| 单词 | long face |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslong face long face n. colloquial an unhappy, disappointed, or exaggeratedly solemn facial expression. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > melancholy > seriousness or solemnity > [noun] > serious or solemn expression long face1747 1747 Philos. Trans. 1746 (Royal Soc.) 44 Suppl. 78 This gives Occasion for the Phrase commonly used, of putting on a long Face, upon being sorrowful. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa VI. cxxiii. 386 The man looked pale; and..made a plaguy long face. 1834 H. Martineau Farrers of Budge-Row i. 8 You will see long faces enough when these taxes come to be paid. 1879 C. H. Spurgeon Serm. XXV. 548 You can put on a very long face and try to scold people into religion. 1945 G. Millar Maquis xi. 226 Boulaya met us with a long face. 2004 A. Hollinghurst Line of Beauty xi. 320 She twitched while she pulled a long face. ‘I'm afraid last night's dinner rather did for him’. < as lemmas |
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