face

noun

头的正面 front of head

1. 脸；面孔
   the front part of the head between the forehead and the chin
   1. a pretty/round/freckled face
      漂亮的 / 圆的 / 有雀斑的面孔
   2. He buried his face in his hands.
      他双手掩面。
   3. You should have seen the look on her face when I told her!
      我告诉她的时候你真该看看她的脸色！
   4. The expression on his face never changed.
      他的面部表情总是一成不变。

表情 expression

2. 面部表情
   an expression that is shown on sb's face
   1. a sad/happy/smiling face
      悲哀 / 幸福的面容；笑脸
   2. Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past.
      她讲到往事时就面露喜色。
   3. His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines.
      他读大标题时脸沉了下来。
   4. Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech.
      苏听她丈夫讲话时，脸上露出又惊又气的表情。

面容… -faced

3. 有…面容的；有…表情的
   having the type of face or expression mentioned
   1. pale-faced
      面色苍白
   2. grim-faced
      表情严肃

人 person

4. （某类型的）人
   used to refer to a person of the type mentioned
   1. She looked around for a familiar face .
      她环顾四周想寻找一个熟人。
   2. a well-known face on our television screens
      电视屏幕上的一位名人
   3. It's nice to see some new faces here this evening.
      今晚在这儿见到一些新面孔真是太好了。
   4. I'm fed up of seeing the same old faces every time we go out!
      每次参加社交活动都只见到那些旧面孔，我都腻了。

面；表面 side/surface

5. （某物的）面，表面
   a side or surface of sth
   1. the north face of the mountain
      山的北坡
   2. The birds build their nests in the rock face.
      这些鸟在岩壁上筑巢。
   3. How many faces does a cube have?
      立方体有几个面？

钟面 front of clock

6. 钟面；表盘
   the front part of a clock or watch

特征；方面 character/aspect

7. （事物的某种）特征
   the particular character of sth
   1. the changing face of Britain
      大不列颠变化中的特征
8. 方面
   a particular aspect of sth
   1. the unacceptable face of capitalism
      资本主义不可接受的方面

verb

面对 be opposite

1. 面对；面向；正对
   to be opposite sb/sth; to have your face or front pointing towards sb/sth or in a particular direction
   1. She turned and faced him.
      她转过身来面对着他。
   2. Most of the rooms face the sea.
      多数房间朝海。
   3. The terrace faces south.
      露台朝南。
   4. a north-facing wall
      面北的墙
   5. Stand with your feet apart and your hands facing upwards.
      两脚叉开站着，双手向上。
   6. Which direction are you facing?
      你面朝哪个方向？

难对付的人 / 事物 sb/sth difficult

2. 面临，必须对付（某情况）
   if you face a particular situation, or it faces you, you have to deal with it
   1. the problems faced by one-parent families
      单亲家庭面对的问题
   2. The company is facing a financial crisis.
      公司正面临财政危机。
   3. She's faced with a difficult decision.
      她眼前有一项难作的决定。
3. 承认，正视（现实）
   to accept that a difficult situation exists, although you would prefer not to
   1. It's not always easy to face the truth.
      承认事实并不总是一件容易的事。
   2. She had to face the fact that her life had changed forever.
      她得正视她的生活已永远改变了这一事实。
   3. Face facts ─she isn't coming back.
      面对现实吧——她不会回来了。
   4. Let's face it , we're not going to win.
      我们得承认，我们赢不了啦。
4. （感到不能）对付；（不愿）处理
   if you can't face sth unpleasant, you feel unable or unwilling to deal with it
   1. I just can't face work today.
      我今天就是没法工作。
   2. I can't face seeing them.
      我真不愿意见到他们。
5. （明知不好办而）交谈，应付
   to talk to or deal with sb, even though this is difficult or unpleasant
   1. How can I face Tom? He'll be so disappointed.
      我怎样才能和汤姆谈呢？他会很失望的。

覆盖表面 cover surface

6. （以另一物）覆盖表面
   to cover a surface with another material
   1. a brick building faced with stone
      石料贴面的砖建筑物

