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

单词

surface

释义

noun | verb | adjective

surfacesurface1 /ˈsɚfəs/ ●●● S3 W1 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYsurface¹

Origin: 1600-1700 French sur- above + face face

COLLOCATIONS► on the surface

Dead leaves floated on the surface of the water.

► below/beneath the surface

They dig tunnels several feet below the surface.

► On the surface

On the surface, Ed seemed calm.

► below/beneath/under the surface

There is a lot of bad feeling just below the surface.

► come/rise to the surface

Tensions eventually come to the surface.

1OUTSIDE LAYER the outside or top layer of something: the Moon’s surface an uneven road surfacesurface of the surface of the glass Dead leaves floated on the surface of the water.below/beneath the surface They dig tunnels several feet below the surface.2QUALITIES YOU SEE the surface the qualities someone or something seems to have until you learn more: On the surface, Ed seemed calm.below/beneath/under the surface There is a lot of bad feeling just below the surface.come/rise to the surface Tensions eventually come to the surface.3WORK AREA an area on a desk, table, etc. used for working: Work on a clean flat surface.4SIDE OF AN OBJECT math, geometry a side of an object, or all the sides of an object considered together: A cube has six surfaces. A cube has a surface formed by six squares.5PLAYING AREA the area on which a sport is played, or the substance on which it is played[Origin: 1600–1700 French sur- above + face face] → see also scratch the surface at scratch1 (5)

noun | verb | adjective

surfacesurface2 verb

VERB TABLE

surface

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	surface
	he, she, it	surfaces
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	surfaced
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have surfaced
	he, she, it	has surfaced
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had surfaced
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will surface
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have surfaced

Continuous Form
Present	I	am surfacing
	he, she, it	is surfacing
	you, we, they	are surfacing
Past	I, he, she, it	was surfacing
	you, we, they	were surfacing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been surfacing
	he, she, it	has been surfacing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been surfacing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be surfacing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been surfacing

1[intransitive] if information or feelings surface, they become known about or easy to notice: Rumors about the killings have begun to surface in the press.2if someone or something surfaces, he or she suddenly appears somewhere, especially after being gone or hidden for a period of time: Three years later, Toole surfaced in Cuba.3[intransitive] to rise to the surface of water: Suddenly one whale surfaced right beside our boat.4[transitive] to put a surface on a road

noun | verb | adjective

surfacesurface3 adjective [only before noun] 1appearing to be true or real, but not representing what someone really feels or what something is really like SYN superficial: a surface resemblance2science on or relating to the surface of something, especially the ground, water, etc.: the surface layer of soil3relating to the part of the army, navy, etc. that travels by land or on the ocean, rather than by air or underwater: the navy’s surface ships

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