face
gb/fˈeɪs/ us/fˈeɪs/
A1
อังกฤษ
~ 700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
A1
entity
1
Front part of the head
The front part of your head with your eyes, nose, and mouth.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone]'s face
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'face' with 'head'. The 'face' is only the front part, not the whole head.
คำพ้องความหมาย
visage (More formal or literary term for face.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
wash your face
|smiling face
|serious face
|face to face
|turn your face
หัวข้อ
body
|appearance
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- She had a big smile on her face.
- His face turned red when he was embarrassed.
- I recognized her face immediately.
- The wind was cold against my face.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I wash my face every morning.
- He has a happy face.
- Her face is very beautiful.
- The baby touched my face.
คำกริยา
A2
action
2
Turn toward something/someone
To look at or be turned toward someone or something.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to face [someone/something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'face' (to turn toward) with 'look at'. 'Face' can describe position, not just seeing.
คำพ้องความหมาย
confront (Implies meeting something directly, often difficult or unpleasant.)
คำตรงข้าม
turn away (Means to move so that you are no longer facing something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
face the camera
|face each other
|face the front
หัวข้อ
movement
|daily life
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- Please face the audience when you speak.
- The house faces the sea.
- They faced each other across the table.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Face the teacher when you talk.
- The building faces the park.
- She faced her friend and smiled.
คำกริยา
B1
action
3
Deal with a problem or challenge
To try to deal with something bad or hard.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to face [a problem/challenge/truth]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may confuse this sense with physically turning toward something. Here it means dealing with something abstract.
คำพ้องความหมาย
confront (Similar but often stronger in tone; emphasizes direct encounter.)
คำตรงข้าม
avoid (Means to try not to meet or deal with something.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
face reality
|face the truth
|face difficulties
หัวข้อ
emotions
|life challenges
|core_vocabulary
|work
ตัวอย่าง
- We must face the fact that we made a mistake.
- She faced many challenges in her career.
- He needs to face his fears.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- I must face my problem.
- She faces many problems at work.
- He faces his fear of flying.
คำนาม
B1
entity
4
Outward surface of an object
The outside part of something that you can see.
รูปแบบการใช้:
the face of [something]
คำพ้องความหมาย
surface (A general term for the outside layer; not limited to the main side.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
the face of a building
|clock face
|mountain face
หัวข้อ
objects
|geometry
|space
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The north face of the mountain is covered in snow.
- The clock face was beautifully decorated.
- The house has a glass face overlooking the garden.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The clock face shows the time.
- We climbed the rock face.
- The front face of the building is red.
คำนาม
B2
entity
5
Reputation or dignity before others
How people see and respect you in society.
คำพ้องความหมาย
honor (Emphasizes moral integrity as well as social respect.)
คำตรงข้าม
disgrace (Loss of respect or honor in others' eyes.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
save face
|lose face
หัวข้อ
emotions
|society
|relationships
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- He lied to save face.
- She felt she would lose face if she admitted she was wrong.
- The company took action to keep face after the scandal.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- He lied to save face.
- She lost face after the mistake.
- They want to keep face in front of friends.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
face
IPA
GB/fˈeɪs/
US/fˈeɪs/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
face (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (face)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: face
- Plural: face, faces
Verb
- Base: face
- 3rd Person Singular: faces
- Present Participle: facing
- Past: faced
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
faces
noun
facing
verb
faced
verb
Core family
facial
adjective B2
Related words
facially
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
faceless
adjective
Advanced or less common
deface
verb
defacement
noun
วลีและสำนวน
face to face
1/fˈeɪs tə fˈeɪs/
fixed phrase
In each other's presence directly
Close to and looking at another person directly.
ตัวอย่าง
- We finally met face to face after years of online friendship.
- The two leaders sat face to face during talks.
face up to [something]
1/fˈeɪs ˈʌp tə sˈʌmθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
Confront and accept difficulty/problem
To accept and deal with something bad or hard.
ตัวอย่าง
- You must face up to your responsibilities.
- He finally faced up to the truth about his health.
in the face of [something]
1/ˈɪn ðə fˈeɪs əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
While confronting difficulty/threats
When something happens even though there is a problem or danger.
ตัวอย่าง
- She stayed calm in the face of danger.
- In the face of criticism, he continued his work.
save face
1/sˈeɪv fˈeɪs/
idiom
Avoid loss of dignity/respect
To do something so people still respect you after a bad situation.
ตัวอย่าง
- She apologized quickly to save face.
- They reached a compromise to save face on both sides.
lose face
1/lˈuz fˈeɪs/
idiom
Suffer loss of respect publicly
To be less respected by others because of what happened.
ตัวอย่าง
- He didn’t want to admit he was wrong and lose face.
- He didn't want to lose face by admitting his mistake.
- The politician risked losing face by changing his position.
- The politician lost face after the scandal.