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the front part of the head, where the eyes, nose and mouth are 脸；面孔 
a pretty/pale/round face 漂亮/苍白/圆圆的脸 He buried his face in his hands. 他双手掩面。 to hide/cover your face 遮住脸 - on somebody's face
You should have seen the look on her face when I told her! 我告诉她的时候你真该看到她的脸色！ The expression on his face never changed. 他的面部表情总是一成不变。 - in the face
She was red in the face with embarrassment. 她尴尬得脸都红了。 At that time, her face was on the covers of all the magazines. 那时，她的脸出现在所有杂志的封面上。
Extra ExamplesTopics Bodya1A face peered around the door at him. 门边有一张脸窥视着他。 a craggy face with deep-set eyes and bushy brows 一张粗犷的脸，眼睛深陷，眉毛浓密 The look on his face was priceless. 他脸上的表情很滑稽。 A look of disgust flickered across his face. 他脸上闪过一丝厌恶。 From the stage, he looked down at a sea of faces. 他从台上看去，台下一片人海。 He tilted her face up to his. 他扳起她的脸来对着自己。 His eyes were sunken in his gaunt face. 他面容憔悴，眼窝深陷。 The ball hit him in the face. 球打到了他的脸上。 She slapped him in the face. 她打了他一耳光。 I like to feel the wind in my face. 我喜欢感觉风吹在脸上。 She turned her face away. 她把脸转过去。 The robber made no attempt to hide his face. 强盗没有试图隐藏他的脸。 He covered his face with his hands. 他以双手掩面。 Go and wash your face. 去把脸洗一洗。 What's that mark on your face? 你脸上的那个标记是什么？ She put some powder on her face. 她往脸上擦了些粉。 She has a beautiful, oval face. 她有着一张漂亮的椭圆脸。 She had a plump, pretty face. 她有一张丰润俊俏的脸。 A tall man with a handsome face appeared. 一个长着英俊脸庞的高个子男人出现了。 The child drew a face with two round eyes and a mouth. 这孩子画了一张有两只圆眼睛和一张嘴巴的脸。 I lay face up on the grass, staring at the sky. 我面朝上躺在草地上，凝视着天空。 She had a big smile on her face. 她脸上带着灿烂的笑容。 Her face was flushed after her run. 她跑完步后满面通红。 A wry smile crossed his face. 他一脸苦笑。 Her short hair suited her elfin face. 她留短发适合她那张小巧精致的脸。 Jack's face flushed with embarrassment. 杰克窘得脸通红。 Her face and neck looked red. 她的脸和脖子看起来很红。 She looked at her face in the mirror. 她看着镜子里的自己。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- front
- rear
- North
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- face down
- face downwards/downward
- face up
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an expression that is shown on somebody’s face 面部表情 a smiling/happy/sad face 微笑/快乐/悲伤的脸 Her face lit up (= showed happiness) when she spoke of the past. 她讲到往事时就面露喜色。 His face fell (= showed disappointment, sadness, etc.) when he read the headlines. 他读大标题时脸沉了下来。 I could tell by his face it hadn't gone well. 从他的表情我可以看出情况不妙。 Sue's face was a picture (= she looked very surprised, angry, etc.) as she listened to her husband's speech. 休听她丈夫讲话时，脸上露出又惊又气的表情。
Vocabulary Building Expressions on your faceExpressions on your face 面部表情 - To beam is to have a big happy smile on your face.
- To frown is to make a serious, angry or worried expression by bringing your eyebrows closer together so that lines appear on your forehead.
- To glare or glower is to look in an angry, aggressive way.
- To grimace is to make an ugly expression with your face to show pain, disgust, etc.
- To scowl is to look at someone in an angry or annoyed way.
- 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.
- To sneer is to show that you have no respect for someone by turning your upper lip upwards.
