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单词 surface
释义 surface
n. & v.
--n
  1. a the outside of a material body. b the area of this.
  2. any of the limits terminating a solid.
  3. the upper boundary of a liquid or of the ground etc.
  4. the outward aspect of anything; what is apparent on a casual view or consideration (presents a large surface to view; all is quiet on the surface).
  5. Geom. a set of points that has length and breadth but no thickness.
  6. (attrib.) a of or on the surface (surface area). b superficial (surface politeness).
--v
  1. tr. give the required surface to (a road, paper, etc.).
  2. intr. & tr. rise or bring to the surface.
  3. intr. become visible or known.
  4. intr. colloq. become conscious; wake up.
Phrases and idioms
come to the surface become perceptible after being hidden. surface-active (of a substance, e.g. a detergent) able to affect the wetting properties of a liquid. surface mail mail carried over land and by sea, and not by air. surface noise extraneous noise in playing a gramophone record, caused by imperfections in the grooves. surface tension the tension of the surface-film of a liquid, tending to minimize its surface area.
Derivatives
surfaced adj. (usu. in comb.). surfacer n.
Etymology: F (as SUR-(1), FACE)
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