NOUN USES 名词用法

1. N-COUNT 脸;面孔
   Your face is the front part of your head from your chin to the top of your forehead, where your mouth, eyes, nose, and other features are.
   1. He rolled down his window and stuck his face out...
      他摇下车窗，把头探了出去。
   2. A strong wind was blowing right in my face...
      一阵劲风迎面吹来。
   3. He was going red in the face and breathing with difficulty...
      他涨红了脸，费力地喘着气。
   4. She had a beautiful face.
      她容貌秀丽。
2. N-COUNT 面容;神色;神情
   If your face is happy, sad, or serious, for example, the expression on your face shows that you are happy, sad, or serious.
   1. He was walking around with a sad face...
      他四处走着，神色哀伤。
   2. The priest frowned into the light, his face puzzled.
      神父在亮光下皱起了眉头，一脸疑惑。
3. N-COUNT 崖面;山侧;(建筑物的)墙面
   The face of a cliff, mountain, or building is a vertical surface or side of it.
   1. ...the north face of the Eiger...
      艾格尔山北坡
   2. He scrambled 200 feet up the cliff face.
      他沿着崖面向上攀登了200英尺。
4. 钟面;表盘
   The face of a clock or watch is the surface with the numbers or hands on it, which shows the time.
5. N-SING (地区、机构或活动领域的)外观，面貌
   If you say that the face of an area, institution, or field of activity is changing, you mean its appearance or nature is changing.
   1. ...the changing face of the British countryside...
      英国乡村的日新月异
   2. This would change the face of Malaysian politics.
      这将改变马来西亚的政治面貌。
6. N-SING (活动，信仰、制度等的)方面
   If you refer to something as the particular face of an activity, belief, or system, you mean that it is one particular aspect of it, in contrast to other aspects.
   1. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution...
      她坚持认为，妓院是卖淫可为人接受的一种形式。
   2. Who ever thought people would see Arsenal as the acceptable face of football?
      谁会想到人们会认为足球之道可如阿森纳队呢？
7. N-UNCOUNT 面子;脸面
   If you lose face, you do something which makes you appear weak and makes people respect or admire you less. If you do something in order to save face, you do it in order to avoid appearing weak and losing people's respect or admiration.
   1. England doesn't want a war but it doesn't want to lose face...
      英格兰不想打仗，但也不想丢面子。
   2. To cancel the airport would mean a loss of face for the present governor...
      撤销机场对现任州长来说将是件丢脸的事情。
   3. She claimed they'd been in love, but I sensed she was only saying this to save face.
      她宣称他们相恋了，但我感到她这么说只是想挽回面子。
8. See also: about-face face value poker face
9. PHRASE (计划之事出乎意料地)告吹，砸锅，泡汤
   If something that you have planned blows up in your face, it goes wrong unexpectedly, with the result that you suffer.
   1. Can't you see this could blow up in your face?
      你难道看不出这事会砸锅？
10. PHRASE 徒劳拼命地干;徒劳无功
    If you say that someone can do something until they are blue in the face, you are emphasizing that however much they do it, it will not make any difference.
    1. You can criticise him until you're blue in the face, but you'll never change his personality.
       即使你苦口婆心地批评他，也改变不了他的个性。
11. PHRASE 面朝下／仰面
    If someone or something is face down, their face or front points downwards. If they are face up, their face or front points upwards.
    1. All the time Stephen was lying face down and unconscious in the bath tub...
       斯蒂芬一直脸朝下趴在浴缸里，不省人事。
    2. Charles laid down his cards face up.
       查尔斯将手中的牌摊了出来。
12. PHRASE (表示强调或夸张)全世界
    You can use the expression 'on the face of the earth' to mean 'in the whole world', when you are emphasizing a statement that you are making or making a very exaggerated statement.
    1. No human being on the face of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.
       世界上再没有人能做出比他更坏的事情来。
13. PHRASE 绝迹;灭绝
    If you say that something will be wiped off the face of the earth or disappear from the face of the earth, you mean that it will stop existing.
    1. If a nuclear war breaks out, every living thing will be wiped off the face of the Earth.
       如果爆发核战争，地球上的所有生物都将灭绝。
14. PHRASE 面对面;直面
    If you come face to face with someone, you meet them and can talk to them or look at them directly.
    1. We were strolling into the town when we came face to face with Jacques DuBois...
       我们信步向镇子走去，迎面碰上雅克·杜波依斯。
    2. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the two men.
       这是两人首次当面会晤。
15. PHRASE 面对,面临(困难或现实)
    If you come face to face with a difficulty or reality, you cannot avoid it and have to deal with it.