She looked up with a puzzled frown. 她抬起头来，困惑地皱着眉头。 He gave me an icy glare. 他冷冰冰地怒视着我。 a grimace of pain 痛得扭曲的脸
Extra ExamplesHis face looked a little confused. 他看上去有点儿困惑。 He just stood there with a confused face. 他只是一脸困惑地站在那里。 The father's face softened as he hugged his little boy. 父亲搂着小儿子时脸上的表情也变得温和了。 Her little face lit up when I gave her the present. 我给她礼物时，她的小脸上焕发出了光彩。 Her face darkened with anger. 因为生气，她的脸沉了下来。 Her face broke into a wide smile. 她突然面露笑意，乐得合不拢嘴。 Her face brightened when she saw me. 她看到我时，脸上露出了喜色。 A girl with a friendly face opened the door. 一个友好的女孩打开了门。 Her face paled with fright. 她吓得脸都白了。 Her face suddenly grew serious. 她的表情突然严肃起来。 His face cleared and she smiled back. 他面色转晴，她对他报以微笑。 His face remained impassive, so strong was his self-control. 他依然面无表情，自控能力如此之强。 Her face was set and hard. 她的脸紧巴巴的。 His face set in grim lines. 他表情阴沉严峻。 He searched her face for some clue as to what she meant. 他仔细观察她的表情，想弄明白她的意思。 You could read her confusion in her face. 你可以从她的脸上看出她的困惑。 She looked at the honest, open face of her husband. 她看着丈夫真诚、坦率的脸。 Her face betrayed no emotion at all. 她的脸上没有显露出任何情感。 She drew a little yellow smiley face. 她画了一个黄色的笑脸符。 Her face contorted in pain. 她痛得脸都歪了。 Her face crumpled and she started crying. 她耷拉着脸哭了起来。 the sight of Sarah's smiling face beaming up at him 萨拉满脸微笑对着他的样子 I laughed at his funny face. 我嘲笑他滑稽的脸。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- animated
- cheerful
- friendly
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- make
- pull
- search
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- look
- seem
- grow
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- on somebody’s face
- a face like thunder
- keep a straight face
- an/the expression on somebody’s face
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(in compounds 构成复合词 used to refer to a person of the type mentioned （某类型的）人 She looked around for a familiar face. 她环顾四周想找个熟人。 He's a fresh face (= somebody new) at the company. 他是公司的新面孔。 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。 The movie is full of famous faces. 这部电影充满了名人的面孔。 a well-known face on our television screens 电视屏幕上的一位名人 I'm tired of seeing the same old faces every time we go out! 我厌倦了每次出门都看到老样子！
Extra Examplesa restaurant where you often see famous faces 一家你经常会看到名人的餐馆 I'm so bored with seeing the same old faces! 我看到的都是些老面孔，真是烦人！ It's nice to see a friendly face. 看到一张友好的脸真好。 I recognize a few faces here. 我在这里认出了几张脸。 We're bringing in a lot of fresh faces. 我们带来了很多新面孔。 At last—here's a face I know! 终于——这是我认识的一张脸！ They want recognizable faces to promote their products. 他们想要可识别的面孔来推广他们的产品。 It's a bit disconcerting to wake up and see a strange face. 醒来看到一张陌生的脸，有点不安。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- familiar
- old
- different
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- see
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(in adjectives 构成形容词 having the type of face or expression mentioned 有…面容的；有…表情的 pale-faced 面色苍白的 a freckle-faced boy 满脸雀斑的男孩 grim-faced 表情严肃的 a sad-faced woman 一个悲伤的女人
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a side or surface of something （某物的）面，表面 
the north face of the mountain 山的北坡 the dark face of the moon 月亮的黑暗面 A steep path zigzags down the cliff face. 一条陡峭的小路沿着悬崖表面蜿蜒而下。 We could see tiny figures climbing the rock face. 我们可以看到微小的人影爬上岩石表面。 Ivy covered the front face of the house. 常春藤覆盖了房子的正面。 A banner hung across the face of the building. 一面旗帜挂在大楼的正面。 How many faces does a cube have? 立方体有几个面？
Extra ExamplesThe birds build their nests in the rock face. 这些鸟在岩壁上筑巢。 We slowly climbed the steep face of the crag. 我们沿着悬崖峭壁缓慢地往上爬。 His shot went across the face of the goal. 他的射门越过了球门。 words chiselled into the face of a stone block 刻在石块表面的字 Their corporate logo was emblazoned across the face of a skyscraper. 他们的公司标志被装饰在摩天大楼的正面。 the picture on the rear face of the box 盒子背面的图片 They made their way slowly down the mountain face. 他们沿着山坡慢慢走下去。 an octagonal vase with molded decorations on each face 一个八边形花瓶，每个面上都有模制的装饰 a polyhedron with twelve faces 有十二个面的多面体
