| 词汇 | surface |
| 释义 | surface noun uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/ us/ˈsɝː-/ (TOP) B2 [ C ]表面，表层，外层 the outer or top part or layer of something Tropical rain forests used to cover ten percent of the earth's surface. 以前，地球表面的10%都被热带雨林所覆盖。 The marble has a smooth, shiny surface. 大理石表面光滑亮泽。 Neil Armstrong was the first person to set foot on the surface of the moon. 尼尔‧阿姆斯特朗是第一个登上月球的人。 [ C ]（场地或跑道的）地面 the top layer of a field or track on which sports are played The match will be played on an artificial/all-weather surface. 这场比赛将会在人工／全天候场地上进行。 [ C ]（桌子、橱柜等的）表面，台面 the flat top part of a table, cupboard, etc. a work surface 工作台面 Don't put anything wet on a polished surface, or it will leave a mark. 别把任何湿东西放在抛光的台面上，不然会留下印痕的。
(APPEARANCE) B2 [ S ]（情况的）表面；（人的）外表 The surface of a situation or person is what they appear to be, or the features they have that are not hidden or difficult to see. On the surface, this seems like a difficult problem, but in fact there's an easy solution to it. 表面上来看，这是一个难题，但事实上它很容易解决。 Beneath/Below/Under the surface of contemporary West Indian life lurk memories of slavery. 在西印度现代生活的背后，有关奴隶制度的记忆依然挥之不去。 Suddenly, all her anger came/rose to the surface (= became obvious). 她所有的愤怒一下子都爆发出来了。 Idiom scratch/scrape the surfaceidiom 仅触及问题的表面 to deal with only a very small part of a subject or a problem There's far more to be said - I've only had time to scratch the surface in this talk. 要说的还有很多——由于时间关系，这次我只能粗略地谈一下。 The amount of aid that has been offered is hardly going to scratch the surface of the problem. 所提供的救援物资很少，对于解决问题只是杯水车薪。 surface verb uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/ us/ˈsɝː-/ (TOP) [ I ]浮出水面 to rise to the surface of water The submarine surfaced a few miles off the coast. 潜艇在离海岸几英里的地方浮出了水面。 [ T ]给（道路等）铺上硬面 to cover a road or other area with a hard surface (KNOWN) [ I ]显露，表露，浮现，公开 If a feeling or information surfaces, it becomes known. Doubts are beginning to surface about whether the right decision has been made. 人们开始对这个决定是否正确表示质疑。 A rumour has surfaced that the company is about to go out of business. 有传言说这家公司要停业了。 (OUT OF BED) [ I ] informal起床 to get out of bed He never surfaces until at least 11.00 a.m. on a Sunday. 他星期天至少要睡到上午11点才起床。 surface adjective uk/ˈsɜː.fɪs/ us/ˈsɝː-/ (TOP) 地表上作业的；海面上作业的 working or operating on the top of the land or sea, rather than under the land or sea, or by air (APPEARANCE) [ before noun ]表面的；外表的 appearing in a particular way but not always showing the truth his surface appearance of calm confidence 他表面上的冷静自信 |
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