countenance
['kauntinəns]
n.面容, 面部表情, 支持
v.赞成,支持
例句与用法:
His countenance fell.
他愁眉不展。
Few people gave countenance to some of the greatest inventions or discoveries.
有些最伟大的发明和发现最初是很少有人支持的。
The face or facial expression of a person; countenance.
脸,面容一个人的脸部或面部表情; 面容
词形变化:
名词: countenancer | 动词过去式: countenanced | 动词过去分词: countenanced | 动词现在分词: countenancing | 动词第三人称单数: countenances |
n.
1. 面容, 脸色; 表情[C]
The whole countenance of this area has changed.
这地区的整个面貌改变了。
2. 赞同; 支持, 鼓励[U]
I am surprised you give countenance to such conduct.
我很惊奇你会对这样的行为表示赞同。
3. 冷静, 镇定[U][S]
vt.
赞同; 支持, 鼓励[+v-ing][O4]
Your father won't countenance you going abroad.
你父亲不会赞同你出国。
countenance
名词复数:countenances
过去式:countenanced
过去分词:countenanced
现在进行时:countenancing
词形变化:
名词: countenancer | 动词过去式: countenanced | 动词过去分词: countenanced | 动词现在分词: countenancing | 动词第三人称单数: countenances |
同义词:
consider | total | regard | calculate | weigh | reckoning | add up | view | make your mark | amount to | rely | calculation | number crunching | computation | sum total | sum | amount | number | depend | add | judge | reckon | bet | numerate | look | matter | enumerate | enumeration | numeration | tally | counting | compute | deem | think | believe |
反义词:
countess |
词义辨析:
同义:
n.面容, 脸色; 表情
appearance
expression
face
looks
complexion
同义参见:
back
assistance
mug1
accession
subscription
second1
反义:
n.赞同; 支持; 镇定
discountenance
countenance['kauntənəns]n.1.■面容,(尤指)面部表情;脸,面孔2.■容貌3.■表示赞许的神色,赞同,同意,许可;支持,鼓励4.■(面部表情的)镇定,沉着5.■[废语]举止,行为vt.1.■允许;容忍:We will never countenance violence, however serious the threat against us.不管威胁多么严峻,我们永远不会容忍暴力。2.■赞成,同意;鼓励:Her father won't countenance her marrying a foreigner.她的父亲不会同意她和外国人结婚。近义词facein countenance镇定,沉着keep one's countenance保持镇定,不动声色忍住不笑keep someone in countenance使某人镇定;使某人克制失望情绪lend countenance to鼓励,支持;赞成lose countenance失色;慌张起来,受窘out of countenance局促不安,不好意思;不舒服;难堪put (someone) out of countenance使难堪,使窘迫,使为难,使局促不安,使下不了台变形vt.countenancedcountenancing
countenancecountenance[ˈkauntinəns]n.1.■面容, 容貌; 面部表情2.■同意, 赞成3.■奖[鼓]励; 纵容; 支持4.■镇定; 沉着a handsome countenance美貌a sad countenance愁容He looked so funny that I found it difficult to keep my countenance.他的样子非常滑稽, 我难以忍住不笑。Her countenance fell.她的脸搭拉下来。I am surprised (to learn that) you give countenance to such conduct.我惊讶的是你竟赞成这种做法。
词性变化countenance[ˈkauntinəns]vt.1.■同意, 批准, 赞成, 支持, 鼓励
[ˈkaʊnt(ə)nəns, -tɪn-]
noun
- a person's face or facial expression
脸;面孔;表情
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away.
他让人捉摸不透的眼神和深不可测的表情几乎什么也没流露。 - [mass noun]support
支持;拥护
she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion.
她对这一事件给予明确支持。
- [with obj.]admit as acceptable or possible
认可;赞同
he was reluctant to countenance the use of force.
他不太同意使用武力。
keep one's countenance
- maintain one's composure, especially by refraining from laughter
(尤指忍住不笑)不动声色;保持镇定
- help someone to remain calm and confident
使(某人)冷静自信
to keep herself in countenance she opened her notebook.
为保持镇定,她打开了笔记本。
- disconcerted or unpleasantly surprised
不安的;惊慌的
I put him clean out of countenance just by looking at him.
我只是看着他,就让他非常不安。
- Middle English: from Old French contenance 'bearing, behaviour', from contenir (see contain). The early sense was 'bearing, demeanour', also 'facial expression', hence 'the face'
countenance
名词 countenance:
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
同义词:visage
formal and explicit approval
同义词:sanction, endorsement, indorsement, warrant, imprimatur
the human face (`kisser' and `smiler' and `mug' are informal terms for `face' and `phiz' is British)
同义词:physiognomy, phiz, visage, kisser, smiler, mug
动词 countenance:
consent to, give permission
countenance
■Iron sharpens iron; So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.
17铁磨铁,使铁锋利;人与朋友互相砥砺,也是如此。
■LORD, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us.
6神主阿,求你仰起脸来,光照我们。
■KJV] But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
[新译]只是没有看中该隐和他的礼物。该隐就非常忿怒,垂头丧气。
■KJV] And the LORD said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
[新译]耶和华对该隐说:“你为什么忿怒呢?你为什么垂头丧气呢?
