surface /ˈsə:fis/ n.［c］1.表面：Only the surface of the wood was burnt.只有木头的表面燃烧了。 2.水面：He swam to the surface of the lake.他游到了湖面。 3.(物件的任何一)面：The box has six surfaces. 箱子有6个面。 4.表(地、水)面的(adj.用法)：It is only a surface wound. 这只是表面伤。on the surface 表面的，从表面上看：His politeness is only on the surface. 他的礼貌只是表面上的。（cf. There is a break in the surface.表面上有裂痕。)