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face-down

UK/'feɪsd'aʊn/US/'feɪsd'aʊn/

Definitions

adv.

With the front or face turned downward

正面朝下地

n.

A direct confrontation between opponents

正面对抗,对峙

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
facemake, do
+
-connector
+
downroot
=face-down

face (front, from faciēs) + down: with the front side turned down; as a noun (also 'face-off'), a confrontation where two sides face each other down.

Root fac still carries 273 more words

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Place the card face-down on the table.

  • 2.

    He lay face-down on the grass, exhausted.

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