英语词汇“face on”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. Originally Nautical. With preceding noun, as stern on, broadside on, face on, etc.: with the broadside, stern, etc., directed towards something, esp. the point of contact. Cf. end n. 20a(a), head-on adv., side-on adv.

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the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adverb] > facing

counter1615

on1789

frontingly1859

1789 T. Clements Jrnl. 24 Dec. in Last Voy. Guardian (1990) 40 The ship was going almost stern on, at the rate of about six knotts an hour.

1800 A. Duncan Mariner's Chron. (1804) II. 82 I desired them not to come broadside-to, but stern-on.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xv. 136 We drifted down, broadside on, and went smash into the Lagoda.

1856 Leisure H. V. 332/1 He lost his hold, and fell face on into the water.

1884 Standard 19 May 4 The vessels struck one another stem on.

1919 C. P. Thompson Cocktails 250 It was Neill's plan to gain height and keep nose-on to the stunter's tail to lessen the chance of being spotted.

1969 Jrnl. Inst. Navigation 22 287 This does not always lead to a collision.., while if collision does occur one vessel is likely to be struck by the other almost broadside on.

1989 Times 9 Nov. 14/5 We might be looking at the system slightly more edge-on than face-on.

2000 J. B. Dwyer Wire The World vi. 85 As a heavy snow began falling, the ship swung around, broadside on.

单词	face on
释义	> as lemmas face on on the face: against or at right angles to this plane. face on: parallel to this plane.extracted from facen. (to fall) face on 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. face on a. Originally Nautical. With preceding noun, as stern on, broadside on, face on, etc.: with the broadside, stern, etc., directed towards something, esp. the point of contact. Cf. end n. 20a(a), head-on adv., side-on adv. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [adverb] > facing counter1615 on1789 frontingly1859 1789 T. Clements Jrnl. 24 Dec. in Last Voy. Guardian (1990) 40 The ship was going almost stern on, at the rate of about six knotts an hour. 1800 A. Duncan Mariner's Chron. (1804) II. 82 I desired them not to come broadside-to, but stern-on. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xv. 136 We drifted down, broadside on, and went smash into the Lagoda. 1856 Leisure H. V. 332/1 He lost his hold, and fell face on into the water. 1884 Standard 19 May 4 The vessels struck one another stem on. 1919 C. P. Thompson Cocktails 250 It was Neill's plan to gain height and keep nose-on to the stunter's tail to lessen the chance of being spotted. 1969 Jrnl. Inst. Navigation 22 287 This does not always lead to a collision.., while if collision does occur one vessel is likely to be struck by the other almost broadside on. 1989 Times 9 Nov. 14/5 We might be looking at the system slightly more edge-on than face-on. 2000 J. B. Dwyer Wire The World vi. 85 As a heavy snow began falling, the ship swung around, broadside on. extracted from onadv.adj.n.¹ < as lemmas
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