surface 英 [ˈsɜ:fɪs]   美 [ˈsɜrfɪs]

surface

surface  英 [ˈsɜ:fɪs] 美 [ˈsɜrfɪs]

n. 表面;表层;外观  adj. 表面的,肤浅的  v. 露面 

进行时:surfacing  过去式:surfaced  过去分词:surfaced  第三人称单数:surfaces  名词复数:surfaces 

an uneven road surface 凹凸不平的路面
a broad leaf with a large surface area 表面积很大的阔叶

  • The surface is the outside of anything. The earth, a basketball, and even your body have a surface.
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  • n. 表面;表层;外观
  • adj. 表面的,肤浅的
  • v. 露面
  • 1. an uneven road surface

    凹凸不平的路面

  • 2. a broad leaf with a large surface area

    表面积很大的阔叶

  • 3. the earth's surface

    地球表面

  • 4. She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces.

    她把厨房的所有枱面全都收拾干净了。

  • 5. Doubts began to surface.

    质疑声开始出现。

  • 6. She surfaced again years later in London.

    多年后她又出现在伦敦。

  • surface (n.) 1610s, from French surface "an outermost boundary, outside part" (16c.), from Old French sur- "above" (see sur-) + face (see face (n.)). Patterned on Latin superficies "surface, upper side, top" (see superficial). As an adjective from 1660s.
  • surface (v.) "come to the surface," 1898, from surface (n.). Earlier it meant "bring to the surface" (1885), and "to give something a (polished) surface" (1778). Related: Surfaced; surfacing.
sur·face / ˈsɜːfɪs ; NAmE ˈsɜːrfɪs / noun , verb surface surfaces surfaced surfacing noun 1 [countable ] the outside or top layer of sth 表面;表层;面 an uneven road surface 凹凸不平的路面 We'll need a flat surface to play the game on. 我们得有个平面才能玩这个游戏。 Teeth have a hard surface layer called enamel. 牙齿有一层叫做釉质的坚硬表层。 a broad leaf with a large surface area 表面积很大的阔叶 2 [countable ,  usually singular ] the top layer of an area of water or land 水面;地面;液面 the earth's surface 地球表面 These plants float on the surface of the water. 这些植物漂浮在水面上。 3 [countable ] the flat upper part of a piece of furniture, that is used for working on (家具的)顶面,操作枱 a work surface 操作枱 She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces. 她把厨房的所有枱面全都收拾干净了。 4 [singular ] the outer appearance of a person, thing or situation; the qualities that you see or notice, that are not hidden 表面;外表;外观 Rage bubbled just below the surface of his mind. 怒火在他心中燃烧,随时可能迸发。 IDIOM on the ˈsurface when not thought about deeply or thoroughly; when not looked at carefully 表面上;从外表看;乍一看 It seems like a good idea on the surface but there are sure to be problems. 这主意乍一看不错,但肯定存在问题。 On the surface, he appeared unchanged. 看外表他好像没变。 more at scratch v. verb 1 [intransitive ] to come up to the surface of water 升到水面;浮出水面 SYN emerge The ducks dived and surfaced again several metres away. 鸭子潜入水中,然后在几米开外钻出水面。 2 [intransitive ] to suddenly appear or become obvious after having been hidden for a while (隐藏或被掩盖一段时间后)露面,重新出现,显露,被披露 SYN emerge Doubts began to surface. 质疑声开始出现。 She surfaced again years later in London. 多年后她又出现在伦敦。 3 [intransitive ] ( informal) to wake up or get up after being asleep 醒来;起床 He finally surfaced around noon. 他终于在中午时分醒来。 4 [transitive ] surfacesth to put a surface on a road, path, etc. 铺设(路面等) sur·face / ˈsɜːfɪs ; NAmE ˈsɜːrfɪs /
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