| 单词 | surface |
| 释义 | surface —surfaceless, adj. —surfacer, n. /serr"fis/, n., adj., v., surfaced, surfacing. 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. 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. Aeron. an airfoil. adj. 8. of, on, or pertaining to the surface; external. 9. apparent rather than real; superficial: to be guilty of surface judgments. 10. of, pertaining to, or via land or sea: surface mail. 11. Ling. belonging to a late stage in the transformational derivation of a sentence; belonging to the surface structure. v.t. 12. to finish the surface of; give a particular kind of surface to; make even or smooth. 13. to bring to the surface; cause to appear openly: Depth charges surfaced the sub. So far we've surfaced no applicants. v.i. 14. to rise to the surface: The submarine surfaced after four days. 15. to work on or at the surface. [1605-15; < F, equiv. to sur- SUR-1 + face FACE, appar. modeled on L superficies SUPERFICIES] |
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