poker face
noun[C]
uk/ˈpəʊ.kə ˌfeɪs/us/ˈpoʊ.kɚ ˌfeɪs/anexpressionon someone'sfacethat does not show what they arethinkingorfeeling:
扑克脸,毫无表情的脸,不动声色的脸towear/keepapokerface戴着/保持着一张扑克脸
One of the mostdifficultthings to do in anemotionallychargedsituationis tomaintainapokerface.在情绪激动的情况下,最难做到的事情之一是保持一张不动声色的脸。
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poker-faced
- I can never have apokerface. Anybodylookingat me cantellexactlywhat I'mthinking.
- The highbidderkeptapokerfaceafter beingdeclaredthewinner.
- Shetellsthe women topracticetheirpokerfaceso they won'tdrawattentionif theyscrewup.
Not showing or feeling emotions
- anodyne
- anti-sentimental
- belie
- bite
- biteyourlipidiom
- bloodless
- hard-bitten
- icily
- impassive
- impassively
- impassivity
- internalize
- poker-faced
- reserved
- sphinx-like
- stiff upper lip
- stoic
- stoically
- unsentimental
- woodenly
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