Face

(noun.) a vertical surface of a building or cliff.

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

(noun.) the striking or working surface of an implement.

(noun.) the general outward appearance of something; 'the face of the city is changing'.

(noun.) status in the eyes of others; 'he lost face'.

(noun.) the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; 'he washed his face'; 'I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news'.

(noun.) the part of an animal corresponding to the human face.

(noun.) a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; 'he looked out at a roomful of faces'; 'when he returned to work he met many new faces'.

(verb.) cover the front or surface of; 'The building was faced with beautiful stones'.

(verb.) line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; 'face the lapels of the jacket'.

(verb.) turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; 'Turn and face your partner now'.

(verb.) turn so as to expose the face; 'face a playing card'.

(verb.) be opposite; 'the facing page'; 'the two sofas face each other'.

编辑:马丁

• Miss Havisham sat listening (or it seemed so, for I could not see her face), but still made no answer. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• The lad only answered by turning his cynical young face, half-arch, half-truculent, towards the paternal chair. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• He took my chin in his large hand and turned up my face to have a look at me by the light of the candle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• He had not read far when he rested his head upon his two hands--to hide his face from me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• I must reproach her with her faults, and then--she will throw the plates and dishes in my face! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Mr. Rochester, let me look at your face: turn to the moonlight. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He entered the front room not without blushing; for he, like many, had felt the power of this girl's face and form. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• She was rather surprised at Dr. Donaldson's early visit, and perplexed by the anxious faces of husband and child. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I must part with you for my whole life: I must begin a new existence among strange faces and strange scenes. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She ran along the sea beach, believing the old boat was theer; and calling out to us to turn away our faces, for she was a-coming by. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Soon, from a score of the great windows, flames burst forth, and the stone faces awakened, stared out of fire. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Handsome faces--eyes particularly, answered Meg, smiling to herself in the dark. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• The snow blew in our faces so we could hardly see. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Tell all the first form to rise up and direct their faces to the wall. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• No, I have nothing to give you instead, he said, sitting up and turning so that he faced her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The blinding snow and bitter cold are nothing to her, I believe; yet she is but a 'chitty-faced creature,' as my mother would say. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• When all was completed the great staging was removed, and the mighty tube rested alone and secure upon its massive wedge-faced piers rising from the bedrock of the flood below. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• Most despicable would it be to come for the sake of those sheep-faced Sunday scholars, and not for my sake or that long skeleton Moore's. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Out upon you, fie upon you, Bold-faced jig! 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• You are a frozen-faced . 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• The cave that I faced was not one of those that I had seen from the ground, and which lay much higher, possibly a thousand feet. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• At the foot of the throne these two parties separated and halted, facing each other at opposite sides of the aisle. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• I was conducted at once to where Sheridan was located with his troops drawn up in line of battle facing the Confederate army near by. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• She had risen, and he stood facing her with his eyes on hers. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He stood on the hearth of Aufidius's hall, facing the image of greatness fallen, but greater than ever in that low estate. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• In the middle of the day he sat under a large tree in front of the house facing a well-travelled road. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Behind the throne was a narrow doorway and in this Than Kosis now stood facing me, with drawn long-sword. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• Facing her on the bank blazed the fire, which at once sent a ruddy glare into the room where she was, and overpowered the candles. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.

编辑:奥斯本