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- front
- rear
- North
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- face down
- face downwards/downward
- face up
- …
the front part of a clock or watch 钟面；表盘 
a dial like the face of a clock 像钟表表面一样的表盘
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- front
- rear
- North
- …
- face down
- face downwards/downward
- face up
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the particular character of something （事物的某种）特征 - face of something
the changing face of Britain 大不列颠变化中的特征 This discovery changed the whole face of science. 这一发现改变了科学的整个面貌。 - with a… face
bureaucracy with a human face 有人情味的官僚机构
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- acceptable
- unacceptable
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- face of something
- face of something
a particular aspect of something 方面 Social deprivation is the unacceptable face of capitalism. 社会贫困是资本主义令人不可接受的方面。 He has become the public face of the company. 他已成为公司的公众形象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- human
- acceptable
- unacceptable
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see also in-your-face, typeface, volte-face
front of head头的正面
expression表情
person人
-faced面容…
side/surface面；表面
front of clock钟面
character/aspect特征；方面
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, based on Latin facies ‘form, appearance, face’.
Idioms
be staring somebody in the face
used to describe something that you have failed to see, even though it was obvious and should have been easy to see 明摆着；显而易见 The answer was staring us in the face but we never saw it until it was too late. 答案就在眼前，但我们从未看到，直到为时已晚。
to be certain to happen 必定发生
be staring something in the face
be written all over somebody’s face
blow up in somebody’s face
if a plan, etc. blows up in your face, it goes badly wrong in a way that causes you damage or makes you feel embarrassed 事情失败，害了自己
cut off your nose to spite your face
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to do something when you are angry that is meant to harm somebody else but that also harms you （恼怒之下）伤人害己，损人不利己
disappear/vanish off the face of the earth
do something till you are blue in the face
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to try to do something as hard and as long as you possibly can but without success 徒然拼命地干；徒劳无功
somebody’s face fits/doesn’t fit
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used to say that somebody will/will not get a particular job or position because they have/do not have the appearance, personality, etc. that the employer wants, even when this should not be important 长相不合格；性格不合适 If your face fits, you'll get the job. 如果你的脸合适，你就会得到这份工作。 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，如果人家看你不顺眼，你就不会有机会。
somebody’s face is like thunder | somebody has a face like thunder
somebody looks very angry 某人怒气冲冲；某人满面怒容 Mr Hibbs came in with a face like thunder. 希布斯先生面带怒容走了进来。
face to face (with somebody)
face to face with something
face up/down
fall flat on your face
to fall so that you are lying on your front 摔趴下 to fail completely, usually in an embarrassing way （颜面丢尽地）彻底失败
feed your face
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to eat a lot of food or too much food 大吃一顿；吃得过饱
fly in the face of something
have the face to do something
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to do something that other people think is rude or shows a lack of respect, without feeling embarrassed or ashamed 居然有脸干某事；恬不知耻做某事 I don't know how you have the face to complain after everything they've done for you! 我不知道他们为你做了这么多，你怎么还有脸抱怨！
have/be left with egg on/all over your face
