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beard

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hair & beauty
beard1 /bɪəd $ bɪrd/ ●●● S3 noun [countable]  1. DCBhair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks 胡须,髯 moustache2. HBAsomething similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an animal’s chin 须状物〔如动物的颔毛等〕bearded adjective
Examples from the Corpus
beardBeyond the great sweep of blue trouser and the distant clouds of sweater was a beard.Certainly with his long, jet-black, forked beard, he looked the part.Models sported immaculate centre-parted shoulder-length hair and the beginnings of goatee beards.But his beard seems to belong to another man and another time.Gyggle steepled his freckled fingers and tucked them under a tier of the beard.Some of their fathers wore beards.
beard2 verb [transitive]  beard somebody (in their den) TELLto go and see someone who has influence or authority, and tell them what you want, why you disagree with them etc 摸老虎屁股,老虎头上拍苍蝇,太岁头上动土〔指敢于当面责问有权势者〕→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
beardWhen a barrister comes to address your University or College law society, you can beard him on the subject.
Origin beard Old English
around grows hair Corpus a man’s that and chin


beard
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beard1 S3 /bɪəd $ bɪrd/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
1. hair that grows around a man’s chin and cheeks ⇨ moustache
2. something similar to a beard, such as hair growing on an animal’s chin
—bearded adjective

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beard2 verb [transitive]
beard somebody (in their den) to go and see someone who has influence or authority, and tell them what you want, why you disagree with them etc


🔑 beardBrE /bɪəd/ 🔊NAmE /bɪrd/ 🔊 noun
[countable, uncountable] hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of a man's face; similar hair that grows on some animals (人的)胡须,络腮胡子;(动物的)颔毛,须He has decided to grow a beard and a moustache. 他已经决定留起胡子。🔊🔊a week's growth of beard一星期未刮的胡子a goat's beard山羊的胡子<titled tranID="52" status="2">Physical appearance<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>外貌</chn></titled>
  • A person may be described as having 描述一个人的长相可用 have 一词:

Eyes 眼睛

  • (bright) blue/green/(dark/light) brown/hazel eyes (明亮的)蓝/绿/(深/浅)棕色/浅绿褐色眼睛
  • deep-set/sunken/bulging/protruding eyes 凹陷的/凸出的眼睛
  • small/beady/sparkling/twinkling/(informal) shifty eyes 小的/小珠般圆亮的/亮晶晶的/闪闪发亮的/贼溜溜的眼睛
  • piercing/penetrating/steely eyes 敏锐的/锐利的眼睛;冷冰冰的眼神
  • bloodshot/watery/puffy eyes 布满血丝的/水汪汪的/肿胀的眼睛
  • bushy/thick/dark/raised/arched eyebrows 浓密的/扬起的/弓形的眉毛
  • long/dark/thick/curly/false eyelashes/lashes 长长的/浓密的/弯曲的/假的眼睫毛

Face

  • a flat/bulbous/pointed/sharp/snub nose 塌/蒜头/尖头/尖/短平而上翘的鼻子
  • a straight/a hooked/a Roman/(formal) an aquiline nose 挺直的鼻子;鹰钩鼻;高鼻梁;鹰钩鼻
  • full/thick/thin/pouty lips 丰满的/厚/薄/翘嘴唇
  • dry/chapped/cracked lips 干的/皲裂的/干裂的嘴唇
  • flushed/rosy/red/ruddy/pale cheeks 发红的/红润的/苍白的面颊
  • soft/chubby/sunken cheeks 柔嫩的/胖乎乎的/凹陷的面颊
  • white/perfect/crooked/protruding teeth 洁白的/完好无缺的/参差不齐的/凸出来的牙齿
  • a large/high/broad/wide/sloping forehead 大大的/高高的/宽大的/后倾的前额
  • a strong/weak/pointed/double chin 硬朗的/瘦削的/尖/双下巴
  • a long/full/bushy/wispy/goatee beard 长/大/浓密的/一小撮/山羊胡子
  • a long/thin/bushy/droopy/handlebar/pencil moustache/ (especially US) mustache 长长的/稀疏的/浓密的/耷拉着的/翘/细直的八字胡

