词组 | face |
释义 | 1. 表示“保全面子”,说 save face 和 save one's face 都可以。 2. 表示“丢面子”,一般只说 lose face,不说 lose one's face: without either side losing face 3. “扮怪脸”说 make a face at 和 make faces at 都可以。 4. “拉长脸( 不高兴)”说 pull a face 和 pull faces 都可以。 5. “脸朝下 ( 直挺挺地) 倒地”说 fall on one's face,而不是 fall to one's face 或 fall in one's face。 6. 表示房子等的“朝向”,可用动词 face 来表达,可这样说: The house faces onto a busy road. The garden faces south. The building faces towards the north. How does your dining-room face? 7. 军事口令中“向左转、向右转、向后转”,美国人常说: Left face. Right face. About face. 8. 英国人常说: Left turn. Right turn. About turn. 9. face up to ( the fact that) 与 face ( the fact that) 都可以说; 美国人似乎用前者居多: He had to face up to the harsh re- alities. I must face up to the truth. |
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