facing
英 ['fe?s??]
美['fes??]
- n. 飾面；衣服等的貼邊
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詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?facings;
中文詞源
facing 飾面
來自face,臉。
英文詞源
- facing (n.)
- "defiance," 1520s, verbal noun from face (v.). Meaning "action of turning the face toward" is from 1540s; that of "covering in front of a garment" is from 1560s; that of "a coating" is from 1580s; that of "front or outer part of a wall, building, etc.," is from 1823. Earliest use is as "disfiguring, defacing" (c. 1400).
- facing (adj.)
- 1560s, "audacious," present participle adjective from face (v.). From 1849 as "that is opposite to."
雙語例句
- 1. Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
- 全國各地學(xué)生前途未卜。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. It was encouraging that he recognised the dangers facing the company.
- 給人希望的是他認(rèn)識到了公司面臨的危險。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.
- 由于資源的減少，大學(xué)正面臨嚴(yán)峻的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. St Bartholomew's is one of four London hospitals facing the axe.
- 圣巴塞洛繆醫(yī)院是倫敦4個面臨關(guān)閉的醫(yī)院之一。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He groped for solutions to the problems facing the country.
- 他在探求國家所面臨問題的解決辦法。
來自柯林斯例句