| 释义 |
poker-facedˌpoker-ˈfaced adjective   - Not even Will Rogers could make the poker-faced President laugh.
- He champed on his gum in time to the music, and kept a poker-faced expression.
- The checkers at the airport were poker-faced but affable.
- Throughout his treatise Pope maintains the pose of the poker-faced instructor.
a face that does not show any feelings or opinions► expressionless · Oswini was watching her with expressionless eyes.· Terry's face was expressionless as he listened to the report. ► blank showing no emotion, interest, or understanding in your expression, for example because you are bored, or have not been paying attention to what is being said: · Maria could tell by the blank look in my eyes that I didn't understand.· The children's faces were blank with sleepiness. ► deadpan deliberately showing no humour in your expression, even though what you are saying or doing is meant as a joke: · "We're out of gas, so I guess you'll have to walk home," he said, giving me a deadpan expression. ► inscrutable someone who has an inscrutable expression shows no emotion or reaction, so it is impossible to guess what they are thinking or feeling: · She looked for some response, but Jean's expression remained inscrutable.· The inscrutable gaze of the palace guards made me a little nervous. ► poker-faced someone who is poker-faced does not show at all what they are thinking or feeling, either because they do not want other people to know or because they disapprove of something: · Not even Will Rogers could make the poker-faced President laugh.· Albert, normally poker faced, wore a look of shock. ► impassive not showing any emotion, especially in a situation where you would normally expect someone to be sad, shocked, upset, etc: · Russell struggled to keep an impassive face as she continued.· The defendant remained impassive as the judge announced the guilty verdict. showing no expression on your face:  a poker-faced officer—poker face noun [singular] |