surface
noun /ˈsɜːfɪs/
/ˈsɜːrfɪs/
Idioms - [countable] the outside or top layer of something
表面；表层；面 - We need a flat, smooth surface to play the game on.
我们需要一个平坦光滑的表面来玩游戏。 - an uneven road surface
凹凸不平的路面 - a broad leaf with a large surface area
表面积很大的阔叶 - Surface water (= rainwater that has collected on the surface of a road) made driving conditions hazardous.
路面积水对行车安全构成隐患。 - Teeth have a hard surface layer called enamel.
牙齿有一层叫做釉质的坚硬表层。
Topics Colours and Shapesb1, Transport by car or lorryb1- Smooth the surface with a spatula.
用抹刀把表面抹平。 - the inner surface of a bone
骨头的内壁 - the surface layer of the skin
皮肤的表层
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- flat
- level
- …
- come to
- come up to
- reach
- …
- area
- level
- layer
- …
- above the surface
- on a/the surface
- over the surface
- …
- the Earth’s surface
- the surface of the Earth
- We need a flat, smooth surface to play the game on.
- [countable, usually singular] the top layer of an area of water or land
水面；地面；液面 - the earth's surface
地球表面 - on the surface (of something) These plants float on the surface of the water.
这些植物漂浮在水面上。 - below/beneath/under the surface (of something) We could see fish swimming just below the surface.
我们可以看到鱼在水面下游动。 - Alligators lurk beneath the surface of the swamp.
短吻鳄潜伏在沼泽表面之下。 - The earth’s surface temperature is rising.
地球表面温度正在上升。
- Cracks began to appear in the surface of the earth.
地球表面开始出现裂缝。 - The ball rolled onto the frozen surface of the pond.
球滚到了池塘的冰面上。 - The captain brought the submarine to the surface.
艇长使潜水艇升到水面上。 - The ring slowly sank beneath the surface of the mud pool.
戒指慢慢沉入了泥潭。 - The wind rippled the surface of the lake.
风吹皱了湖水。 - Visible light from the sun passes through the atmosphere to the Earth's surface.
太阳发出的可见光穿过大气层照到地球表面。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- flat
- level
- …
- come to
- come up to
- reach
- …
- area
- level
- layer
- …
- above the surface
- on a/the surface
- over the surface
- …
- the Earth’s surface
- the surface of the Earth
- the earth's surface
- [countable] the flat upper part of a piece of furniture, that is used for working on
（家具的）顶面，操作台 - She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces.
她把厨房的所有台面全都收拾干净了。 - You'll need a large smooth surface for rolling out the pastry.
你需要一个大而光滑的表面来擀面团。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- even
- flat
- level
- …
- come to
- come up to
- reach
- …
- area
- level
- layer
- …
- above the surface
- on a/the surface
- over the surface
- …
- the Earth’s surface
- the surface of the Earth
- She's cleaned all the kitchen surfaces.
- [singular] the outer appearance of a person, thing or situation; the qualities that you see or notice, that are not hidden
表面；外表；外观 - below/beneath/under the surface (of something) Rage bubbled just below the surface of his mind.
怒火在他心中燃烧，随时可能迸发。 - She gives the impression of being rather conventional, but under the surface she is wildly eccentric.
她给人印象很传统，实际上却是个极不寻常的人。
- below/beneath/under the surface (of something) Rage bubbled just below the surface of his mind.
词源early 17th cent.: from French (from sur- and face), suggested by Latin superficies.
Idioms
on the surface
- when not thought about deeply or carefully and completely; when not looked at carefully
表面上；从外表看；乍一看 - It seems like a good idea on the surface but there are sure to be problems.
这主意乍一看不错，但肯定存在问题。 - On the surface, he appeared unchanged.
看外表他好像没变。 - On the surface his words were funny, but I detected a lot of anger behind them.
他的话表面上好笑，但我觉察出这些话背后隐藏着一肚子怨气。
- It seems like a good idea on the surface but there are sure to be problems.
scratch the surface (of something)
- to deal with, understand, or find out about only a small part of a subject or problem
作肤浅的探讨；浅尝辄止；隔靴搔痒 - We left feeling that we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating country.
我们离开时觉得我们只是触及了这个迷人国家的表面。 - The investigation barely scratched the surface of the city's drug problem.
这次调查只是触及了该城市毒品问题的表面。
- We left feeling that we had just scratched the surface of this fascinating country.