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facelift

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Hospital, Hair & beauty
face·lift /ˈfeɪslɪft/ noun [countable]  1. MHDCBif you have a facelift, you have an operation in which doctors remove loose skin from your face in order to make you look younger 除皱整容术;面部拉皮手术2 IMPROVEwork or repairs that make a building or place look newer or better 〔建筑物或场地的〕翻新,整修 The new owner had given the pub a facelift. 新老板对酒吧进行了翻修。
Examples from the Corpus
faceliftAnd they have just completed a deal to buy the disused Grand Hotel on the Marine Promenade to give that a facelift.The rooms received a complete facelift and have been cabled for Internet access.In addition, all the talk about its major facelift had me thinking the worst.It is hoped that the multi-million pound facelift will reverse decades of decline for the shopping area in Liverpool city centre.As part of the recent facelift, a new roof and floors were fitted.
From Longman Business Dictionaryfaceliftface‧lift /ˈfeɪslɪft/ noun [countable usually singular]1PROPERTYif a building or area is given a facelift, it is cleaned and improved to make it look more attractiveSYN RENOVATIONSingapore’s Raffles Hotel reopened after a facelift costing £55 million.San Jose’s downtown hasundergone an extensivefacelift recently.2MARKETINGif a company gives one of its products or services a facelift, it improves it and makes it more attractiveNissan’s six-year old supermini is due for a facelift next year.
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facelift
facelift /ˈfeɪslɪft/ noun [countable]
1. if you have a facelift, you have an operation in which doctors remove loose skin from your face in order to make you look younger
2. work or repairs that make a building or place look newer or better:
    The new owner had given the pub a facelift.


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