| 词汇 | face down |
| 释义 | face downface down 1 UPwith the face or front towards the ground 脸朝下，面朝下 Keith was lying face down on the bed. 基思趴在床上。 Examples from the Corpus face down/downwards• I set my book face down on the chair and followed after him.• Gently, he brought his face down on to Joe's and kissed him on his lips.• On return to Earth the orbiter orients itself so that the underside is facing down and slightly forwards.• A man lay face down, feet toward the center, head away from it.• Side by side, the two men lay face down in the grass, feet toward the rear of the pale car.• I was lying face down on the ground.• Larry Flynt presents the infamous pornographer as a likable slob who faced down the big guys and won. → face down/downwards at face1(6) 2 phrasal verbphr v especially American EnglishAmE DEAL WITHto deal in a strong and confident way with someone who opposes you 〔用坚定和自信的方式〕压倒，挫败，慑服 Harrison successfully faced down the mob of angry workers. 哈里森把那伙愤怒的工人压了下去。 Examples from the Corpus face down• No, don't lick my face!• She has been facing them down.• Gazing up at the kindly, apple-cheeked face smiling down at him, Hilary suddenly made up his mind.• A great beautiful face stared down at me.• All was silence; not one face peered down at us from between rusty bars.• The face looks down gently on us like a mother gazing at her children.• His face was purpling down the left side and one eye was closed.• His face came down to her, passed by her own, and buried itself in the copper cloak. → face somebody ↔ down at face2(4) |
| 随便看 |
|
时代网英语在线翻译词典收录了283110条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。