The first method is to give a synonym, a word that has nearly the same meaning as the word you wish to define: face for countenance, nervousness for anxiety.

第一种方法是同义词法, 即给出一个与 要释义的词在意义上几乎相同的, 如用face表示 countenance, 用nervousness表示 anxiety.

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When it opened in 1981, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek became instantly famous locally for its Italian Renaissance design, for its blushing countenance--peach dominated the exterior and interior walls, flooring, and even the furniture--and for its put-Dallas-on-the-map restaurant then run by celebrity chef Dean Fearing.

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But unfortunately for Swartz, MIT apparently could not countenance the use of its (deliberately open) network for such purposes, giving federal prosecutors the reason they needed to bring Swartz to trial.

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ASEAN's members will not countenance any reduction in sovereignty for the sake of deeper economic integration.

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