n (1)表面(any of the outsides of a body or thing)[C]：the～of a ball/a table/a wall/a road/the earth/the moon 球/桌子/墙/道路/地球/月球的表面;the～of skin 表皮;the six～s of a cube 立方体的六个面;a～layer/wound/worker 表层/表皮创伤/井上(地面)工人;a very uneven～凹凸不平的表面;〖同〗outside，shell，coat，coating，skin;

(2)水面，液面(top of a body of liquid，eg the sea)[C，通常sing]：the～of the lake 湖面;dive below the～潜入水下;The bubbles/submarine rose to the～of the water. 水泡冒出/潜水艇浮出水面。Three-quarters of an iceberg is hidden beneath the～. 四分之三的冰山隐藏在水下。

(3)外表(观)，表面(outward qualities or appearance，esp as distinguished from the inner nature)[U，the～]：(fig)：beneath sb's self-confident～在某人自信的外表下;not only see the～，but also penetrate beneath it 不仅看外表，而且还洞察深层的东西;We must not only look at the～of things. 我们不应该只看事情的表面。～impressions/difficulties 表面印象/困难;～friendliness/politeness/tension装出的友好/礼貌/紧张;

on the surface 在表面上：His cleverness is only on the～. 他的聪明只是表面的。On the～he was calm，but he was really very angry. 从表面上看他很平静，但实际上他非常生气。

scratch the surface 只触及表面：The government's plan to reduce unemployment only scratches the～of the problem. 政府减少失业的计划不解决根本的问题。

v (1)浮出(升到)水面((of sth submerged) rise to the surface)[I]：The submarine～d. 潜水艇浮出了水面。

(2)涂(铺)上一层(cover a surface with sth)[T+n，T+n+prep (with)]：～a highway 给公路铺路面;～tennis courts with clay 用黏土铺网球场;They～d the walls with cement. 他们把墙壁抹上一层水泥。～the roads with tarmac 给道路铺上柏油碎石;

(3)重新显露(出现)(appear after being hidden;emerge)[I](infml)：The police knew that sooner or later the fugitive would～. 警方知道那名逃犯早晚会出现。The old rivalry/arguments～d again. 以前的勾心斗角/争论重又开始了。

(4)睡醒，恢复知觉(wake from sleep or unconsciousness)[I](infml)：They don't usually～until 9 o'clock. 他们通常不到9点不起床。The patient finally～d. 病人终于苏醒过来了。

←face n & v;

→͵surface-to-′air adj(指导弹)地对空的