    1. Eventually, he came face to face with discrimination again...
       最终，他又一次遭遇歧视。
    2. I was gradually being brought face to face with the fact that I had very little success.
       我渐渐开始面对这个事实，那就是我几乎一事无成。
16. PHRASE 完全违背;与(公认的观念或规则)相冲突
    If an action or belief flies in the face of accepted ideas or rules, it seems to completely oppose or contradict them.
    1. ...scientific principles that seem to fly in the face of common sense...
       似乎有悖常识的科学原理
    2. He said that the decision flew in the face of natural justice.
       他说这个决定有悖天理。
17. PREP-PHRASE 面对;在…面前
    If you take a particular action or attitude in the face of a problem or difficulty, you respond to that problem or difficulty in that way.
    1. The Prime Minister has called for national unity in the face of the violent anti-government protests...
       面对强烈的反政府抗议，首相呼吁全国团结一致。
    2. Roosevelt was defiant in the face of the bad news.
       对这个坏消息，罗斯福毫不理会。
18. PHRASE 公然嘲笑;公开蔑视
    If someone laughs in your face, they are openly disrespectful towards you.
    1. With juveniles under eighteen, there's little we can do. We can't keep them in custody. They just laugh in your face.
       对18岁以下的青少年，我们几乎无计可施。我们不能拘留他们。他们只会公然嘲笑你。
19. PHRASE 不高兴的神情;严肃的神情;板起的脸
    If you have a long face, you look very unhappy or serious.
    1. He came to me with a very long face.
       他拉长了脸来找我。
20. PHRASE 做鬼脸,扮鬼脸（英国英语中亦使用pull a face）
    If you make a face, you show a feeling such as dislike or disgust by putting an exaggerated expression on your face, for example by sticking out your tongue. In British English, you can also say pull a face .
    1. Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell...
       她打开门后闻到一股难闻的霉味，不禁做了个鬼脸。
    2. Kathryn pulled a face at Thomas behind his back.
       凯瑟琳在托马斯身后冲他做了个鬼脸。
21. PHRASE 乍看起来;最初看来
    You say on the face of it when you are describing how something seems when it is first considered, in order to suggest that people's opinion may change when they know or think more about the subject.
    1. On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up...
       乍一看,似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。
    2. It is, on the face of it, difficult to see how the West could radically change its position.
       初看起来，很难理解西方为何会立场突变。
22. PHRASE （对坏情况）显得满不在乎，做出无所谓的样子(美国英语中亦作 put on a good face)
    If you put a brave face on a bad situation or put on a brave face, you try not to show how disappointed or upset you are about the situation. In American English you can also say put on a good face.
    1. Friends will see you are putting on a brave face and might assume you've got over your grief...
       朋友们看到你一脸轻松，也许会以为你已经走出悲伤。
    2. Scientists are putting a good face on the troubles.
       科学家们对这些困难似乎不以为意。
23. PHRASE (尤指错误地)反对
    You can say that someone has set their face against something to indicate that they are opposed to it, especially when you want to suggest that they are wrong.
    1. This Government has set its face against putting up income tax.
       这届政府执意反对提高所得税。
24. PHRASE (不受欢迎地、不情愿地或再次)露面，到场
    If you show your face somewhere, you go there and see people, although you are not welcome, are rather unwilling to go, or have not been there for some time.
    1. If she shows her face again back in Massachusetts she'll find a warrant for her arrest waiting...
       如果她重又在马萨诸塞州露面，等待她的将是一纸拘捕令。
    2. I felt I ought to show my face at her father's funeral.
       我觉得我应该去参加她父亲的葬礼。
25. PHRASE 强绷笑脸
    If you manage to keep a straight face, you manage to look serious, although you want to laugh.
    1. What went through Tom's mind I can't imagine, but he did manage to keep a straight face...
       不知道汤姆想到了啥，但他确实忍住没笑。
    2. You have to wonder how anyone could say that seriously and with a straight face.
       你一定会惊奇怎么会有人能绷着脸、一本正经地说出那些话。
26. PHRASE 当着…的面
    If you say something to someone's face you say it openly in their presence.
    1. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.
       她的对手当着她面说她是撒谎精。
27. PHRASE 脸上带着明显的…表情
    If a feeling is written all over your face or is written across your face, it is very obvious to other people from your expression.
    1. Relief and gratitude were written all over his face...
       他一脸释然与感激。
    2. I could just see the pain written across her face.
       我都可以看出他脸上写满了痛苦。
28. to shut the door in someone's face → see: door