Hair and skin 头发和皮肤

  • pale/fair/olive/dark/tanned skin 苍白的/白皙的/橄榄色的/黝黑的/晒黑的皮肤
  • dry/oily/smooth/rough/leathery/wrinkled skin 干性的/油性的/光滑的/粗糙的/有皱纹的皮肤
  • a dark/a pale/a light/a sallow/a ruddy/an olive/a swarthy/a clear complexion 黝黑的/苍白的/白皙的/蜡黄的/红润的/浅褐色的/黝黑的/无瑕的面容
  • deep/fine/little/facial wrinkles 深深的/细小的/小的/面部的皱纹
  • blonde/blond/fair/(light/dark) brown/(jet-)black/auburn/red/(BrE) ginger/grey hair 金黄色的/浅色的/(浅/深)棕色的/乌黑的/红褐色的/红色的/姜黄色的/灰白色的头发
  • straight/curly/wavy/frizzy/spiky hair 直发;鬈发;波浪形的/鬈曲的/刺猬式的头发
  • thick/thin/fine/bushy/thinning hair 厚密的/稀疏的/纤细的/浓密的/逐渐稀少的头发
  • dyed/bleached/soft/silky/dry/greasy/shiny hair 染了色的/漂白了的/柔顺的/丝滑的/干性的/油性的/有光泽的头发
  • long/short/shoulder-length/cropped hair 长/短/齐肩/剪短了的头发
  • a bald/balding/shaved head 秃头;开始秃顶的头;剃光了的头
  • a receding hairline 后移的发际线
  • a bald patch/spot 秃了的一块
  • a side/centre/(US) center (BrE) parting/ (NAmE) part 偏分;中分

Body 身体

  • a long/short/thick/slender/(disapproving) scrawny neck 长/短/粗/细/干瘦的脖子
  • broad/narrow/sloping/rounded/hunched shoulders 宽/窄/斜/圆/耸肩膀
  • a bare/broad/muscular/small/large chest 赤裸的/宽阔的/肌肉发达的胸膛;小胸;大胸
  • a flat/swollen/bulging stomach 扁平的/鼓胀的/鼓起的肚子
  • a small/tiny/narrow/slim/slender/28-inch waist 纤细的/28 英寸的腰
  • big/wide/narrow/slim hips 大的/宽的/窄小的/苗条的臀部
  • a straight/a bent/an arched/a broad/a hairy back 直的/弯曲的/弓着的/宽大的/多毛的背部
  • thin/slender/muscular arms 瘦削的/细长的/肌肉发达的臂膀
  • big/large/small/manicured/calloused/gloved hands 大的/小的/修剪整齐的/有老茧的/戴着手套的手
  • long/short/fat/slender/delicate/bony fingers 长的/短的/粗的/细长的/纤细的/瘦削的手指
  • long/muscular/hairy/shapely/(both informal, often disapproving) skinny/spindly legs 长的/肌肉发达的/多毛的/有曲线美的/皮包骨的/干瘦的腿
  • muscular/chubby/(informal, disapproving) flabby thighs 肌肉发达的/胖乎乎的/肥胖的大腿
  • big/little/small/dainty/wide/narrow/bare feet 大的/小的/娇小可爱的/宽的/窄的/光着的脚
  • a good/a slim/a slender/an hourglass figure 好的/修长的/苗条的/沙漏形身材
  • be of slim/medium/average/large/athletic/stocky build 有着苗条的/中等的/普通的/大块头的/健壮的/矮壮的身材
  compare moustache
beard·ed BrE /ˈbɪədɪd/ 🔊NAmE /ˈbɪrdɪd/ 🔊 adjectivea bearded face/man 有胡子的脸/男子
🔑 beardBrE /bɪəd/ 🔊NAmE /bɪrd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they beard BrE /bɪəd/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪrd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it beards BrE /bɪədz/ 🔊 NAmE /bɪrdz/ 🔊past simple bearded BrE /ˈbɪədɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɪrdɪd/ 🔊past participle bearded BrE /ˈbɪədɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɪrdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form bearding BrE /ˈbɪədɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈbɪrdɪŋ/ 🔊to beard the lion in his ˈdento go to see an important or powerful person to tell them that you disagree with them, that you want sth, etc. 进狮穴捋狮须(敢于触犯有权势者)