face 4. 面子, 威信 1. [计算机] 面 n. 1. 脸, 面孔; 面貌 They hushed up the scandal in an effort to save face. 他们掩盖了丑闻以图保全面子。 Hilary's face became very grave. 希拉里的面容变得非常严峻。 The miners worked at the face eight hours a day. 矿工们在采掘面上每天工作八小时。 He laid the cards face down on the table. ???脚普?娉?路旁谧郎稀? His face is thin and very tanned. 他的面孔瘦削,晒得黑黑的。 2. 神情, 面容 3. 苦相, 鬼脸 4. 面子, 威信 5. [口]厚颜; 大胆 6. 表面, 前面, 正面;【物】荧光面; (钟表等的)字盘;【商】票面; 额面; 【刷】版面;【矿】采掘面; (矿石等的)晶面;【机】(刀具的)切削面;【原物】(原子)轰击面;【军】方阵的一面 7. 面部化妆 8. 面具 9. 外观; 形势; 局面 10. 工作面; 端面; 平面; 支撑面; 砌面; 底座 a smiling face 笑脸 have a face to say that 脸皮厚得竟能讲出这种话 the right [wrong] face 正[反]面 the face of the earth 地球的表面 v. 1. 面对,朝,承认 vi. 1. 朝;向[Q] Their house faces east. 他们的房子朝东。 vt. 1. 面向;正对;使面对 The front of the house was faced with concrete. 房屋正面涂着一层混凝土。 The building faces the big river. 这房子面向着大河。 Face the facts, sir! 正视事实吧,先生! He turned and faced her. 他转过身来面对她。 Lack of funds is the main difficulty that faces them. 他们面临的最大困难是资金不足。
其实有很多说法，看在不一样的情景中：1. proud ，自豪的，自负的eg：我父亲是很要面子，先生。 即便是他饿肚子没饭吃了，恐怕除了上帝以外，他不会向任何人去乞讨的。My father is proud, sir, and if he had not a meal left, I doubt if he would have asked anything from anyone, except from Heaven2. be keen on face-saving 3. determined to save face你死要面子，还要懂得如何去维护面子… You are dead determined to save face, still needing to know how to go to support the face希望能帮到你哦~
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