VERB AND PHRASAL VERB USES 动词和短语动词用法

1. VERB 面向;面对;朝着
   If someone or something faces a particular thing, person, or direction, they are positioned opposite them or are looking in that direction.
   1. They stood facing each other...
      他们面对面站着。
   2. The garden faces south.
      花园朝南。
2. VERB 面对;面向
   If you face someone or something, you turn so that you are looking at them.
   1. She stood up from the table and faced him...
      她从桌前站起来，面对着他。
   2. Stand up. Face the wall.
      起立，面向墙壁。
3. VERB (不得不)面对，正视
   If you have to face a person or group, you have to stand or sit in front of them and talk to them, although it may be difficult and unpleasant.
   1. Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press...
      克里斯蒂面对记者，显得镇定自若。
   2. He was hauled in to face the judge.
      他被带了进来，面对法官。
4. VERB 面临;面对;摆在…面前
   If you face or are faced with something difficult or unpleasant, or if it faces you, it is going to affect you and you have to deal with it.
   1. Williams faces life in prison if convicted of attempted murder...
      如被判谋杀未遂，威廉斯将面临终身监禁。
   2. The immense difficulties facing European businessmen in Russia were only too evident...
      在俄罗斯的欧洲商人所面临的巨大困难是显而易见的。
   3. We are faced with a serious problem.
      我们面临着一个严重问题。
5. VERB (使)直面，接受，正视(真理或事实等)
   If you face the truth or face the facts, you accept that something is true. If you face someone with the truth or with the facts, you try to make them accept that something is true.
   1. Although your heart is breaking, you must face the truth that a relationship has ended...
      虽然你伤透了心，但也必须面对现实，一段感情已结束了。
   2. He accused the Government of refusing to face facts about the economy...
      他指责政府不能在经济问题上面对现实。
   3. He called a family conference and faced them with the problems.
      他开了一个家庭会议，让他们正视这些问题。
   4. Face up to means the same as face .
      face up to 同 face
   5. I have grown up now and I have to face up to my responsibilities...
      我已长大成人，必须担负起自己的责任。
   6. They were having to face up to the fact that they had lost everything.
      他们必须正视他们已经一无所有这个事实。
6. VERB 接受;容忍
   If you cannot face something, you do not feel able to do it because it seems so difficult or unpleasant.
   1. I couldn't face the prospect of spending a Saturday night there, so I decided to press on...
      想到周六晚上要在那儿度过我就受不了，于是我决定要抓紧。
   2. My children want me with them for Christmas Day, but I can't face it...
      我的孩子们想要我跟他们一起过圣诞节，但我办不到。
   3. I couldn't face seeing anyone.
      我无法见任何人。
7. PHRASE 让我们面对现实;承认(事实)吧
   You use the expression 'let's face it' when you are stating a fact or making a comment about something which you think the person you are talking to may find unpleasant or be unwilling to admit.
   1. She was always attracted to younger men. But, let's face it, who is not?
      她总是会被较年轻的男人吸引。不过，说实话，谁又不是呢？
8. face the music → see: music

