surface

n C

1. 地面；水面；液面

• the Earth's surface 地面

• the surface of the river 河面

2. 表面；面

• the surface of the table 桌面

• A cube has six surfaces. 立方体有6个面。

3. 外表；外观

• Beneath his self-confident surface, he is quite unsure of himself. 他看上去信心十足，实际上很缺乏信心。

• look below the surface of things 透过表面观察事物

词组come to the surface 表面化

• Our bitterness is coming to the surface. 我们的怨愤正日趋表面化。

of the surface 外表上

• Her kindness is only of the surface. 她只是表面上和蔼。

on the surface 在表面上；在外表上

• On the surface, he's a helpful person. 从表面上看，他是个助人为乐的人。

scratch the surface 触及表面

• Their remarks hardly scratched the surface of the question. 他们的话连问题的表面也没有触及到。