英语词汇“face down”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

i. In adverbial phrases, as face down (also forward, uppermost, etc.): with the face in the direction indicated. (to fall) face on: (to fall) face downwards (rare). See also face up adv.

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the world > space > relative position > inversion > inverted [phrase]

upside downc1340

topset downe1569

up and down1591

upside downwards1611

topside down1725

(to fall) face on1856

1760 G. A. Stevens Hist. Tom Fool I. 54 Mr. Yeast over-reaching himself, fell down, Face fore-most.

1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 63 Many of the smaller boats had only a single person in each; and in some of these he sat face-forward.

1818 J. Paddock Narr. Shipwreck Oswego ii. 23 We laid him on the rocks, face down.

1830 W. G. T. Power Lost Heir 7 He raised, and turned him over, face uppermost.

1856 Leisure Hour 5 332/1 He fell face on into the water.

1881 Ohio Pract. Farmer 16 July 43/4 He fell face first to the sand.

1938 R. Graves Coll. Poems 152 Leaping face-forward from their high roofs.

2001 Jrnl. Asian Martial Arts 10 No. 1. 34 As he lands on the floor, he uses his arms to support his body and lies face downwards.

a. to face down (also out): to put down, overcome (a person) by a show of determination, or by browbeating; to dispute (a statement, argument) with boldness or effrontery. Cf. outface v. 1.Formerly also with sentence as object: †to maintain or insist to a person's face that (something is the case) (obsolete).

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the mind > language > statement > insistence or persistence > insist or persist [verb (transitive)]

to countenance outa1529

to face down (also out)1530

to stand to ——1551

to stand upon it1590

to stand in ——1594

to stand out1653

to stick out1885

sledgehammer1976

the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > treat impudently [verb (transitive)] > oppose or confront impudently

face1465

overfacec1475

outface?1499

to face down (also out)1530

out-countenancec1585

outstare1596

outlook1599

nose1632

to stare down1798

out-breast1839

the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > contradict with intimidation

overfacec1475

to face down (also out)1530

downface1762

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 542/2 I face one downe in a mater.

1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. iv. xxii. f. cclxii He..scoffeth that I face out the trouth with lyes.

1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 44 And so faced out thy poore Father before our face.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iii. i. 6 Here's a villaine that would face me downe He met me on the Mart.

1706 S. Centlivre Love at Venture ii. 19 This is a Master-piece of Art, to face down two Women at once.

1787 Wesley Jrnl. 7 Oct. in Wks. (1872) IV. 401 The clerk faced me down I had taken the coach for Sunday.

1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 100 With Paget's help she faced down these objections.

1955 Carleton Drama Rev. 1 ii. 44 In the case of the Andalusian man the greatest value is bravery... To allow himself to be faced down means simply that he is not a complete man.

2007 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Apr. c3 Grace McPherson..faced down the objections of Sir Sam Hughes..and told him, ‘I've come from Canada to drive an ambulance.’

单词	face down
释义	> as lemmas face down (also forward, uppermost, etc.) i. In adverbial phrases, as face down (also forward, uppermost, etc.): with the face in the direction indicated. (to fall) face on: (to fall) face downwards (rare). See also face up adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > inverted [phrase] upside downc1340 topset downe1569 up and down1591 upside downwards1611 topside down1725 (to fall) face on1856 1760 G. A. Stevens Hist. Tom Fool I. 54 Mr. Yeast over-reaching himself, fell down, Face fore-most. 1807 R. Southey Lett. from Eng. II. 63 Many of the smaller boats had only a single person in each; and in some of these he sat face-forward. 1818 J. Paddock Narr. Shipwreck Oswego ii. 23 We laid him on the rocks, face down. 1830 W. G. T. Power Lost Heir 7 He raised, and turned him over, face uppermost. 1856 Leisure Hour 5 332/1 He fell face on into the water. 1881 Ohio Pract. Farmer 16 July 43/4 He fell face first to the sand. 1938 R. Graves Coll. Poems 152 Leaping face-forward from their high roofs. 2001 Jrnl. Asian Martial Arts 10 No. 1. 34 As he lands on the floor, he uses his arms to support his body and lies face downwards. extracted from facen. to face down (also out) a. to face down (also out): to put down, overcome (a person) by a show of determination, or by browbeating; to dispute (a statement, argument) with boldness or effrontery. Cf. outface v. 1.Formerly also with sentence as object: †to maintain or insist to a person's face that (something is the case) (obsolete). ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > insistence or persistence > insist or persist [verb (transitive)] to countenance outa1529 to face down (also out)1530 to stand to ——1551 to stand upon it1590 to stand in ——1594 to stand out1653 to stick out1885 sledgehammer1976 the mind > emotion > pride > impudence > treat impudently [verb (transitive)] > oppose or confront impudently face1465 overfacec1475 outface?1499 to face down (also out)1530 out-countenancec1585 outstare1596 outlook1599 nose1632 to stare down1798 out-breast1839 the mind > emotion > fear > quality of inspiring fear > quality of being intimidating > intimidate or bully [verb (transitive)] > contradict with intimidation overfacec1475 to face down (also out)1530 downface1762 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 542/2 I face one downe in a mater. 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. iv. xxii. f. cclxii He..scoffeth that I face out the trouth with lyes. 1580 T. Lupton Siuqila 44 And so faced out thy poore Father before our face. a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) iii. i. 6 Here's a villaine that would face me downe He met me on the Mart. View more context for this quotation 1706 S. Centlivre Love at Venture ii. 19 This is a Master-piece of Art, to face down two Women at once. 1787 Wesley Jrnl. 7 Oct. in Wks. (1872) IV. 401 The clerk faced me down I had taken the coach for Sunday. 1860 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) VI. 100 With Paget's help she faced down these objections. 1955 Carleton Drama Rev. 1 ii. 44 In the case of the Andalusian man the greatest value is bravery... To allow himself to be faced down means simply that he is not a complete man. 2007 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 8 Apr. c3 Grace McPherson..faced down the objections of Sir Sam Hughes..and told him, ‘I've come from Canada to drive an ambulance.’ extracted from facev. < as lemmas
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