英语词汇“surface structures”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 structures

释义

surface /sûrˈfis/

noun

The outer boundary or face of anything
The outside or upper layer
A flat, two-dimensional geometric figure that has length and breadth but no thickness
An area
The outer appearance, character or texture
An aerofoil

adjective

Of, on, or near a surface
Superficial

transitive verb

To apply a surface or finish to

intransitive verb

To bring or rise to the surface
To be exposed or revealed, to become apparent
To regain consciousness (informal)
To get out of bed (informal)

ORIGIN: Fr, from sur, from L super, and face, from L faciēs face

surˈfaced adjective

Having this or that kind of surface

surˈfacer noun

A person or thing that smooths or levels a surface

surˈfacing noun

Giving a surface to anything
Material for a surface layer
Washing surface deposits for gold

surˈface-active adjective

Able to alter the surface tension of liquids (see also surfactant)

surface activity noun

The alteration to the surface tension of liquids due to superactive substances

surˈface-craft noun

A floating, not submersible, craft

surface mail noun

Mail sent otherwise than by air

surˈfaceman noun

A workman who keeps a railway bed in repair

surface noise noun

The noise produced by the friction of a stylus on a record

surface plate noun (engineering)

A rigid cast-iron plate whose surface is accurately scraped flat, used eg to test the flatness of other surfaces

surface structure noun (linguistics)

The formal structure of sentences, esp when broken down into their constituent parts

surface tension noun

That property in virtue of which a liquid surface behaves like a stretched elastic membrane, clinging to the sides of a container

surface-to-airˈ adjective

(of a missile, etc) travelling from a base on the ground to a target in the air (also adverb)

surface-to-surˈface adjective and adverb

surˈface-vessel noun

surface water noun

Water lying on the surface of a road, etc
Drainage water

surface wind noun (meteorology)

The wind at a standard height of 10m (33ft) above ground

surface worker noun

A person engaged in any of the ancillary jobs in a coalmine not done underground

scratch the surface

To deal only superficially with an issue or problem

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