n.表面；脸；表情

v.面对；面向；朝

A cut diamond has many faces. 经切割的钻石有很多晶面。

They disappeared from the face of the earth. 他们从地面上消失了。

The clowns pulled funny faces. 小丑扮出了可笑的鬼脸。

The sun was shining in our faces. 太阳光直射在我们脸上。

Her face lit up when she saw he was coming. 当她看到他走过来的时候，她的脸亮了起来。

She had a face like thunder. 她满面怒容。

Her exam results were disappointing but she tried to put a brave face on it. 她的考试成绩令人失望，但却装出若无其事的样子。

He faced the difficulty with courage. 他勇敢地面对困难。

He must face up to the fact that he is no longer young. 他应该勇于正视自己不再年轻这一事实。

The window faces the street. 那扇窗子面临街道。

I turned my chair round to face the fire. 我把椅子转过来面向火炉。

face的基本意思是“面孔”“脸”,为可数名词。引申可指“面部表情”“外表”“表面”“威严”“厚脸皮”等。

face作“面子”“过分自信”解时,为抽象名词,不可数。

face的复数形式faces可作“面容”解,用于比喻时指一个人的多副面孔。

face用作名词时意为“脸”,转化为动词意为“面对”“朝”“面临”,引申可指“正视”“承认”,即明知形势危险或某种力量难以抗拒,也准备或愿意接受其后果。

face既可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词,用作及物动词时,后面可接人或表示困难、形势、问题等的抽象名词或动名词作宾语; 用作不及物动词时,多用来指房屋的朝向。