1. He rolled down his window and stuck his face out
   他摇下车窗，把头探了出去。
2. He was walking around with a sad face
   他四处走着，神色哀伤。
3. He scrambled 200 feet up the cliff face.
   他沿着崖面向上攀登了200英尺。
4. This would change the face of Malaysian politics.
   这将改变马来西亚的政治面貌。
5. Brothels, she insists, are the acceptable face of prostitution
   她坚持认为，妓院是卖淫可为人接受的一种形式。
6. England doesn't want a war but it doesn't want to lose face
   英格兰不想打仗，但也不想丢面子。
7. Can't you see this could blow up in your face?
   你难道看不出这事会砸锅？
8. You can criticise him until you're blue in the face, but you'll never change his personality.
   即使你苦口婆心地批评他，也改变不了他的个性。
9. All the time Stephen was lying face down and unconscious in the bath tub
   斯蒂芬一直脸朝下趴在浴缸里，不省人事。
10. No human being on the face of the earth could do anything worse than what he did.
    世界上再没有人能做出比他更坏的事情来。
11. If a nuclear war breaks out, every living thing will be wiped off the face of the Earth.
    如果爆发核战争，地球上的所有生物都将灭绝。
12. We were strolling into the town when we came face to face with Jacques DuBois
    我们信步向镇子走去，迎面碰上雅克·杜波依斯。
13. Eventually, he came face to face with discrimination again
    最终，他又一次遭遇歧视。
14. He said that the decision flew in the face of natural justice.
    他说这个决定有悖天理。
15. The Prime Minister has called for national unity in the face of the violent anti-government protests
    面对强烈的反政府抗议，首相呼吁全国团结一致。
16. With juveniles under eighteen, there's little we can do. We can't keep them in custody. They just laugh in your face.
    对18岁以下的青少年，我们几乎无计可施。我们不能拘留他们。他们只会公然嘲笑你。
17. He came to me with a very long face.
    他拉长了脸来找我。
18. Opening the door, she made a face at the musty smell
    她打开门后闻到一股难闻的霉味，不禁做了个鬼脸。
19. On the face of it that seems to make sense. But the figures don't add up
    乍一看，似乎讲得通，但这些数字对不起来。
20. Friends will see you are putting on a brave face and might assume you've got over your grief
    朋友们看到你一脸轻松，也许会以为你已经走出悲伤。
21. This Government has set its face against putting up income tax.
    这届政府执意反对提高所得税。
22. If she shows her face again back in Massachusetts she'll find a warrant for her arrest waiting
    如果她重又在马萨诸塞州露面，等待她的将是一纸拘捕令。
23. What went through Tom's mind I can't imagine, but he did manage to keep a straight face
    不知道汤姆想到了啥，但他确实忍住没笑。
24. Her opponent called her a liar to her face.
    她的对手当着她面说她是撒谎精。
25. Relief and gratitude were written all over his face
    他一脸释然与感激。
26. They stood facing each other
    他们面对面站着。
27. She stood up from the table and faced him
    她从桌前站起来，面对着他。
28. Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press
    克里斯蒂面对记者，显得镇定自若。
29. Williams faces life in prison if convicted of attempted murder
    如被判谋杀未遂，威廉斯将面临终身监禁。
30. Although your heart is breaking, you must face the truth that a relationship has ended
    虽然你伤透了心，但也必须面对现实，一段感情已结束了。

face sb↔down

1. （威风凛凛地）把某人压制下去
   to oppose or beat sb by dealing with them directly and confidently

face off

1. （冰球等）开球
   to start a game such as ice hockey
2. 准备好辩论（或战斗、比赛）
   to get ready to argue, fight or compete with sb
   1. a sad/happy/smiling face
      悲哀 / 幸福的面容；笑脸
   2. Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past.
      她讲到往事时就面露喜色。
   3. His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines.
      他读大标题时脸沉了下来。
   4. Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech.
      苏听她丈夫讲话时，脸上露出又惊又气的表情。

face up to sth

1. 敢于面对，勇于正视（困难或不快之事）
   to accept and deal with sth that is difficult or unpleasant
   1. pale-faced
      面色苍白
   2. grim-faced
      表情严肃

n.

