| 英语单词 | countenance |
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| 英美音标 | 英 ['kaʊntənəns] 美 ['kaʊntənəns] |
| 中文释义 | n.面容;面部表情;支持 v.赞成;支持 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He is a young man of handsome countenance. (2) He kept his countenance when he was in danger. (3) I would not give countenance to such a plan. (4) We will not countenance any aggressive violence. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他是一个拥有英俊面容的年轻人。 (2) 在这个危险的处境中他表现得镇定自若。 (3) 我不赞同这样的计划。 (4) 我们不会支持任何挑衅性暴力行动。 |
| vocabulary简明 | The noun countenance means the face or its expression. If you're a great poker player, you probably have a calm countenance. |
| vocabulary扩展 | Countenance comes from a French word for "behavior," but it has become a fancy term for either the expression of a face or the face itself: "He had a puzzled countenance," or "what a charming countenance!"Countenance can also be a verb meaning to tolerate or approve. If someone does something offensive, tell them, "I'm afraid I can't countenance that." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [VERB 动词]支持;赞同;同意 If someone will not countenance something, they do not agree with it and will not allow it to happen. [V n] [usu with brd-neg] [FORMAL 正式]
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]脸庞;面容 Someone's countenance is their face. [LITERARY 文]
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