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单词 facelift
释义
facelift
noun
uk
/ˈfeɪs.lɪft/us
/ˈfeɪs.lɪft/
[C]
amedicaloperationthattightenslooseskinto make thefacelookyounger
面部拉皮手术；去皱整容手术
[S]
treatmentto make somethinglookmoreattractive, forexampleabuilding:
（建筑物等的）翻新，整修
Thebankisplanningto giveits1930sbuildingacompletefacelift.银行计划把建于上世纪30年代的大楼进行彻底翻新改造。
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(Definition offaceliftfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

facelift| Business English

facelift
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈfeɪslɪft/us
animprovementor set ofimprovementsmade to abuildingorareato make itlookmoreattractive:
After twoyearsofbadsales,ourpriorityis togiveallourstoresa facelift.
animprovementor set ofimprovementsmade to aproductorserviceinorderto make morepeoplewanttobuyor use it:
TheirflagshipTVtalkshow will get amajorfaceliftlaterin theyear.
(Definition offaceliftfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffacelift

facelift
Much of the book has been redesigned, and tables that were once just black and white have been given afaceliftwith a little colour.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We had plans for giving a greatfaceliftto this area, with the rundown of the steel industry in it.
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For a directive, twenty means it is in need of afacelift.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
A building in the area was to have afacelift.
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Yet it has been suggested that it should be given afacelift.
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Would anyone bother to give afaceliftto a woman of 25?
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Instead of dealing with individual houses and individual streets, we have taken the whole area and intend to give it a completefacelift.
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The response exceeded all expectations and the £35 million of schemes approved will have given a massivefaceliftto the assisted areas.
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This, again, is facelifted, to say the least.
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The results of this massivefaceliftare there for all to see.
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However, when solutions are put forward, there is an underlying assumption that nothing major can happen unless the cities are given afacelift.
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She had afaceliftin 1921 and a further round of plastic surgery in 1964.
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We are seeking a new framework for industry, and not just a public relationsfaceliftfor capitalism.
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A sum of £193,000 has been earmarked, so that the town is indeed having afacelift.
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But before we give you thatfaceliftwe are going to cut your throat.
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