沉了下來。◇His face set in grim lines.他表情陰沉嚴峻。➤soften表情變得溫和◇The father's face softened as he hugged his little boy.父親摟着小兒子時臉上的表情也變得溫和了。➤burn, flame, flush, go red, redden臉火辣辣的；面紅耳赤；臉色泛紅；臉氣得通紅◇Jack's face flushed with embarrassment.傑克窘得臉通紅。➤go white, pale臉色變得蒼白◇Her face paled with fright.她嚇得臉都白了。➤contort, crease, pucker, tighten, twist表情扭曲；臉皺起；臉緊繃◇Her face contorted in pain.她痛得臉都歪了。➤betray sth, reveal sth, show sth表情中透露出⋯；面上流露出⋯；臉上現出⋯◇Her face betrayed no emotion at all.她的臉上沒有顯露出任何情感。PREPOSITION➤on sb's face在某人臉上◇She had a big smile on her face.她臉上帶着燦爛的笑容。PHRASES➤a face like thunder (= a very angry face) (BrE) 滿臉怒氣◇Mr Hibbs came in with a face like thunder.希布斯先生面帶怒容走了進來。➤keep a straight face (= not laugh or smile, although you find sth funny) 繃着臉；忍住不笑➤an/the expression on sb's face, a/the look on sb's face⋯臉上的表情／神情◇The look on his face was priceless.他臉上的表情很滑稽。➤a grin on sb's face, a smile on sb's face, a smirk on sb's face某人面帶微笑；某人臉上的微笑；某人臉上得意的笑➤a frown on sb's face某人皺眉的表情◇He had a slight frown on his face.他臉上現出有點兒愁眉不展的樣子。
face

noun³

 3front part/side of sth正面ADJECTIVE | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤front, rear前面；後面▸➤North, South, etc.北面、南面等▸➤steep陡峭的表面◇We slowly climbed the steep face of the crag.我們沿着懸崖峭壁緩慢地往上爬。➤cliff, rock懸崖／岩石表面▸➤clock鐘面PHRASES➤face down, face downwards/downward面朝下◇She placed the cards face down on the table.她把牌反扣在桌上。➤face up, face upwards/upward面朝上
face

noun⁴

 4person人ADJECTIVE | VERB + FACE ADJECTIVE➤familiar, old熟悉的面孔；老面孔◇I looked around for a familiar face.我環顧四周想找一個熟人。◇I'm so bored with seeing the same old faces!我看到的都是些老面孔，真是煩人！➤different, fresh, new, strange, unfamiliar不同的／新來的／全新的／陌生的／不熟悉的面孔▸➤famous, well-known名人◇a restaurant where you often see famous faces一家你經常會看到名人的餐館VERB + FACE➤see看到某人
face

noun⁵

 5particular character/aspect of sth特徵；方面ADJECTIVE➤human人性的一面◇bureaucracy with a human face有人情味的官僚機構➤acceptable, unacceptable (both especially BrE) 可接受的／令人無法接受的方面◇Social deprivation is the unacceptable face of capitalism.社會貧困是資本主義令人不可接受的方面。➤public公共形象◇He has become the public face of the company.他已成為公司的公眾形象。➤true真實的一面▸➤changing變化中的特徵◇the changing face of Britain不列顛變化中的特徵➤entire, whole所有方面；整個特徵◇This discovery changed the whole face of science.這一發現改變了科學的整個面貌。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 282 COCA: 330
face noun
⇨ expression 2 (sb's face lights up) ⇨ screw your face up ⇨ tighten verbface verb
⇨ face (face a financial crisis) ⇨ accept (face facts) face

verb

  ➡ See also the entries for confront and tackle 另见confront条和tackle条face ♦︎ confront ♦︎ braveThese words all mean to have to deal with a problem or difficult situation. 这些词均表示面对问题、面临困境。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be faced / confronted with sth◆to face / confront a problem / dilemma / challenge / difficulty / crisis / situation◆a problem / dilemma / challenge / difficulty / situation faces / confronts sb■ face [transitive] to have to deal with a particular situation, especially a difficult one; (of problems or a difficult situation) to appear and need to be dealt with by sb 面临，必须应付（尤指困境）；（问题或困境）使无法回避，出现◆We could all face higher fuel bills this winter.我们这个冬天免不了都要付更多的燃料费。◆On their journey across the desert they faced danger of all sorts.他们在穿越沙漠的旅途中应对了各种危险。◆I just can't face (= am not willing to deal with) work today.我今天就是不想工作。◆She is faced with a difficult situation.她正面临困境。■ confront kənˈfrʌnt [transitive](of problems or a difficult situation) to appear and need to be dealt with by sb; to deal with a problem or difficult situation, especially one that you need to stop avoiding （问题或困境）使无法回避，出现；处理，解决（尤指无法回避的问题或困境）◆The government found itself confronted by massive opposition.政府遭到了强烈的反对。◆She knew that she had to confront her fears.她明白自己必须克服恐惧心理。NOTE 辨析 Face or confront?If you confront a problem or a situation, you usually actively decide to do sth to deal with it, rather than trying to ignore it. If you face sth, the problem or situation exists and you have no choice but to deal with it. * confront通常指面对问题或困境时会采取积极的态度去解决，而不是置之不理。face指别无选择，只能去处理、应对存在的问题或困境。■ brave [transitive] (written) to show that you are willing to deal with sth difficult or unpleasant in order to achieve sth 勇敢面对；冒（风险）；经受（困难）◆He did not feel up to braving the journalists at the airport.他怯于在机场直接面对记者。◆Over a thousand people braved the elements (= went out in bad weather) to attend the march.一千多人不顾天气恶劣参加了游行。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 282 COCA: 330

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