facelift

英 [ˈfeɪslɪft]

美 [ˈfeɪslɪft]

n.  去皱整容手术; 面部拉皮手术; (建筑物、地方的)翻新，整修

复数：facelifts　过去式：facelifted　过去分词：facelifted　

TOEFL

BNC.22918

牛津词典

noun

• 去皱整容手术；面部拉皮手术
  a medical operation in which the skin on a person's face is made tighter in order to make them look younger
  1. to have a facelift
     接受去皱整容手术
• （建筑物、地方的）翻新，整修
  changes made to a building or place to make it look more attractive
  1. The town has recently been given a facelift.
     该镇最近进行了整修。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 美化;翻新;装修
  If you give a place or thinga facelift, you do something to make it look better or more attractive.
  1. Nothing gives a room a faster facelift than a coat of paint.
     重新粉刷一下是使房子焕然一新的最快方法。
• 去皱整容手术;面部拉皮手术
  Afaceliftis an operation in which a surgeon tightens the skin on someone's face in order to make them look younger.

英英释义

noun

• a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes
  1. give your home a facelift
  2. more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction
  Synonym:face liftface lifting
• plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face
  1. some actresses have more than one face lift
  Synonym:face liftliftface liftingcosmetic surgeryrhytidectomyrhytidoplastynip and tuck

双语例句

• After transformation, the supermarket's environment and facilities, goods, services and management have a significant facelift than before.
  改造后的超市无论环境及设施、商品、服务和管理都有了显著提升。
• Beijing's facelift will attract a lot more non-Olympic related investment.
  另外，北京的市容改善也会吸引更多非奥运项目投资。
• The feeling that people have not been put at the centre of planning has also extended to one of the most high-profile redevelopment projects linked to the Expo the facelift given to the Bund, the riverside promenade that is one of Shanghai's signature features.
  与世博会相关的最引人瞩目的改造工程之一外滩改造工程也让人们产生了城市规划并没有把人放在核心位置的感觉。外滩的滨江大道是上海标志性场所之一。
• Shanghai's multi-billion dollar facelift began in the 1980s, during the early stages of China's economic opening to the world.
  上海这一斥资数十亿改造行动开始于上世纪八十年代，中国经济对外开放的初始时期。
• B: It's just a facelift of the KS car.
  只是KS车的翻版。
• Portland Tower has recently undergone a facelift in the context of the currently undergoing major re-generation of Manchester's City Centre.
  在曼彻斯特市中心改造的大背景下，波特兰塔最近经历了一次整修。
• Brian: Charity work? Don't be ridiculous! I'm here for a facelift. I look so ancient.
  布莱恩：慈善活动？别荒谬了！我是来整容的，我看起来太老了。
• Interior features will also receive a facelift, including steering wheels, clocks and dashboard layout.
  该品牌车的内饰也将有所改观，包括方向盘、时钟和仪表盘布局。
• The bank is planning to give its1930s building a complete facelift.
  银行计划给他们建于30年代的办公楼进行彻底翻新改造。
• The district is undergoing a facelift as the government aims to transform a piece of newly reclaimed land into a commercial and Art Centre.
  由于政府打算在一块填海获得的新土地上建设商业艺术中心，西九龙区正在经历翻建热潮。