in somebody’s face
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annoying somebody by criticizing them or telling them what to do all the time 批评某人，支使某人（使人恼火） Why are you always in my face? 为什么你总是在我面前？
in the face of something
laugh in somebody’s face
to show in a very obvious way that you have no respect for somebody 当面嘲笑；公然蔑视
laugh on the other side of your face
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to be forced to change from feeling pleased or satisfied to feeling disappointed or annoyed 转喜为忧；得意变成失意；笑脸变为苦脸 He’ll be laughing on the other side of his face when he reads my letter. 当他看到我的信时，他会笑得前仰后合。
(pull, wear, etc.) a long face
(to have) an unhappy or disappointed expression 闷闷不乐；哭丧着脸；愁眉苦脸 He took one look at her long face and said ‘What’s wrong?’ 他看了一眼她的长脸，说道:“怎么了？ The news for the company isn't good, judging from the long faces in the boardroom. 从董事会上人们拉长的脸可以看出，对公司来说这不是个好信息。
look somebody in the eye(s)/face
(usually used in negative sentences and questions 通常用于否定句和疑问句 to look straight at somebody without feeling embarrassed or ashamed （坦然或问心无愧地）直视某人，正视某人
lose face
to be less respected or look stupid because of something you have done 丢脸；失面子 Many leaders don't want to lose face by admitting failures. 很多领导不想因为承认失败而丢面子。
loss of face
the state of being less respected by other people or looking stupid because of something you have done 丢脸；失面子 Failure to pass the exams means a massive loss of face for the students and their parents. 未能通过考试意味着学生及其父母的巨大损失。
not just a pretty face
on the face of it
used to say that something seems to be good, true, etc. but that this opinion may need to be changed when you know more about it 表面上看 On the face of it, it seems like a great deal. 表面上看来好像很多。 What may, on the face of it, seem obvious often turns out to be far more complicated. 从表面上看，显而易见的事情往往要复杂得多。
(as) plain as a pikestaff | (as) plain as day | (as) plain as the nose on your face
very obvious 一清二楚；一目了然；显而易见
pull/make faces/a face (at somebody)
to produce an expression on your face to show that you do not like somebody/something or in order to make somebody laugh （对某人）耷拉着脸，板着脸，做鬼脸 What are you pulling a face at now? 你干吗板着脸？ Do you think it’s funny to make faces behind my back? 你觉得背着我做鬼脸很好笑吗？
Extra ExamplesTopics Appearancec2She made a disgusted face at that and walked away. 她摆出一副厌恶的表情，走开了。 She made a funny face and gave a snorting sort of laugh. 她做了个鬼脸，扑哧一声笑了。
put your face on
- (informal)
to put on make-up 化妆
put on a brave face | put a brave face on something
to pretend that you feel confident and happy when you do not 强装自信快乐；佯装满不在乎 I had to put on a brave face and try to show him that I wasn’t worried. 我不得不装出若无其事的样子，在他面前尽量不露出愁容。 She put a brave face on her illness. 她勇敢地面对自己的疾病。
save (somebody’s) face
set your face against somebody/something
show your face
shut/slam the door in somebody’s face
to shut a door hard when somebody is trying to come in 将某人拒之门外；让某人吃闭门羹 to refuse to talk to somebody or meet them, in a rude way 拒绝同某人谈话；拒绝见某人
shut your mouth/face!
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a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet or stop talking （粗暴地要某人停止说话）住口，闭嘴
a slap in the face
an action that seems to be intended as a deliberate way of offending and showing lack of respect for somebody 一记耳光；侮辱；打击 The closure of the school is a slap in the face to the local community. 学校的关闭对当地社区来说不啻是一个打击。
a straight face
if you keep a straight face, you do not laugh or smile, although you find something funny 绷着的脸；忍着不笑的脸
to somebody’s face
if you say something to somebody’s face, you say it to them directly rather than to other people 当着某人的面 He’s a liar, and I’ve told him so to his face many times. 他是个骗子，我已经当面告诉过他很多次了。
what’s his/her face
wipe somebody/something off the face of the earth | wipe something off the map
to destroy or remove somebody/something completely 使…从地球上消失；彻底消除