| 单词 | face-lift |
| 释义 | face-lift noun[C] (alsofacelift)us/ˈfeɪsˌlɪft/face-liftnoun[C](OPERATION)amedicaloperationthattightenslooseskinto make thefacelookyounger face-liftnoun[C](IMPROVEMENT)animprovementmade to something to make it moremodernor tochangeitsappearance: Thebankisplanningto giveits1930buildingacompletefacelift. Examplesofface-liftface-lift By the fourthface-lift(or third ?) we begin to look grotesque, no longer human. From theCambridge English Corpus It needs aface-liftand a new start. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Even to this day it has not been thought fit to include them in the town centreface-liftscheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is also true that most of them will not be renovated or get theface-liftthey require to the external appearance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Aface-liftis urgently needed throughout such areas and in itself this can help to attract new industries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It undergoes the occasionalface-lift, but its essential elements are passed lovingly from generation to generation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I have been talking about giving aface-liftto our society in cleaning derelict buildings and sites. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Ever since she became leader of her party she has had everything done to her and for her except aface-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not just aface-lift; it means new armament, new-type detection apparatus and new, or possibly supplementary, power plants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A newspaper sometimes needs aface-lift: new ideas and new policies pay off. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The area desperately needs aface-liftif industry is to be attracted to it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are going to give you aface-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been given a very impressiveface-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of them are still good pits, with good coal in them, but almost all of them need aface-lift. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no reason why young volunteers should not be used to help in theface-lifthousing operations which so many of our declining and twilight areas badly need. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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