n.表面；外表；平面
adj.表面的；肤浅的
vt.在 ... 上加表层；使 ... 成平面
vi.浮到水面；显露；在表面工作
The scheme seems on the surface to be quite practical. 这方案表面上看来似乎很实际。
A wave broke across the surface of the pool. 一个波浪从池水表面掠过。
The surface of the lake is quite still. 湖面相当平静。
用作形容词 (adj.)This essay is so short that it can only scratch the surface of the topic. 这篇文章很短，只能对这一问题作肤浅的探讨。
用作及物动词 (vt.)We are going to surface this road. 我们将要为这条路铺路面。
用作不及物动词 (vi.)Fish were surfacing to catch insects. 鱼浮到水面上捕捉昆虫。
He didn't surface today until after eleven. 他今天直到十一点钟之後才露面。
Some fresh ideas begin to surface. 有一些创见性的意见开始显露。
surface指物体的“面”“表面”时,是可数名词,可加不定冠词,也可与数词连用。surface指“水面”“液体的表面”时,常用单数形式。surface用于比喻,可指人或事物的“表象”“外表”“外观”,也常用单数形式。
surface还可用作动词,表示“在某物上面加表层”“浮到水面”“重新出现”“睡醒,恢复知觉”。例如:After living abroad for years, she suddenly surfaced again in London.她在国外居住多年后,突然在伦敦重新露面了。Their old rivalry soon surfaced when they met again.他们重逢时,昔时之明争暗斗旋即死灰复燃。He finally surfaced at midday.他终于在中午醒过来了。