disappear/vanish off the face of the earth

• 完全消失；消逝得无影无踪
  to disappear completely
  1. Keep looking─they can't just have vanished off the face of the earth.
     继续找——他们不可能就此从地球上彻底消逝的。

sb's face doesn't fit

• 长相不合格；性格不合适
  used to say that sb will not get a particular job or position because they do not have the appearance, personality, etc. that the employer wants, even when this should not be important
  1. It doesn't matter how well qualified you are, if your face doesn't fit, you don't stand a chance.
     资历多好也没用，如果人家看你不对眼，你就不会有机会。

sb's face is like thunder

sb has a face like thunder

• 某人怒气冲冲；某人满面怒容
  somebody looks very angry

face to face (with sb)

• （与某人）面对面
  close to and looking at sb
  1. The two have never met face to face before.
     两个人过去从未见过面。

face to face with sth

• 面对某种处境
  in a situation where you have to accept that sth is true and deal with it
  1. She was at an early age brought face to face with the horrors of war.
     她年幼时就面临战争的恐怖。

face up/down

• 面朝上 / 朝下
  with your face and stomach facing upwards/downwards
  1. She lay face down on the bed.
     她俯卧在床上。
• 正面朝上 / 朝下；表面冲上 / 冲下
  with the front part or surface facing upwards/downwards
  1. Place the card face up on the pile.
     把纸牌正面朝上放在这一叠的上面。

have the face to do sth

• 居然有脸干某事；恬不知耻做某事
  to do sth that other people think is rude or shows a lack of respect without feeling embarrassed or ashamed

in sb's face

• 批评某人，支使某人（使人恼火）
  annoying sb by criticizing them or telling them what to do all the time

in the face of sth

• 即使面对（问题、困难等）
  despite problems, difficulties, etc.
  1. She showed great courage in the face of danger.
     面对危险她表现出了巨大的勇气。
• 由于；因为
  as a result of sth
  1. He was unable to deny the charges in the face of new evidence.
     面对新的证据，他无法否认被控告的罪。

lose face

• 丢脸；失面子
  to be less respected or look stupid because of sth you have done

on the face of it

• 表面上看
  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
  1. On the face of it, it seems like a great deal.
     表面上看来好像很多。

pull/make faces/a face (at sb)

• （对某人）耷拉着脸，板着脸，做鬼脸
  to produce an expression on your face to show that you do not like sb/sth or in order to make sb laugh
  1. What are you pulling a face at now?
     你干吗板着脸？

put your face on

• 化妆
  to put on make-up

set your face against sb/sth

• 坚决反对某人 / 事物
  to be determined to oppose sb/sth
  1. Her father had set his face against the marriage.
     她的父亲坚决反对这门亲事。

to sb's face

• 当着某人的面
  if you say sth to sb's face , you say it to them directly rather than to other people

what's his/her face

• （指记不起姓名的人）叫…的人
  used to refer to a person whose name you cannot remember
  1. Are you still working for what's her face?
     你还在为那个叫什么的女人干活？

blow up in sb's face

• 事情失败，害了自己
  if a plan, etc. blows up in your face , it goes wrong in a way that causes you damage, embarrassment, etc.

do sth till you are blue in the face

• 徒然拼命地干；徒劳无功
  to try to do sth as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success
  1. You can argue till you're blue in the face, but you won't change my mind.
     你可以费尽口舌，但改变不了我的主意。

put on a brave face

put a brave face on sth

• 强装自信快乐；佯装满不在乎
  to pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not

shut/slam the door in sb's face

shut/slam the door in sb's face

feed your face

• 大吃一顿；吃得过饱
  to eat a lot of food or too much food

have egg on/all over your face

• 使显得愚蠢；出丑；丢脸
  to be made to look stupid
  1. They were left with egg on their faces when only ten people showed up.
     只有十人到场，他们感到很丢面子。

look sb in the eye(s)/face

• （坦然或问心无愧地）直视某人，正视某人
  to look straight at sb without feeling embarrassed or ashamed
  1. Can you look me in the eye and tell me you're not lying?
     你能问心无愧地看着我说你没撒谎吗？
  2. I'll never be able to look her in the face again!
     我再也不能坦然地面对她了！

fall flat on your face

fall flat on your face

fly in the face of sth

• 悍然不顾；公然违抗；与…相悖
  to oppose or be the opposite of sth that is usual or expected
  1. Such a proposal is flying in the face of common sense.
     这个建议违反常识。

laugh in sb's face

• 当面嘲笑；公然蔑视
  to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for sb

(pull, wear, etc.) a long face

• 闷闷不乐；哭丧着脸；愁眉苦脸
  (to have) an unhappy or disappointed expression

cut off your nose to spite your face

• （恼怒之下）伤人害己，损人不利己
  to do sth when you are angry that is meant to harm sb else but which also harms you