■"Dear neighbour," said the girl, with the most solemn countenance of a child playing at keeping shop.
“亲爱的邻居,”女孩说,脸上露出儿童做开商店的游戏时那种挺庄重的神情。
■"Lord, lift Thou up the light of Thy countenance upon us" (Ps. Iv.
“耶和华阿求你仰起脸来,光照我们。
■"Send her away!" Fitzpier's countenance had fallen.
“要把她送走
■A good countenance is a letter of recommendation.
一副善良的相貌是一封推荐书。
■Be not niggardly of what costs thee nothing, as courtesy,counsel, &countenance.
不必花钱的东西--礼貌,忠告和鼓动---要舍得给予。
■But there is upon their countenance and expression more of the eagerness of hope than the apathy of despair.
不过他们脸上的表情,倒不是因灰心失望而显得冷漠无情,而是因怀着希望而显得急不可耐。
■She endeavoured to conceal a throbbing melancholy heart with the utmost sprightlness in her countenance.
为了掩饰她那颗惆怅郁闷的心,她在神态间故意装作十分轻松活泼。
■Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
也不可在争讼的事上偏护穷人。
■Henry appeared to be very sure of himself, but his mother soon put him out of countenance with a few words of warning.
亨利显出一副自信心十足的样子,然而母亲稍加警告他很快就感到窘迫难堪。
■Some of the greatest benefactors of mankind have had few friends at first to lend countenance to their inventions of discoveries.
人类的某些最大的恩人最初很少有朋友赞助他们的发明或发现。
■At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.
他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
■He stared me out of countenance.
他两眼瞪得我局促不安。
■He read anger in her countenance.
他从她的脸色上看出愠怒。
■They would not countenance our suggestion.
他们不会批准我们的建议。
■They think we dine at two o'clock and countenance divorce!
他们以为我们两点钟吃饭,而且鼓励离婚!
■They looked so funny that I could not keep my countenance.
他们的样子是那么滑稽,至使我再也忍不住笑了。
■They look so funny that I can not keep my countenance.
他们的样子是那么滑稽,致使我再也忍不住笑了。
■He may have bring an action against his countenance for libel and recover heavy damages.
他几乎要控诉自己的面孔以诽谤罪并要求赔偿重大损失。
■He was put out of countenance to find that he had no enough money to pay the goods.
他发现没有足够的钱来付款使他感到很尴尬。
■He changed his countenance at the news.
他听到这消息神色大变。
■He sat down with a most gloomy countenance by Fanny.
他在范妮身旁坐下,面色阴沉异常。
■He is bashful; go with him and keep him in countenance.
他怕羞,你同他一起去吧,别让他难为情。
■His countenance fell.
他愁眉不展。
■He refused to give (=lend) countenance to our plan.
他拒不支持我们的计划。
■He put up a comic countenance.
他摆出一副滑稽的表情。
■His whole countenance was instinct with a look of wise and sardonic humour impossible to describe on paper.
他整个面部表情十分丰富,显得既富于智慧又兼有一种冷嘲热讽的幽默神情,实在难以用笔墨形容。
■He is a man who cannot countenance defeat.
他是一个不认输的人。
■He is a gentle man, has a fine countenance and a charming voice.
他是个温文尔雅的人,生得眉清目秀,谈话的声音非常悦耳。
■There was joy in his speech and countenance.
他欣喜之情, 形于辞色。
■His father would not countenance him going out alone in the night.
他父亲不允许他晚上一个人外出。
■Bingley was good looking and gentlemanlike; he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
他的姐妹也都是些优美的女性,态度落落大方。
■He looked so funny that I could not keep my countenance.
他的样子很滑稽,我忍不住笑起来。
■He looked so funny that I found it difficult to keep my countenance.
他的样子非常滑稽, 我难以忍住不笑。
■His countenance was illuminated with a look of pleasure.
他的脸上泛起喜悦的光彩。
■His countenance betrayed irresolution and reluctance.
他的脸部表情露出犹豫和勉强。
■His countenance was sensible.
他的表情却是富于感情的。
■He possesses a mild and benevolent countenance.
他的面容温和而慈祥。
■His countenance was overlaid with legible meanings.
他的面目上,满是可以看得出来的意义。
■He easily perceived there was an alteration in my countenance.
他立刻看出我的脸色和往常有些不同。
■Though older, he was but slightly changed. The same fine clothes, the same stocky body, the same rosy countenance.
他虽然老了一些,但变化很校还是那样衣着华丽,还是那样身材粗壮,还是那样满面红光。
■He kept countenance despite the insult.
他虽被侮辱仍泰然自若
■He spoke a fine English. His countenance was open and hearty.
他讲一口好英语,表情豪爽而恳切。
■His countenance, as he came on, wore an abstracted and somewhat doleful air.
他走上来的时候,面上有着一种茫然,而且好象阴郁的神气。
■He always talks with his pupils with kind and pleasant countenance.
他跟同学们讲话总是和颜悦色的。
■His handsome countenance was overcast .
他那英俊的面容阴沉沮丧。
■Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to.
他面色光红,双目清秀,容貌俊美。