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单词 straight face
释义

straight face

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noun

a serious or impassive facial expression that conceals one's true feelings about something, especially a desire to laugh.

Origin of straight face

First recorded in 1890–95

OTHER WORDS FROM straight face

straight-faced, adjectivestraight-fac·ed·ly [streyt-fey-sid-lee, -feyst-lee], /ˈstreɪtˈfeɪ sɪd li, -ˈfeɪst li/, adverb

Words nearby straight face

straight chair, straightedge, straighten, straighten out, straighten up, straight face, straight fight, straight flush, straightforward, straight from the horse's mouth, straight-from-the-shoulder
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British Dictionary definitions for straight face

straight face

noun

a serious facial expression, esp one that conceals the impulse to laugh

Derived forms of straight face

straight-faced, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with straight face

straight face

see keep a straight face.

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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