(as) plain as a pikestaff

(as) plain as day

(as) plain as the nose on your face

• 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见
  very obvious

not just a pretty face

• 并非徒有其表；不只脸蛋漂亮
  used to emphasize that you have particular skills or qualities
  1. ‘I didn't know you could play the piano.’ ‘I'm not just a pretty face, you know!’
     “我不知道你还会弹钢琴呢。”“我可不只是脸蛋儿漂亮，对吧！”

save (sb's) face

• （使）保全面子
  to avoid or help sb avoid embarrassment
  1. She was fired, but she saved face by telling everyone she'd resigned.
     她被解雇了，但她爱面子，逢人便说是她辞职了。

show your face

• 露面；公开见人
  to appear among your friends or in public
  1. She stayed at home, afraid to show her face.
     她待在家里，不敢露面。

shut your mouth/face!

• （粗暴地要某人停止说话）住口，闭嘴
  a rude way of telling sb to be quiet or stop talking

a slap in the face

• 一记耳光；侮辱；打击
  an action that seems to be intended as a deliberate insult to sb

be staring sb in the face

be staring sb in the face

a straight face

• 绷着的脸；忍着不笑的脸
  if you keep a straight face , you do not laugh or smile, although you find sth funny

wipe sb/sth off the face of the earth

wipe sth off the map

• 使…从地球上消失；彻底消除
  to destroy or remove sb/sth completely

be written all over sb's face

• 形之于色；表现得十分明显
  to be very obvious to other people from the expression on sb's face
  1. Guilt was written all over his face.
     他满脸愧疚。

v.

face the music

• 接受批评（或惩罚）
  to accept and deal with criticism or punishment for sth you have done
  1. The others all ran off, leaving me to face the music.
     其他人都跑掉了，留下我来挨罚。

noun

1. a vertical surface of a building or cliff

2. the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)
   1. he dealt the cards face down

3. the striking or working surface of an implement

4. the general outward appearance of something
   1. the face of the city is changing

5. the feelings expressed on a person's face
   1. a sad expression
   2. a look of triumph
   3. an angry face

   Synonym:    expressionlookaspectfacial expression

6. impudent aggressiveness
   1. I couldn't believe her boldness
   2. he had the effrontery to question my honesty

   Synonym:    boldnessnervebrasscheek

7. status in the eyes of others
   1. he lost face

8. the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
   1. he washed his face
   2. I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news

   Synonym:    human face

9. the part of an animal corresponding to the human face

10. a specific size and style of type within a type family

    Synonym:    fontfounttypefacecase

11. a contorted facial expression
    1. she made a grimace at the prospect

    Synonym:    grimace

12. a surface forming part of the outside of an object
    1. he examined all sides of the crystal
    2. dew dripped from the face of the leaf

    Synonym:    side

13. a part of a person that is used to refer to a person
    1. he looked out at a roomful of faces
    2. when he returned to work he met many new faces

verb

1. deal with (something unpleasant) head on
   1. You must confront your problems
   2. He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes

   Synonym:    confrontface up

2. present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
   1. We confronted him with the evidence
   2. He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
   3. An enormous dilemma faces us

   Synonym:    confrontpresent

3. oppose, as in hostility or a competition
   1. You must confront your opponent
   2. Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring
   3. The two enemies finally confronted each other

   Synonym:    confront

4. cover the front or surface of
   1. The building was faced with beautiful stones

5. line the edge (of a garment) with a different material
   1. face the lapels of the jacket

6. turn so as to face
   1. Turn and face your partner now

7. turn so as to expose the face
   1. face a playing card

8. be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point
   1. The house looks north
   2. My backyard look onto the pond
   3. The building faces the park

   Synonym:    frontlook

9. be opposite
   1. the facing page
   2. the two sofas face each other