surface /ˈsɜːfɪs/ star4 CET4 TEM4 (surfacing,surfaced,surfaces)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it. 表面

  例：

  Ozone forms a protective layer between 12 and 30 miles above the Earth's surface.

  臭氧在距地球表面12至30英里的地方形成一个保护层。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A work surface is a flat area, for example the top of a table, desk, or kitchen counter, on which you can work. 台面

  例：

  It can simply be left on the work surface.

  把它放在操作台面上就行了。

• 3.  

  N-SING（单数型名词） When you refer to the surface of a situation, you are talking about what can be seen easily rather than what is hidden or not immediately obvious. 表面

  例：

  Back home, things appear, on the surface, simpler.

  回到家后，事情表面上看起来简单一些。

• 4.  

  V-I（不及物动词） If someone or something under water surfaces, they come up to the surface of the water. 浮出水面

  例：

  He surfaced, gasping for air.

  他浮出了水面，大口喘着气。

• 5.  

  V-I（不及物动词） When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces, it becomes known or becomes obvious. 显现

  例：

  The paper says the evidence, when it surfaces, is certain to cause uproar.

  该报纸说，该证据一旦出现肯定会引起骚动。