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surfaces

UK /ˈsɜːfɪsɪz/US /ˈsɜːrfɪsɪz/

词源

源自法语 surface,来自拉丁语 superficies,由 super(在...之上)和 facies(面、外观)组成。

noun

❶ 指物体的外部或上层部分,即表面。可以指任何物体的最外层,如地面、桌面、水面等。

“The table has a smooth surface.”

(这张桌子表面很光滑。)

“The surface of the lake was calm.”

(湖面很平静。)

❶ 指某事物的外在表现或表象,与内在实质相对。常用于描述人或事物的外在印象。

“He seems happy on the surface, but he's actually very stressed.”

(他表面上看起来很开心,但实际上压力很大。)

“The problem goes much deeper than the surface.”

(这个问题比表面看起来要复杂得多。)

同义词:exterior, face, outside, top, covering

verb

❶ 指从水下或地下浮出或上升到表面。也可以指问题或信息突然出现或变得明显。

“The submarine surfaced after a long dive.”

(潜水艇在长时间下潜后浮出了水面。)

“New evidence has surfaced in the investigation.”

(调查中出现了新的证据。)

❶ 指给某物覆盖或铺设表面材料,如铺路、贴墙纸等。

“They surfaced the road with asphalt.”

(他们用沥青铺设了路面。)

“The workers are surfacing the walls with plaster.”

(工人们正在用灰泥粉刷墙面。)

同义词:emerge, appear, come up, rise, coat

常见短语

scratch the surface — 指对某事物只做了肤浅的了解或处理,没有深入探究或解决根本问题。

“Our research has only scratched the surface of this complex issue.”

(我们的研究只是触及了这个复杂问题的表面。)

on the surface — 指从外表或初步观察来看,暗示实际情况可能不同。

“On the surface, everything seems fine, but there are underlying problems.”

(表面上一切看起来都很好,但存在潜在的问题。)