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单词 surfacer
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sur•face /ˈsɜrfɪs/USA pronunciation   n., adj., v., -faced, -fac•ing. 
n. [countable]
  1. the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing:the surface of the asteroid.
  2. any face of a body or thing:the six surfaces of a cube.
  3. the outward appearance of something:[usually singular* often: the + ~]On the surface it looked like a simple murder case, but it grew deeper and more mysterious.
  4. the top part of a liquid or body of water:The submarine rose quietly to the surface.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, on, or relating to the surface;
    external.
  2. apparent rather than real;
    superficial.
  3. of, relating to, or by land or sea:Send that parcel home by surface mail.

v. 
  1. to give a particular kind of surface to by covering:[+ object]to surface the road with asphalt.
  2. to rise to the surface:[no object]The submarine surfaced and switched on its radar.
  3. to appear or emerge;
    turn up:[no object]New evidence has surfaced.
See -face-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sur•face  (sûrfis),USA pronunciation n., adj., v., -faced, -fac•ing. 
n. 
  1. the outer face, outside, or exterior boundary of a thing;
    outermost or uppermost layer or area.
  2. any face of a body or thing:the six surfaces of a cube.
  3. extent or area of outer face;
    superficial area.
  4. the outward appearance, esp. as distinguished from the inner nature:to look below the surface of a matter.
  5. Mathematics[Geom.]any figure having only two dimensions;
    part or all of the boundary of a solid.
  6. land or sea transportation, rather than air, underground, or undersea transportation.
  7. Aeronauticsan airfoil.

adj. 
  1. of, on, or pertaining to the surface;
    external.
  2. apparent rather than real;
    superficial:to be guilty of surface judgments.
  3. of, pertaining to, or via land or sea:surface mail.
  4. Linguisticsbelonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence;
    belonging to the surface structure.

v.t. 
  1. to finish the surface of;
    give a particular kind of surface to;
    make even or smooth.
  2. to bring to the surface;
    cause to appear openly:Depth charges surfaced the sub. So far we've surfaced no applicants.

v.i. 
  1. to rise to the surface:The submarine surfaced after four days.
  2. to work on or at the surface.
[1605–15;
F, equiv. to sur- sur-1 + face face, appar. modeled on L superficies superficies] surface•less, adj. 
surfac•er, n. 

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