face-lift

/feys-lift/US // ˈfeɪsˌlɪft //

拉皮,拉皮条,拉面,拉皮筋

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : Also face lifting, facelifting. plastic surgery on the face for elevating sagging tissues and eliminating wrinkles and other signs of age; rhytidectomy.
- : a renovation or restyling, as of a room or building, intended to give an attractive, more up-to-date appearance.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : to perform a face-lift upon.
- : to renovate or restyle in order to give a fresher, more modern appearance: Our old offices have been face-lifted with new furniture, rugs, and plants.

nounbeautification; cosmetic surgery

Synonyms

In that photo, Merabet has a big smile that spreads across his whole face and lights up his eyes.
For every nanosecond that I miraculously lift off the ground, I land with an inordinately loud thud.
Cassandra, whose hair has already begun to fall out from her court-mandated chemotherapy, could face a similar outcome.
They know they will face either a swift backlash or deafening silence.
They are to face oppression with humble persistence and absolute conviction.
It is most peculiar, and when he plays that way, the most bewitching little expression comes over his face.
Bernard stood there face to face with Mrs. Vivian, whose eyes seemed to plead with him more than ever.
A Yankee, whose face had been mauled in a pot-house brawl, assured General Jackson that he had received his scars in battle.
With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.
Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.