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surface

/sur-fis/US // ˈsɜr fɪs //UK // (ˈsɜːfɪs) //

表面,面,地面,表层

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing; outermost or uppermost layer or area.
    • : any face of a body or thing: the six surfaces of a cube.
    • : extent or area of outer face; superficial area.
    • : the outward appearance, especially as distinguished from the inner nature: to look below the surface of a matter.
    • : Geometry. any figure having only two dimensions; part or all of the boundary of a solid.
    • : land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation.
    • : Aeronautics. an airfoil.
adj.形容词 adjective
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    • : of, on, or pertaining to the surface; external.
    • : apparent rather than real; superficial: to be guilty of surface judgments.
    • : of, relating to, or via land or sea: surface mail.
    • : Linguistics. belonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the surface structure.
v.有主动词 verb
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    sur·faced, sur·fac·ing.

    • : to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to; make even or smooth.
    • : to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly: Depth charges surfaced the sub. So far we've surfaced no applicants.
v.无主动词 verb
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    sur·faced, sur·fac·ing.

    • : to rise to the surface: The submarine surfaced after four days.
    • : to work on or at the surface.

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Examples

  • Then tipped my feet up, pushed below the surface and held my breath, listening.

  • Meticulous in construction, Wu’s patterns nonetheless slip, slide and oscillate — much like images made by simply brushing paint onto a surface.

  • Three and a half billion years ago, all but a couple percent of the Earth’s surface was deep underwater, researchers have estimated, and LUCA lived far before that.

  • Make sure your mask stays folded so the inside doesn’t touch any other surface.

  • After entering orbit, it will begin a landing attempt with the aim to place the rover on the surface in the massive impact basin Utopia Planitia.

  • The more resources and education society becomes equipped with, the fewer stories like yours will surface.

  • The most exciting and thrillingly unique artist to surface in 2014.

  • Set a heatproof bowl over a pot of gently simmering water, making sure that the bowl does not touch the surface of the water.

  • You can go as deep as you like, or float about on the surface.

  • Nicki treats the obsession with her pop ambitions as an irrelevant, surface-level irritation.

  • First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.

  • Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.

  • It depends upon the fact that bile acids lower surface tension.

  • She did shout for joy, as with a sweeping stroke or two she lifted her body to the surface of the water.

  • Its vitals were going—were gone, before the smallest indications of mischief appeared upon the surface.