新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

surface

英  [ˈsɜːfɪs]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • surfaces

    1[C 可数名词] 表面

    The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Ozone forms a protective layer between 12 and 30 miles above the Earth's surface.

    臭氧在距地球表面12至30英里的上方形成一个保护层。

    例:

    tiny little waves on the surface of the water.

    水面上细小的波浪。

    例:

    Its total surface area was seven thousand square feet.

    其外表总面积为七千平方英尺。

    2[C 可数名词] 台面

    A work surface is a flat area, for example the top of a table, desk, or kitchen counter, on which you can work.

    双语例句

    例:

    It can simply be left on the work surface.

    把它放在操作台面上就行了。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 表面

    When you refer to the surface of a situation, you are talking about what can be seen easily rather than what is hidden or not immediately obvious.

    双语例句

    例:

    Back home, things appear, on the surface, simpler.

    回到家后,事情表面上看起来简单一些。

    VERB. 动词
  • surfaces , surfacing , surfaced

    1[I 不及物动词] 浮出水面

    If someone or something under water surfaces, they come up to the surface of the water.

    双语例句

    例:

    He surfaced, gasping for air.

    他浮出了水面,大口喘着气。

    2[I 不及物动词] 显现

    When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces, it becomes known or becomes obvious.

    近义词

    emerge

    双语例句

    例:

    The paper says the evidence, when it surfaces, is certain to cause uproar.

    报纸称一旦有了证据必定会引起骚动。

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