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out of countenance

/koun-tn-uhns/US // ˈkaʊn tn əns //UK // (ˈkaʊntɪnəns) //

面目全非,失态,失神,脸色不好

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : appearance, especially the look or expression of the face: a sad countenance.
    • : the face; visage.
    • : calm facial expression; composure.
    • : approval or favor; encouragement; moral support.
    • : Obsolete. bearing; behavior.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    coun·te·nanced, coun·te·nanc·ing.

    • : to permit or tolerate: You should not have countenanced his rudeness.
    • : to approve, support, or encourage.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inself-conscious
as indisconcerted

Examples

  • Daisey’s one-night-only show was an account of a year of living pandemically, recounted entertainingly in his signature countenance of enlightened outrage.

  • FIFA, not an organization to walk away from money, would scarcely countenance a situation where the money walks away from it.

  • That kind of smart person cannot countenance the idea of obscurity as a fate.

  • He dropped the toilet lid with a slam, trying to hide his disdain behind a professional countenance.

  • The larger of the two government parties, Fine Gael, has said it will not countenance legal abortion in Ireland.

  • His opponent in the American election, Mitt Romney, has at times seemed more willing to countenance a unilateral Israeli strike.

  • At the mention of the Merrill Horse, Poindexter's countenance took on a demoniac expression.

  • Which latter circumstance he begged Mr. Perker to note, with a glowing countenance and many marks of indignation.

  • A smile of beatitude spread over his enormous countenance during the process.

  • The beauty of a woman cheereth the countenance of her husband, and a man desireth nothing more.

  • Wharton uttered this with a peculiar force of voice, and aweful expression in his countenance.