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

• 1. 

  N-COUNT 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。

  例：

  ...tiny little waves on the surface of the water.

  …水面的细小波浪。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT 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 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 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 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。