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countenance['kauntənəns]- n.
- 面容,(尤指)面部表情;脸,面孔
- 容貌
- 表示赞许的神色,赞同,同意,许可;支持,鼓励
- (面部表情的)镇定,沉着
- [废语]举止,行为
- vt.
- 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。 - 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:
face - 短语:
- in countenance 镇定,沉着
- keep one's countenance
- 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
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