facelift

英 [ˈfeɪslɪft]

美 [ˈfeɪslɪft]

n.  去皱整容手术; 面部拉皮手术; (建筑物、地方的)翻新，整修

复数：facelifts　过去式：facelifted　过去分词：facelifted　

TOEFL

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牛津词典

noun

• 去皱整容手术；面部拉皮手术
  a medical operation in which the skin on a person's face is made tighter in order to make them look younger
  1. to have a facelift
     接受去皱整容手术
• （建筑物、地方的）翻新，整修
  changes made to a building or place to make it look more attractive
  1. The town has recently been given a facelift.
     该镇最近进行了整修。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 美化;翻新;装修
  If you give a place or thinga facelift, you do something to make it look better or more attractive.
  1. Nothing gives a room a faster facelift than a coat of paint.
     重新粉刷一下是使房子焕然一新的最快方法。
• 去皱整容手术;面部拉皮手术
  Afaceliftis an operation in which a surgeon tightens the skin on someone's face in order to make them look younger.

英英释义

noun

• a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
  1. give your home a facelift
  2. more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
  Synonym:face liftface lifting
• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
  1. some actresses have more than one face lift
  Synonym:face liftliftface liftingcosmetic surgeryrhytidectomyrhytidoplastynip and tuck

双语例句

• The bank is planning to give its1930s building a complete facelift.
  银行计划给他们建于30年代的办公楼进行彻底翻新改造。
• Thea: Well, she's just gone into hospital for a facelift.
  西亚：嗯，她刚刚去了医院，做整容手术。
• Portland Tower has recently undergone a facelift in the context of the currently undergoing major re-generation of Manchester's City Centre.
  在曼彻斯特市中心改造的大背景下，波特兰塔最近经历了一次整修。
• Fashion fans in Japan have now become hooked on a bizarre craze to give themselves these 'double eyelids' with an instant DIY facelift.
  如今，日本的时尚爱好者之间流行着一种奇异的风尚，那就是通过一种即时的DIY整容术来拥有一对双眼皮。
• A man decides to have a facelift for his birthday.
  一个男人决定为他的生日做一次整容。
• Brian: Charity work? Don't be ridiculous! I'm here for a facelift. I look so ancient.
  布莱恩：慈善活动？别荒谬了！我是来整容的，我看起来太老了。
• Instead of looking to get a facelift, I suggest these women quit smoking, which is the cause of all sorts of problems, he said.
  而非指望整容，我建议这些女性戒烟，这是导致各种各样问题的根源，他说。
• In addition, the sub-district will also cooperate more closely with relevant departments in the city's facelift project for back streets. She said she got lost in the back streets and it took her a whole hour to find her way again.
  此外，小营街道还将在杭城的背街小巷改造工程中进一步配合有关部门。她说她在背街僻巷里迷了路，花了整整一小时才找回原路。
• Retrospective application of this Standard on new or facelift vehicles or components on which the PDS or design was defined prior to the above date shall be at the discretion of the Design Engineer.
  追溯适用这一标准的新服务或整容的车辆或部件，即综合布线系统或设计被界定之前，上述日期，应在谨慎的设计工程师。
• Nothing gives a room a faster facelift than a coat of paint.
  重新粉刷一下是使房子焕然一新的最快方法。